Acorn Product Development
Turnkey product development and design
Mechanical Engineer
Hybrid work in Milpitas; local candidates are preferred.
About the job
- At least 8 years of design and engineering analysis experience with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
- Demonstrated success designing and developing products in robotics, automation, networking, consumer products, or medical devices.
- Experience transitioning complex electromechanical products from early concept into production.
- Experience defining engineering requirements and hardware architecture for complex systems.
- Knowledge of designing molded, sheet metal, and machined components.
- Experience with mechanisms.
- Experience specifying and sourcing off-the-shelf components such as actuators, bearings, and fluid-handling components.
- Proficiency with SolidWorks.
- Experience developing high-quality computer-aided design models and two-dimensional fabrication drawings.
- Experience performing tolerance analysis, finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, strength-of-materials analysis, heat-transfer analysis, and shock-and-vibration analysis.
- Hands-on experience with systems bring-up and integration with a cross-functional team.
- Design and develop products across robotics, automation, networking, consumer, and medical-device applications.
- Transition complex electromechanical products from early concept into production.
- Define engineering requirements and hardware architecture for complex systems.
- Design molded, sheet metal, and machined components.
- Specify and source off-the-shelf components.
- Develop computer-aided design models and two-dimensional fabrication drawings.
- Perform tolerance, structural, thermal, fluid, shock, and vibration analyses.
- Conduct hands-on systems bring-up and integration with a cross-functional team.
- A Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
- Experience with motion control is a plus.
- Experience with Creo is a plus.
About the company
Acorn Product Development provides end-to-end product development services by combining mechanical engineering, industrial design, and program management to turn ideas into manufacturable products. They offer turnkey programs and subassemblies, including engineering analysis, materials and manufacturing cost analysis and reduction, UX/UI design, research strategy, and brand identity, with global design centers in Silicon Valley, Boston, Denver, and China. Their approach integrates design, engineering, and supply-chain planning to establish supply chains and plan for manufacturing and delivery, helping clients bring reliable, cost-effective products to market quickly. Their goal is to help clients bring reliable and cost-effective products to market rapidly while preserving profitability throughout the product life cycle.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Newark, New Jersey
Founded
1993
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Acorn posted fresh 2026 hiring for mechanical engineers in Waltham, signaling active demand.
- Its 2026 work page highlights robotics, data centers, and life sciences, all active markets.
- Acorn’s medical-device and manufacturing expertise matches clients facing tougher validation and regulatory burdens.
What critics are saying
- The company’s website shows hiring, but no disclosed funding, limiting expansion visibility.
- Consulting revenue depends on winning projects; one stalled client program can quickly crush utilization.
- Specialization in hardware development faces substitution risk from in-house engineering teams and cheaper offshore firms.
What makes Acorn Product Development unique
- Since 1993, Acorn has shipped concept-to-production engineering across robotics, medical, and industrial hardware.
- Its Boston, Silicon Valley, Atlanta, and China design centers support around-the-clock client execution.
- Acorn’s portfolio includes Ghost Robotics, Teradyne, Intuitive Surgical, and Cisco.
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