Top Mechanical Engineering Jobs in Boston, MA

Provides technical leadership for pharmaceutical plant utility and environmental systems, including HVAC, chillers, steam, cooling towers, controls, and process utilities. Designs systems, performs engineering calculations, develops drawings and specifications, and supports construction, commissioning, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Leads projects, coordinates stakeholders, manages resources, improves preventive maintenance, conducts failure analysis, and ensures compliance with cGMP, OSHA, safety, and regulatory requirements.

Leads mechanical design and productization for robotic transportation products from concept through launch. Designs production components, creates CAD and manufacturing documentation, develops prototypes and test fixtures, performs testing and root-cause analysis, and supports manufacturing and assembly. Collaborates with electrical, software, test, manufacturing, design, and vendor teams to resolve complex mechanical challenges and optimize designs for production.

Lead end-to-end mechanical engineering for next-generation biometric wearable products, from concept through manufacturing release. Own system-level design, analysis, validation, documentation, supplier coordination, DFM, root-cause analysis, and production readiness. Develop SolidWorks models, drawings, BOMs, and ECOs; manage verification and validation testing; collaborate with contract manufacturers and cross-functional teams; and mentor junior engineers. Travel internationally up to 20% and work from the Boston office.

Designs and develops electro-mechanical hardware for radar and unmanned systems across the full lifecycle, from requirements and 3D CAD modeling through fabrication, integration, testing, and delivery. Performs structural, vibration, shock, and thermal analyses; specifies components and vendors; produces technical documentation; and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams. The role supports operationally relevant defense applications and requires compliance with quality, maintainability, reuse, and applicable military standards.

Lead mechanical design for next-generation haircare products across the full lifecycle. Define product architecture, design parts for multiple manufacturing processes, build and iterate prototypes, integrate electrical systems, run DOEs, teardown and debug appliances, and source/validate components with global vendors. Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver manufacturable, consumer-driven solutions.

Designs and develops haircare consumer products from concept through mass production. Responsibilities include prototyping, testing, design reviews, DOE execution, troubleshooting electro-mechanical assemblies, analyzing test results, sourcing materials and components, and collaborating cross-functionally with R&D, industrial design, marketing, and quality teams. The engineer also mentors junior engineers and helps ensure designs meet manufacturing, cost, and performance requirements.

Develop and lead mechanical and ocean engineering solutions for uncrewed undersea systems, including vehicles, buoys, pressure vessels, hydrodynamic structures, and sensor subsystems. Responsibilities include modeling and simulation, prototyping, fabrication, integration, testing, peer reviews, technical documentation, and collaboration across mechanical, electrical, acoustic, software, and systems teams. The role supports advanced defense and ISR research involving fielded undersea systems.

Designs and develops consumer products from concept through product support. Builds prototypes, conducts controlled laboratory experiments, analyzes test data, resolves engineering issues, and collaborates across product development disciplines. Guides mechanical engineers, co-ops, and interns while translating technical findings into design recommendations. The role requires hands-on mechanical design, CAD, prototyping, instrumentation, and product development experience, with on-site work in Needham, Massachusetts.

Designs, integrates, analyzes, and tests avionics and aircraft control components. Responsibilities include mechanical system integration, stress and model analyses, CAD and GD&T, fabrication drawings, test planning, data analysis, certification support, and technical documentation. The role requires hands-on lab and field work, rapid concept-to-test development, and up to 25–50% domestic and international travel for aircraft integration and testing.

Leads the design and delivery of complex building HVAC and thermal energy systems. Provides technical leadership, mentorship, quality oversight, and multidisciplinary coordination while designing heating, cooling, ventilation, controls, and energy distribution systems. Performs HVAC load calculations, develops automation strategies, supports sustainable building certifications and infrastructure planning, and collaborates with clients, architects, utilities, and contractors. The role also includes client presentations and managing multiple projects and stakeholders.

Design, prototype, test, and support rugged mechanical systems for robotic sensing and compute platforms. Responsibilities include CAD assemblies, structural and thermal analysis, sensor mounts, ingress protection, material selection, DFM/DFA, mechanical drawings, GD&T, BOMs, prototyping, shock and vibration testing, thermal validation, vendor coordination, QA, field debugging, and production scaling. The intern will collaborate across mechanical, electrical, compute, and systems engineering teams.

Designs mechanical components and electro-mechanical assemblies for radar and multi-sensor products. Responsibilities span concept development, CAD modeling, detailed drawings, prototyping, testing, manufacturing support, documentation, and production transition. The role requires collaboration across mechanical, electrical, firmware, systems, supplier, and manufacturing teams, with occasional field testing and travel. Candidates need mechanical design experience, hands-on hardware skills, GD&T and tolerance stack-up knowledge, and U.S. work authorization without sponsorship.

Designs, integrates, analyzes, and tests avionics and control components for autonomous aircraft and test labs. Responsibilities include mechanical system integration, stress and model analysis, CAD and GD&T, fabrication drawings, test planning, data analysis, certification support, and technical documentation. The role requires hands-on engineering across rapid design cycles, mechanisms, environmental and structural analysis, and aircraft testing. It is onsite in Boston and requires 25–50% domestic and international travel.

Leads advanced HVAC and mechanical utility engineering for complex building projects, including system design, calculations, planning, code evaluations, construction documentation, commissioning, and field support. Manages discipline scope, budgets, schedules, quality, and design staff while coordinating clients, project teams, vendors, and trade partners. Provides technical leadership, mentoring, training, interviews, construction support, and business strategy guidance across projects and offices.

Designs HVAC and mechanical utility systems for building and process projects. Manages mechanical discipline scopes, budgets, design deliverables, code compliance, construction documentation, and coordination with architects, engineers, clients, contractors, vendors, and manufacturers. Supports construction administration, quality reviews, field surveys, proposals, training, and mentoring. May serve as Engineer of Record for small to medium projects.

Own the structural architecture, design, analysis, qualification, and production of lightweight space solar array hardware. Lead structural trades, hand calculations, FEA, material and joint selection, test planning, model correlation, design reviews, failure investigations, and risk reduction. Partner with multidisciplinary engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve integration challenges, improve production processes, reduce mass, and ensure flight readiness. Mentor engineers and establish robust structural design and verification practices.

Designs and validates mechanical products and ultrasound transducers in an agile R&D environment. Responsibilities include developing mechanical concepts, characterizing acoustic and material performance, managing technical risks, overseeing design reviews, approving drawings and assemblies, defining validation protocols, and supporting production transfer. The role collaborates cross-functionally with product management, operations, project management, and global engineering teams, while mentoring less experienced designers and contributing to continuous improvement.

Design, prototype, test, and improve mechanical components for wearable hardware products from concept through manufacturing release. Create CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and ECOs; conduct DfM reviews; support validation builds; manage second sourcing; perform root-cause analysis; and improve quality, reliability, performance, and manufacturability. Collaborate with electrical, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, suppliers, and contract manufacturers, including up to 20% international travel.

Leads mechanical design, validation, and development for next-generation biometric wearable products from concept through manufacturing release. Creates SolidWorks models, drawings, BOMs, and ECOs; designs validation protocols; manages testing; performs root-cause analysis; coordinates engineering changes with suppliers and contract manufacturers; and mentors junior engineers. Collaborates with electrical, embedded, manufacturing, product, and program teams while supporting high-volume consumer electronics production.

Own mechanical subsystems and components for WHOOP wearable products, leading design improvements, validation, engineering changes, root-cause investigations, and sustaining production engineering. Collaborate with electrical, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to improve performance, reliability, manufacturability, yield, and cost. Maintain CAD and technical documentation, support validation builds, mentor junior engineers, and travel internationally up to 20%.

Leads packaging engineering from concept through manufacturing release for WHOOP products and accessories. Responsibilities include SolidWorks design, technical documentation, component and BOM ownership, prototyping, validation, root-cause analysis, supplier and contract manufacturer collaboration, production ramp, and packaging process improvement. The role requires balancing user experience, manufacturability, cost, quality, sustainability, and supply-chain readiness while collaborating across engineering, design, manufacturing, quality, operations, product, and creative teams.

Design, prototype, test, and document complex mechanical components for WHOOP hardware products from concept through manufacturing release. Create 3D files, drawings, BOMs, and ECOs; collaborate with suppliers and contract manufacturers; support validation plans, DOE, root-cause analysis, and manufacturing execution. The role requires cross-functional communication, technical risk management, and up to 20% international travel to manufacturing partners.

Design, prototype, and test mechanical components for early-stage wearable hardware projects. Develop manufacturing-ready designs, evaluate technologies and manufacturing methods, support validation testing and design of experiments, and operate prototyping equipment such as 3D printers and CNC machines. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and senior engineers to improve product quality, performance, and manufacturability.

Design, fabricate, assemble, commission, and troubleshoot custom manufacturing equipment for an investment casting process. Translate process requirements into mechanical systems, fixtures, guarding, material handling, and automated equipment. Produce detailed drawings with GD&T, conduct testing and technical reviews, support sourcing and build-versus-buy decisions, and improve equipment manufacturability, maintainability, throughput, and reliability.

Designs mechanical and electromechanical test fixtures, tooling, and related hardware for optical networking products. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, engineering drawings, BOMs, configuration-controlled documentation, engineering analysis, tolerance studies, fabrication support, assembly, troubleshooting, validation, and deployment. The role collaborates with engineers, technicians, suppliers, and manufacturing partners to deliver reliable, manufacturable solutions throughout the product development lifecycle.