Mechanical Design Engineer

Insight Global

Full-time other-general
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Location
Austin, TX, United States
Posted
July 08, 2026

Job Description

Job Description
Design and detail the machine. Architect multi‑axis gantry systems, structural frames, sheet metal enclosures, and CNC‑machined stages. Select linear guides, ball screws, motors, bearings, and drives to hit accuracy, stiffness, and throughput targets. Design toolhead mounts, board handling, fixturing, and transfer mechanisms.
Integrate across domains. Spec and wire motors, encoders, sensors, drivers, and cabling into mechanical assemblies, working hand‑in‑hand with experienced EEs. Know when to solve a problem with a mechanism and when to reach for a sensor and a cable.
Own the processes. Develop reliable, repeatable processes for pick‑and‑place, laser ablation, conductive inkjet printing, solder paste dispensing, board handling, alignment, and calibration. Characterize process windows and iterate until each station performs to spec.
Build, test, iterate. Assemble prototype gantries and subsystems hands‑on. Debug, align, and test for repeatability. Work with...