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Simplexity is a product development engineering firm that helps leading technology companies bring advanced robotic and automation systems into reliable, scalable production. We reduce cost, improve quality, and strengthen manufacturing readiness for our clients.\nWhy join Simplexity Product Development?\nYou’ll solve challenging manufacturing and hardware-quality problems involving integrated mechanical, electrical, sensing, actuation, and control systems. Our collaborative teams value meaningful work, technical growth, and sustainable work-life balance.\nPOSITION DESCRIPTION\nSimplexity is seeking a hands-on senior mechanical engineer to work embedded with our team at our client’s site in Bellevue, WA on a cutting-edge robotics product. You should be skilled in finite element analysis (FEA), ideally using ANSYS, and be able to communicate tradeoffs that affect designs based on modeling results. This position will include making design updates to subsystems to optimize them for manufacturing and creating release-quality documentation.\nJOB DUTIES\nReview, analyze, and optimize preliminary actuator designs for manufacturing, lower cost, ease of assembly, and strong reliability. \nPerform structural finite element analysis or other relevant analyses.\nDefine tests, diagnose failures, perform root-cause analysis, and iterate rapidly to working hardware.\nPresent design tradeoffs, technical risks, decisions, and project status directly to client stakeholders.\nUse structured quality and problem-solving methods to improve manufacturing performance and reduce field and safety risk. \nCoordinate mechanical interfaces with suppliers and contract manufacturing partners.\nManage and update part and assembly drawings and Bills of Materials.\nRespond to evolving client needs over a long-term engagement. \nQUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.\n8+ years of applicable experience, including at least 2 years of finite element analysis (FEA). \nProficient knowledge of ANSYS (highly preferred) or FEA software. \nProficient knowledge of SolidWorks (highly preferred) or equivalent CAD package.\nHave an ownership mindset and deliver on project goals by figuring out your task list and holding yourself accountable to meeting a fast-paced schedule.\nPositive, client-focused style and a commitment to ethical conduct.\nAbility to work full-time on-site in Bellevue, WA at Simplexity’s client site.\nPLUSES TO HAVE\nPerforming torque-speed, duty-cycle, inertia, efficiency, life, force, energy, vibration, or thermal analyses.\nExperience designing test fixtures, test instruments, or automated mechanical test equipment.\nExperience using SolidWorks PDM to manage CAD files.\nDemonstrable knowledge of manufacturing processes and high-volume production methods - injection molding, casting, sheet metal, machining, etc. \nExperience developing custom actuator or drivetrain solutions, ideally with external vendors.\nStrong GD&T (ASME Y14.5), tolerance analysis, and DFM/DFA\nHands-on testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis experience.\nExperience having technical discussions with clients or demanding external stakeholders while remaining a hands-on individual contributor.\nStrong understanding of actuators, gear trains, and transmissions.\nCOMPENSATION AND BENEFITS\nBase salary range: $140K - $160K, depending on years of experience and skill sets\nExcellent Healthcare plan (Medical, Dental, and Vision) fully paid for by the company for the employee; partial payment for dependents \n401(k) plan with company match \nLong-term and short-term disability, AD&D and Life Insurance \nPaid maternity/new parent leave \n11 Paid holidays \n3 weeks of paid time off (PTO) per year, increasing after 2, 5, and 9 years of service \n1099 contractors who have their own registered consulting/contracting business will also be considered:\nHourly rate $100 - $125/hr, depending on experience\nNo benefits, holidays, or paid time off (PTO) included\nNo recruiters please.\nSimplexity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.\n*** Please be advised that Simplexity Product Development will never ask you to respond to a non-SimplexityPD domain such as a gmail, ymail, hotmail, etc. If you suspect that you have been contacted by someone impersonating Simplexity Product Development who is using a fraudulent email address, please do not reply. If you are not sure, please fill out a contact form at https://www.simplexitypd.com/contact/ to report the incident. ***","description_format":"text","description_chars":4670,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Life insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Design & Creative","Science & Engineering","Engineering Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-10T20:27:27Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":37,"reasons":["conf:4","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-12T06:55:09Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":160000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/product-development-engineering-services-simplexity-senior-mechanical-engineer-simplexity-product-development","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/product-development-engineering-services-simplexity-senior-mechanical-engineer-simplexity-product-development.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-12T22:33:39Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":36762,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2517685},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2517685"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fproduct-development-engineering-services-simplexity-senior-mechanical-engineer-simplexity-product-development"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fproduct-development-engineering-services-simplexity-senior-mechanical-engineer-simplexity-product-development"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fproduct-development-engineering-services-simplexity-senior-mechanical-engineer-simplexity-product-development"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/product-development-engineering-services-simplexity-senior-mechanical-engineer-simplexity-product-development\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fproduct-development-engineering-services-simplexity-senior-mechanical-engineer-simplexity-product-development"}]}