Product Design Engineer

Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer
Job Description
The Mechanical Design Engineer designs and develops innovative products from concept through production, using CAD and 3D modeling tools to create high-quality, manufacturable solutions. This role collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to optimize product functionality, usability, and market appeal, while ensuring designs meet performance, safety, and cost requirements.
Responsibilities

• Design and develop new product concepts, prototypes, and production-ready designs using CAD and 3D modeling software.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including research and development, manufacturing, and marketing, to optimize product functionality, usability, and market appeal.
• Build, test, and refine prototypes to identify and resolve design or performance issues.
• Evaluate materials and manufacturing processes to ensure product feasibility, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
• Stay current with emerging design trends, technologies, and manufacturing methods to drive innovation in new product development.
• Ensure products comply with applicable industry regulations, safety standards, and customer requirements.
• Participate in product planning and brainstorming sessions to define project requirements and design direction.
• Contribute to and participate in design reviews to assess concepts, identify risks, and refine solutions.
• Create detailed CAD models, engineering drawings, and technical documentation to support manufacturing and quality processes.
• Perform design analysis, simulations, and testing to validate product performance and reliability.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams to support production implementation and continuous improvement efforts.
• Conduct troubleshooting, quality evaluations, and corrective actions during prototype and production phases.
• Maintain accurate project documentation while tracking timelines, deliverables, and budgets to ensure projects stay on schedule and within scope.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Design, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of product design experience utilizing CAD software and 3D modeling tools.
• 3+ years of experience designing and developing product prototypes using CAD and 3D modeling.
• Proficiency in design software such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or similar CAD applications.
• Strong understanding of the full product development lifecycle, from concept through production.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical design and product design in an engineering environment.
• Ability to create detailed CAD models, engineering drawings, and technical documentation.
• Ability to perform design analysis, simulations, and testing to validate product performance.
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with R&D, manufacturing, and marketing teams.
• Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals and mechanical engineering principles.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with prototyping methods, including 3D printing, is preferred.
• Familiarity with a variety of manufacturing processes and their constraints.
• Knowledge of engineering analysis and testing methods is a plus.
• Understanding of design-for-manufacturing principles and cost-effective design practices.
• Experience supporting full lifecycle design projects from initial concept through to production release.
• Experience in new product development within a cross-functional engineering environment.
• Ability to stay current with emerging design trends, technologies, and manufacturing methods.
• Strong organizational skills to manage documentation, timelines, and project deliverables.

Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Jacksonville, FL.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $90000.00/yr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
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Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Jacksonville,FL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 19, 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.


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