Senior Mechanical Engineer - Piezo

Senior Mechanical Engineer – Piezo

Your Mission:
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer – Piezo to join our engineering team. The Senior Mechanical Engineer's role is to design, develop, and optimize high-precision mechanical systems and motion instruments from concept through production, providing robust, high-performance solutions that meet demanding requirements for accuracy, stability, reliability, and manufacturability.

How you will make a difference:

• Lead the design and development of mechanical components, subassemblies, and system architectures for high-precision motion instruments across full product development cycles.
• Own mechanical design execution from concept through production release, including technical decision-making and design validation.
• Develop advanced 3D CAD models, detailed engineering drawings, and complete design documentation with full adherence to precision tolerance and GD&T standards.
• Perform and lead engineering analysis including tolerance stack-ups, error budgets, and FEA (thermal, structural, and modal) to ensure system-level performance and stability.
• Design precision mechanisms, motion systems, and opto-mechanical assemblies, including kinematic structures, flexures, and thermally stable architectures.
• Design monolithic flexures (often via wire EDM) using CAD software and using ANSYS or Solid Works to optimize for high resonant frequencies, thermal stability, and stress-strain limits.
• Choose the right piezoelectric materials and sizing them for optimum stiffness, blocking force, and displacement.
• Design systems with closed-loop feedback—typically employ capacitive, strain gauge, or laser interferometer sensors—to eliminate hysteresis and creep.
• Program and tune PID controllers or digital algorithms to ensure maximum bandwidth and minimal parasitic motion (pitch, yaw, and roll).
• Lead prototype development, assembly, integration, and testing of motion systems, driving iterative design improvements based on test data.
• Oversee system-level integration, alignment, and performance verification, with emphasis on accuracy, repeatability, drift, and environmental sensitivity.
• Collaborate closely with electrical, controls, manufacturing, and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless system integration and manufacturability.
• Evaluate and resolve complex engineering challenges, making independent technical decisions and trade-offs to meet product requirements.
• Ensure design intent, test results, and engineering decisions are thoroughly documented to support traceability, quality, and production readiness.

What you should be good at:

• Minimum five years of experience in mechanical design, product development, or mechatronic systems, with significant exposure to precision motion or high-performance mechanical systems.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or closely related field required; master's degree preferred.
• Demonstrated experience designing and releasing mechanical systems from concept through production in a product development environment.
• Strong proficiency with 3D CAD software (Solid Works preferred) for complex assemblies, detailed design, and engineering documentation.
• Experience with precision manufacturing processes such as CNC machining, tight-tolerance fabrication, and assembly methods.
• Familiarity with design control processes, PDM systems, and engineering change workflows.
• Experience working within ISO 9001 or similarly structured quality systems; familiarity with lean/5S principles.
• Due to ITAR regulations, applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (Green Card holders), or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

What you can look forward to:

• Work Culture:
  Our culture is characterized by openness, transparency, and enthusiasm.
• Inclusive Workplace:
  Join a company committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and belonging.
• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Health insurance (medical, dental, vision), company provided STD, LTD and Life insurance, 401(k) plan with generous matching contributions, FSA and HSA options.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays for a healthy work-life balance.
• Compensation:
  The salary range…