Top Mechanical Engineering Jobs in Boston, MA

Leads the mechanical engineering domain for robotic recovery products, owning mechanical architecture, system integration, design, analysis, prototyping, validation, cost reduction, manufacturability, and production transfer. The role establishes CAD, FEA, tolerance, and design-review standards; partners with electrical, firmware, controls, suppliers, and contract manufacturers; mentors engineers; and supports technology roadmaps. Regular travel to the NYC office and supplier or manufacturing engagements, including international travel, is required as needed.

Develops mechanical engineering solutions for products, parts, and assemblies. Creates CAD models, production documentation, and designs using DFM, DFA, and DFQ principles. Performs modeling, simulation, measurement, and design research; supports fabrication, prototyping, quality, and continuous improvement. Reviews peer work, mentors junior staff, manages deliverables, presents to clients, and contributes to scope, schedule, and cost management.

Lead end-to-end mechanical design and production scale-up for complex robotic modules. Develop electromechanical architectures, components, assemblies, and mechanisms optimized for reliability, manufacturability, cost, and high-volume production. Apply DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, GD&T, materials and structural design expertise. Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, tooling teams, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to validate designs, resolve production issues, and transition products from prototypes through full-scale manufacturing. Provide technical leadership and establish scalable mechanical design standards.

Design and lead development of precision mechanical sensors for HVAC and environmental monitoring applications. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, FEA, thermal analysis, prototyping, environmental qualification, reliability testing, sensor integration, VAVE, DFMEA, and manufacturing support. The role also provides technical leadership, mentoring, and project schedule and financial tracking for engineering initiatives.

Leads mechanical product development teams, mentors 3–15 engineers, supports complex technical projects, solves difficult design challenges, and coaches teams on project management, proposals, statements of work, and budgets. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and manufacturing partners to develop products from concept through production using varied manufacturing processes and CAD tools.

Leads mechanical product development projects from concept through production in a consulting environment. Designs and prototypes products, contributes technical expertise, communicates with clients, manages project scope and timelines, collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, and mentors less experienced engineers. The role emphasizes mechanical design, manufacturing processes, rapid prototyping, and development of biomedical, automation, robotics, and other innovative products.

Supports industrial electromechanical products throughout their lifecycle through design improvements, production support, root-cause investigations, cost reduction, product qualification, documentation, and maintenance. Designs high-volume manufacturable components and assemblies, supervises engineering tests, resolves cross-functional product and assembly issues, and applies CAD, GD&T, tooling, molding, machining, and design-for-manufacturing expertise.

Design and develop ruggedized mechanical subsystems for Spot robots from concept through mass production. Own architecture, prototyping, manufacturing transition, documentation, verification, failure analysis, cost reduction, and corrective actions. Collaborate with electrical, manufacturing, operations, compliance, and test teams while using CAD, FEA, tolerance analysis, GD&T, and production engineering practices.

Supports the design, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and improvement of pilot-scale roll-to-roll coating equipment. Responsibilities include mechanical design, controls and automation upgrades, machine vision integration, equipment testing, troubleshooting, validation, documentation, and hands-on collaboration with technicians, engineers, and researchers to improve coating performance and reliability.

Design and develop fan rotor hardware and multiple fan stages for advanced jet engines. Perform mechanical design and analysis, document technical data, support manufacturing and procurement, resolve technical issues, present recommendations, review peer work, and lead fan rotor projects. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, technical experts, and external vendors while developing specialized expertise in fan rotor airfoil design and engine integration.

Design and commission automated machinery for Stack Forging thermal manufacturing systems, bringing products from laboratory development into mass production. Responsibilities include machine and subsystem design, requirements development, CAD and drawing ownership, thermal and conductance analysis, tolerance stack-ups, testing, reliability and process improvements, root-cause analysis, vendor management, and cross-functional collaboration. The role is primarily onsite in Burlington, Massachusetts and requires expertise in vacuum systems, automation, precision machine design, and production equipment.

Design and commission vacuum-system machinery for Stack Forging thermal manufacturing, bringing products from laboratory development into mass production. Responsibilities include machine and subsystem design, CAD and documentation, thermal and structural analysis, vacuum calculations, FEA, tolerance stack-up analysis, root-cause investigation, equipment reliability and automation improvements, prototype testing, requirements development, design reviews, and vendor management. The role requires four onsite days per week in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Mechanical Engineer responsible for preparing manufacturing documentation, updating designs and drawings, conducting DFM/DFA reviews, managing CAD and PLM data, maintaining BOMs and procedures, and coordinating with suppliers and contract manufacturers. The role supports new product introductions for mechanical, electromechanical, and optomechanical systems, troubleshoots production issues, and designs modules as needed.

Designs, operates, maintains, and improves process and facility water systems supporting accelerator infrastructure and ALS operations. Responsibilities include hydraulic and thermal engineering, equipment specification, water treatment, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, project management, commissioning, documentation, safety compliance, and coordination with engineering, facilities, contractors, and operations teams. The role serves as the technical authority for reliable cooling and ultra-pure water systems in a high-availability scientific facility.

Performs piping flexibility and stress analysis, pipe support design, finite element analysis, and static equipment design for oil, gas, and LNG projects. Prepares calculations, drawings, specifications, bid evaluations, and technical documentation. Reviews supplier data, coordinates with multidisciplinary project teams, directs designers and drafters, and provides field verification and mechanical execution support.

Architect mechanical systems and sub-assemblies for a novel robotic haircare product, taking designs from CAD through production. Collaborate across mechanical, electrical, industrial design, manufacturing, suppliers, and users. Lead engineers, establish engineering standards, manage CAD systems, and drive hands-on development involving mechanisms, mechatronics, prototyping, DFM/DFA, mass manufacturing, and user-centered design.

Lead mechanical and systems engineering for HaloBraid, owning machine architecture and major subassemblies from CAD through pilot and production. Identify design, tolerance, assembly, serviceability, and dependency issues; establish testing and decision frameworks; apply DFM/DFA principles; support supplier and contract-manufacturer handoff; review designs; collaborate across electrical, industrial design, manufacturing, and suppliers; and mentor engineers.

Develops mechanical concepts and prototypes for rheology and materials characterization products. Responsibilities include simulations, testing, risk mitigation, system integration, design reviews, product ideation, and comprehensive mechanical documentation. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and applies expertise in mechanical engineering, materials science, thermal and structural analysis, controls, reliability, design for manufacturing, and fabrication.

Designs and develops mechanical systems, mechanisms, subassemblies, and packaging from concept through production. Responsibilities include engineering analysis, CAD documentation, vendor selection, hands-on assembly and troubleshooting, subsystem qualification, product lifecycle documentation, and manufacturing and field-service support. The role may lead projects, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure specifications, schedules, and budgets are met.

Owns the design and development of hot structures components for advanced military aircraft engines. Performs mechanical design, analysis, interface design, technical documentation, and presentations; collaborates with technical experts and adjacent teams; resolves engineering challenges; and leads small optimization projects while balancing program, design, interface, and resource requirements.

Lead the mechanical design, analysis, integration, and development of hot structures components for advanced military aircraft engines. Provide technical guidance, resolve complex engineering problems, lead small to medium projects, participate in technical reviews, document designs, and mentor less experienced engineers while balancing design, interface, and resource requirements.

Hands-on mechanical and data engineering role focused on transforming engineering data into high-quality AI training and evaluation datasets. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, annotation, reference design creation, data quality standards, workflow tooling feedback, customer data support, and cross-functional collaboration with product, research, engineering, and customer teams. The role requires strong mechanical/manufacturing expertise and experience with CAD, technical documentation, assemblies, GD&T, and engineering artifacts.

Owns continuous improvement for robotic actuator products by investigating field and manufacturing failures, leading root cause and corrective action analyses, and implementing design changes through ECOs. Collaborates with production, testing, and global manufacturing partners to improve reliability, manufacturability, and product maturity. The role also contributes to technology roadmaps, prioritizes complex projects, and mentors teams. Requires 10–20% international travel.

Leads the design, development, commissioning, and continuous improvement of custom manufacturing equipment for high-volume production. Responsibilities include machine architecture, mechanisms, engineering analysis, CAD documentation, testing, root cause analysis, supplier and integrator management, and cross-functional collaboration. The role also mentors junior engineers and ensures equipment meets performance, safety, reliability, cost, and manufacturability objectives.

Leads the design and execution of complex mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, and specialty systems for institutional and healthcare facilities. Oversees design quality, construction documents, specifications, construction administration, project timelines, and coordination with multidisciplinary teams. Drives LEED certification, energy modeling, lifecycle cost analysis, and sustainable design compliance with federal regulations and applicable codes. Requires a mechanical engineering degree, professional engineering license, extensive MEP design experience, LEED certification, and proficiency with Revit, HAP, TRACE 3D Plus, and Bluebeam.