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.

Supports the full lifecycle of fire suppression products through design, prototyping, testing, analysis, troubleshooting, and product improvements. Conducts mechanical, thermal, stress, and fluid analyses; maintains product approvals and quality documentation; evaluates field returns; and ensures compliance with international standards. Collaborates with manufacturing, quality, sourcing, product management, technicians, and approval agencies while leading design reviews, test plans, and stage-gate execution.

Own end-to-end mechanical design of custom mobile manipulators by integrating robot arms with AMR/AGV bases. Create CAD models, mounting structures, cable routing, simulation-ready geometry, and mass, payload, and center-of-gravity analyses. Iterate multiple design concepts, document tolerances and assembly procedures, and support physical builds. Collaborate with simulation and platform evaluation engineers during validation. This is a hands-on mechanical and mechatronic design role focused on hardware integration rather than robotics software or controls.

Designs and owns complex mechanical subsystems for AI robots, including mechanisms, end effectors, fixtures, mounts, enclosures, and sensor assemblies. Responsibilities span requirements definition, CAD, calculations, prototyping, fabrication, integration, validation, failure analysis, documentation, and reliability improvements. The role collaborates with electrical, software, and research teams to deliver repeatable, maintainable robotic hardware builds.

Design and prototype mechanical systems and components for AI-driven robots. Create 3D models and fabrication drawings, run simulations and tests, iterate through hands-on prototyping, coordinate with vendors, and ensure integration with electrical and software systems. Travel ~25% for site visits.

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.

Lead design, architecture, and deployment of custom manufacturing equipment. Translate process requirements into scalable mechanical systems, drive build vs. buy decisions, prototype and commission hardware, and establish practices for equipment development. Report to CEO, shape technical roadmap, and grow a mechanical engineering and equipment organization.

Leads mechanical design and development of precision vacuum robots and electromechanical automation systems. Responsibilities include product design, FEA, tolerance analysis, technical leadership, prototype and production support, DFX implementation, customer and supplier collaboration, sustaining engineering, root-cause investigations, and reliability improvements. The role requires cross-functional collaboration across software, controls, electrical, systems, manufacturing, and supplier teams while mentoring engineers and supporting product roadmaps.

Leads mechanical design and development of precision vacuum robots, electromechanical systems, motion platforms, and material-handling mechanisms. Performs FEA, CFD, tolerance analysis, and design validation while guiding product development from concept through production. Provides technical leadership, mentors engineers, supports manufacturing transfer, resolves field issues, collaborates with suppliers and customers, and drives reliability, quality, cost, and product improvement initiatives.

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.