Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a talented Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team, focused on designing and delivering next-generation networking products such as routers, switches, firewalls, and servers. You will be responsible for developing innovative mechanical solutions using sheet metal, plastic, and die-cast materials that comply with EMI, safety, and compliance requirements. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware, signal integrity, CAD, thermal, and manufacturing teams, to negotiate requirements and evaluate technical risks and trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical solutions for networking products using sheet metal, plastic, and die-cast materials.
• Ensure designs meet system product requirements, including EMI, safety, and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to negotiate requirements and evaluate technical risks and trade-offs.
• Conduct tolerance analysis, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and statistical analysis.
• Design electronic enclosures for computer networking equipment, including servers, routers, and switches.
• Participate in the design of chassis and telecommunication products.

Essential Skills

• Experience in mechanical design of computer networking equipment for data centers.
• Proficiency in electronic enclosure design.
• Strong knowledge in manufacturing tooling for sheet metal, plastic, and die-casting.
• Expertise in tolerance analysis, GD&T, and statistical analysis.
• 90% of design work involves sheet metal, with 10% involving die-casting.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in designing plastic and die-cast parts.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Mechanism design experience is a plus.
• Experience with Engineering Change Orders (ECO), Bill of Materials (BOM), and Deviation processes.
• Agile experience is a plus.

Work Environment

The role requires onsite work from Monday to Friday, collaborating with a experienced and very collaborative team

This is a Contract position based out of San Jose, CA.

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $85.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in San Jose,CA.

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 24, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.