Senior Mechanical Engineer LOCATION - Atlanta, GA (Remote/Onsite) ENGAGEMENT: Contract,1 year extendable CONTRACT TYPE :W2 or C2C ROLE OVERVIEW Senior mechanical engineering role with end-to-end ownership of complex mechanical and electromechanical systems from concept through production, reliability, manufacturing readiness, and sustaining engineering. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  Lead the design and development of mechanical and electromechanical systems from concept through architecture, CAD design, prototyping, validation, and production release.  Own subsystem architecture, component strategy, and technical trade-offs balancing performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost.  Design structural components, mechanisms, drive systems, robotic assemblies, and other electromechanical systems.  Lead root-cause investigations of design, manufacturing, reliability, and field-performance issues.  Perform and guide FEA, fatigue analysis, tolerance stack-ups, dynamic analysis, vibration assessments, and design verification.  Drive DFM, DFA, DFR, and DFx activities with suppliers and manufacturing partners.  Own prototype builds, engineering validation testing, pilot builds, and production launch activities.  Partner with electrical, firmware, software, controls, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams for successful product integration.  Define and execute functional, environmental, vibration, fatigue, wear, and life-cycle testing.  Support supplier development, component qualification, manufacturing readiness, and continuous product improvement. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS  9+ years of experience in mechanical engineering and product development of complex mechanical or electromechanical systems.  Experience leading products from concept through validation, production launch, and sustaining engineering.  Strong proficiency with 3D CAD, FEA, FMEA, PLM systems, and engineering documentation practices.  Experience designing mechanisms and electromechanical systems using motors, gear trains, bearings, belt drives, actuators, sensors, and power transmission components.  Strong understanding of dynamics, kinematics, fatigue, wear, vibration, and reliability engineering.  Experience with GD&T, tolerance analysis, stack-ups, structural/modal/dynamic analysis, and design verification.  Experience selecting materials and manufacturing processes for high-volume products including sheet metal, aluminum extrusions, castings, machined components, and injection-molded plastics.  Strong understanding of DFM, DFA, DFR, and Design for Cost.  Experience with global suppliers/contract manufacturers, requirements development, interface management, risk assessment, system-level trade studies, and technical leadership.  Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field; relevant experience may substitute for formal education. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS  Experience developing robotics, automation equipment, autonomous systems, material handling equipment, or industrial machinery.  Experience with warehouse automation, ASRS systems, or automated fulfillment technologies.  Experience with reliability growth testing, accelerated life testing, and field-performance analysis.  Experience in cross-functional product development spanning mechanical, electrical, controls, and software disciplines.  Experience with automated warehouse products.