Redwood Materials
Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Big Machines
$148K–$235K
McCarran, NV +2 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 31, 2026
- Location
- McCarran, NV
San Francisco, California, United States
McCarran, NV - Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline.
About the job
Owns the design, fabrication, and commissioning of custom integrated machinery for factories and processing plants.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and commission low-volume custom machines; perform hand calculations and finite element analysis to size structures and mechanisms.
- Create detailed SolidWorks models, engineering prints, large assemblies, and drawing packages.
- Coordinate manufacturing with fabrication teams and vendors, and support hands-on assembly, testing, and troubleshooting.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of professional experience designing and analyzing mechanical structures, mechanisms, or industrial equipment.
- Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, or Creo.
- Strong understanding and application of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
Nice to have
- Experience with welded structures, mechanical mechanisms, large CAD assemblies, or engineering drawings.
- Experience with FEA, CFD, servos, actuators, sensors, or hands-on work in a production facility with heavy equipment and industrial machinery.
Pay
$147,500 — $235,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, Creo, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
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