Senior Mechanical Design Engineer- Electronic Test Automation

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
- Electronic Test Automation

Posted: 1/9/2026

Job #: 362152

Contract

6 Months

Job Title:

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
- Electronic Test Automation

Pay rate: $53.63 - $70.93/hr.

Location:

Palo Alto, CA

Zip Code: 94304

Duration: 6 Months

Start Date:

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This role will design mechanical test systems for vehicle electronics. You'll work on developing mechanical solutions for design characterization, validation, and manufacturing.

• Design modular and reusable mechanical fixtures for testing vehicle electronics. This will start with manual bench-top setups and will evolve to fully automated systems for volume production
• Work with cross-functional engineering groups to define mechanical test requirements for electronics and drive design decisions that help with the testability of ECUs.
• Design custom mechanical interfaces to connect to ECUs. This can range from pogo-pin connections to bed-of-nails style probing
• Design rack-based test systems that reduce complexity and improve build time when replicating at scale
• Create well documented diagrams, bills of materials, and standard operating procedures for test automation systems
• Develop and release drawings, BOM and specifications.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors during purchasing, station build, integration and final commissioning
• Provide technical oversight to vendors for manufacturing of mechanical components and systems
• Work with technicians to communicate requirements and ensure proper implementation

• BS/MS or equivalent work experience in Mechanical Engineering or related fields
• 5+ years of relevant working experience designing modular mechanical hardware for test automation systems that range from R&D to high-volume manufacturing
• Expert at using 3D CAD design software like Autodesk Inventor, Solid Works, AutoCAD, ProE, etc
• Ability to read electrical circuits and schematics, navigating PCB layouts and understand manufacturer's product data sheets
• Experience working in the automotive, semiconductor, or aerospace industries
• Experience with electronics testing/probing/harnessing technologies like mass interconnect solutions (VPC), specialty probes (Ingun), etc
• Experience supporting deployment automated test equipment in manufacturing environments
• Hands-on hardware integration experience with automated test equipment

• Familiarity with vehicle communication protocols (CAN, CANFD, DoIP, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, etc.)
• Experience with automation instrumentation such as programmable power supplies, multiplexers, DMMs, signal analyzers, signal generators, multifunction devices (digital and analog)

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