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Senior Mechanical/Design Engineer

FARO Technologies, Inc.

Exton, PA · HybridJobSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Location
Exton, PAHybrid
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Design Mechanical Engineer designs and analyzes mechanical systems, equipment, and packaging for FARO metrology products. The role supports new product design from concept through production, including external product design, feasibility analysis, vendor coordination, prototype testing, and manufacturing support. It is hybrid, with two to three days per week in the office, in Exton, Pennsylvania, or Lake Mary, Florida.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Mechanical DesignSurface ModelingSolidWorksCADInjection Molded Part DesignIndustrial DesignUser Interaction EvaluationGD&TMachined Part DesignSheet Metal DesignCast Part DesignSystem Error BudgetsTolerance Stack-UpsFinite Element AnalysisSolidWorks SimulationANSYS

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering5+ Years Relevant Engineering Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

FARO is an imaging company - and animagining company.We envision a better, more insightful, and more powerful world realized through digital 3D means and measurement technologies.Right from the start, we have helped our customers make better decisions - faster and more accurately than anyone else in the industry. We work with the largest companies on the planet to provide the solutions that enable them to overcome their most pressing industry challenges. In aerospace and automotive, we work with firms like SpaceX, NASA, Tesla and Volvo among others. In the construction industry, we work with the largest builders to scan and design astonishing projects. For public safety professionals, our forensics scanning tools solve crimes and document scenes with high tech gear you probably see on CSI and in the movies! We believe that if it can be dreamed it can also be measured.And if it can be measured, it can also be realized. The Senior Design Mechanical Engineer is a key contributor responsible for design and analysis of mechanical systems, equipment and packaging for FARO's metrology products. This position is considered a hybrid position out of our Exton, PA office or our Lake Mary, Florida office. Hybrid is 2x-3x weekly in office. How you will make a difference @ FARO: 1. Key individual contributor able to work autonomously to support the design of new metrology instrument products. 2. Support projects from concept to productions in close coordination with related departments and vendors 3. Serve as subject matter expert for product external design including industrial design, plastic molded part design and user interfaces 4. Conduct feasibility studies of designs and concepts using engineering principles and FEA software 5. Develop and coordinate with vendors to provide finished work that meets requirements 6. Perform hands-on assembly, testing and troubleshooting of prototypes to ensure design requirements are met 7. Analyze and refine high level requirements 8. Develop assembly, calibration and compensation techniques. 9. Build BOMs for manufacturing and assembly 10. Guide and assist operations with creation of assembly instructions 11. Serve as a mentor to other mechanical engineers and designers in areas of expertise This position requires: 1. A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering 2. A minimum of 5 years of relevant mechanical/industrial engineering experience. Preference towards 10 years of relevant experience 3. Mechanical design using Solidworks or similar CAD package 4. Surface modeling using Solidworks or similar CAD package 5. Design of injection molded parts 6. Industrial design and evaluation of products for improved product user interaction (UI/UX) 7. Drawing generation in accordance with ASME Y14.5M Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) 8. Design of machined, sheet metal and cast parts 9. System error budgets and tolerance stack ups 10. Finite element analysis (FEA) using Solidworks Simulation or ANSYS What FARO can offer you: FARO has excellent benefits for you and your family.We not only care for our employees but also to their immediate family members. We believe in a balanced work-life and have developed programs and benefits plans to support that ethic, such as: 1. A competitive paid time off bank and paid holidays 2. Medical, dental, life and AD&D insurance plans 3. Pre-tax flex spending accounts for medical and dependent care 4. 401K with employer match 5. Tuition reimbursement and training opportunities 6. Wellness fairs 7. Frequent lunch and learns to help educate employees about issues affecting their lives 8. Other employee events Inclusive At FARO, we are committed to encouraging different perspectives and ideas that foster innovation. We believe that we are strongest with a diverse team of employees. We want every FARO employee to feel our commitment to showing respect for all and encouraging open collaboration and communication. FARO is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. FARO is a government contractor and will take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders. We are a drug-free workplace with pre-employment drug screening. Join us. Become part of a dynamic organization that values quality, leadership, teamwork, honesty and openness as a way of life in conducting our business. #LI-HYBRID FARO Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace with Pre-Employment Drug Screening. EEO/AA/M/F/D/V

How this job compares

Set against the 7,381 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Pennsylvania median$93–150K/yr126 salary ranges
  • US median$43–55/hr356 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 296 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in Pennsylvania and 7,381 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (6,112 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,224 of the 7,381 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (71%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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