Job Title: Mechanical Engineer (SolidWorks CAD/SolidWorks PDM) Location: Boulder, CO Contract Length: 12-months Start Date: Mid-April Work Model: on-site with occasional hybrid days Scope: Mechanical Engineer in the Companies Analytical Instrument R&D Hardware Engineering team designing and updating mechanical systems and sub-assemblies for research programs investigating new technologies and for product development projects launching new analytical instrumentation. Responsibilities: Work with cross functional teams to research novel technologies and design new instrumentation to demonstrate project feasibility and meet defined specifications Participate in design activities through design reviews, prototyping, and communicating schedules, milestones, and status to project teams Create component and assembly CAD files, specify materials, and establish acceptable performance criteria and standards for mechanical designs Create and execute test plans to qualify instrument prototypes and sub-assemblies, troubleshoot using sound engineering principals, and document results Create instrument documentation such as bills of material and specification sheets for purchasing. Follow Configuration Management processes to release part documentation using an ERP system Design and fabricate test fixtures for prototype and pilot production environment Optimize sheet metal design, aluminum casting design, and component placement for ease of use, maintenance, and manufacturability MUSTS: Bachelors in mechanical engineering Required Experience 7 years of experience in product design, development, and test of mechanical subsystems Ability to design and assemble prototypes Skill with mechanical hand tools and machine shop experience Ability to read, interpret, and create mechanical drawings; especially sheet metal, plastic injection-molded and machined part drawings utilizing geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME/ANSI Y14.5M Experience applying tolerance analysis to en