Mechanical Engineer (01561)

Viken Detection

Viken Detection is seeking a highly experienced Principal Mechanical Engineer to provide technical leadership and architectural ownership across our advanced detection and imaging systems. This highest-level individual contributor role sets mechanical design strategy, drives cross-platform alignment, and tackles complex system-level challenges. The Principal Mechanical Engineer partners closely with Engineering, Physics, Program Management, and Operations to deliver high-performance, manufacturable, reliable, and cost-effective solutions from concept through sustaining engineering.

Responsibilities

Serve as mechanical system architect for major product platforms
Lead system-level design decisions, trade studies, and risk mitigation
Establish mechanical standards, best practices, and reusable design architectures
Drive cross-functional alignment across mechanical, electrical, software, and physics teams
Lead development of complex electromechanical systems including structures, mechanisms, and enclosures
Drive early-stage innovation by assembling and testing proof-of-concept prototypes to validate concepts and reduce technical risk
Own mechanical execution across the full product lifecycle from concept through sustaining
Resolve high-impact, cross-subsystem technical challenges
Oversee tolerance analysis, structural integrity, environmental robustness, and reliability
Partner with Operations to ensure manufacturable, scalable, and cost-effective designs
Lead mechanical NPI efforts, production readiness, and supplier engagement
Incorporate production, quality, and field feedback into continuous improvement
Mentor engineers and lead technical design reviews
Influence engineering roadmaps, resourcing, and long-term technical strategy
Advise engineering leadership on mechanical risk, capability, and execution
Promote engineering rigor, documentation quality, and technical excellence
Travel as needed (e.g., to suppliers, manufacturing partners, field deployments, or customer sites) to support development, integration, and issue resolution

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