Mid Level Mechanical Engineer Jobs
Mid level mechanical engineer jobs go to engineers ready to own projects end to end, make design decisions with limited oversight, and bring junior teammates up to speed. Openings are spread across on-site, hybrid, and remote settings in Manufacturing, Electronics & Hardware, and Consulting & Professional Services, with Amazon, Ingersoll-Rand, and Power Systems MFG. hiring at this level now.
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INTRODUCTION
To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.
Group/Division
The Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells KLA’s product portfolio to help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for technologies like AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices. Our inspection, metrology, and analytics systems detect and monitor defects across logic and memory chips, specialty semiconductors, wafers, reticles, advanced packaging, process equipment and materials. We also develop technologies for specialty processes, IC substrates, and PCB manufacturing, including etch and deposition, component inspection, and imaging and analytics. KLA's Central Engineering organization is made up of nine Centers of Excellence (CoEs) spanning disciplines like automation, motion control, sensors, platform design, and packaging. Each CoE contributes not only technical deliverables but also deep expertise, best practices, and advanced tools that elevate both what we build—and how we build it.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise. We are looking for a mechanical engineer to join KLA’s Electronics Rack & PDU Engineering Center in Ann Arbor, MI! Our team designs and develops advanced electromechanical assemblies that power high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure for KLA products, enabling innovative AI-driven image data processing. In this role, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of next-generation rack and power distribution solutions aligned with KLA’s compute and rack roadmaps. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, strong systems-level thinking, and leadership potential, thriving in a fast-paced environment where managing complex projects under aggressive timelines is key.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Management & Execution:
- Lead and deliver engineering projects for rack and PDU systems, including high-power rack solutions.
- Drive schedules and deliverables, ensuring alignment with program milestones and strategic objectives.
Design & Systems-Level Thinking:
- Apply comprehensive design principles to integrate mechanical, electrical, thermal, and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with multi-functional teams to develop robust, scalable solutions for HPC infrastructure.
Stakeholder Communication & Relationship Management:
- Act as the primary liaison with internal teams, suppliers, and external partners.
- Clearly communicate project status, risks, trade-offs, and mitigation strategies to leadership and stakeholders.
Production & Sustaining Support:
- Oversee the transition from design to production, ensuring quality and on-time product shipment.
- Solve manufacturing and assembly issues, and resolve field escalations or complex customer requests as needed.
Technical Mentorship:
- Mentor junior engineers and actively contribute to team growth and capability building.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Technical Expertise:
- Solid foundation in mechanical design and analysis, including solid mechanics, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, mechanics of materials, and finite element analysis (FEA).
- Proficiency in CAD tools (Creo preferred) and FEA software (Ansys preferred).
- Hands-on experience in electromechanical assembly design, ideally at the rack-system level.
- Familiarity with cooling technologies for server racks highly desirable.
Project Management Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects and prioritize tasks effectively.
- Proven track record of driving schedules and deliverables under compressed timelines.
- Strong stakeholder communication and relationship-building capabilities.
- Knowledge of production processes and experience with install base issue resolution.
ABOUT KLA
We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.
TOTAL REWARDS
Base Pay Range: $0.00 - $0.00 Annually
Primary Location: USA-MI-Ann Arbor-KLA
KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave. Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
USE OF AI STATEMENT
At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at talent.acquisition@kla.com or at +1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation. For additional information, view the US Know Your Rights poster on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website.
INTRODUCTION
To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.
Group/Division
The Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells KLA’s product portfolio to help chip manufacturers meet high-quality standards for technologies like AI, data centers, automotive and electronic devices. Our inspection, metrology, and analytics systems detect and monitor defects across logic and memory chips, specialty semiconductors, wafers, reticles, advanced packaging, process equipment and materials. We also develop technologies for specialty processes, IC substrates, and PCB manufacturing, including etch and deposition, component inspection, and imaging and analytics. KLA's Central Engineering organization is made up of nine Centers of Excellence (CoEs) spanning disciplines like automation, motion control, sensors, platform design, and packaging. Each CoE contributes not only technical deliverables but also deep expertise, best practices, and advanced tools that elevate both what we build—and how we build it.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise. We are looking for a mechanical engineer to join KLA’s Electronics Rack & PDU Engineering Center in Ann Arbor, MI! Our team designs and develops advanced electromechanical assemblies that power high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure for KLA products, enabling innovative AI-driven image data processing. In this role, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of next-generation rack and power distribution solutions aligned with KLA’s compute and rack roadmaps. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, strong systems-level thinking, and leadership potential, thriving in a fast-paced environment where managing complex projects under aggressive timelines is key.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Management & Execution:
- Lead and deliver engineering projects for rack and PDU systems, including high-power rack solutions.
- Drive schedules and deliverables, ensuring alignment with program milestones and strategic objectives.
Design & Systems-Level Thinking:
- Apply comprehensive design principles to integrate mechanical, electrical, thermal, and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with multi-functional teams to develop robust, scalable solutions for HPC infrastructure.
Stakeholder Communication & Relationship Management:
- Act as the primary liaison with internal teams, suppliers, and external partners.
- Clearly communicate project status, risks, trade-offs, and mitigation strategies to leadership and stakeholders.
Production & Sustaining Support:
- Oversee the transition from design to production, ensuring quality and on-time product shipment.
- Solve manufacturing and assembly issues, and resolve field escalations or complex customer requests as needed.
Technical Mentorship:
- Mentor junior engineers and actively contribute to team growth and capability building.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Technical Expertise:
- Solid foundation in mechanical design and analysis, including solid mechanics, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, mechanics of materials, and finite element analysis (FEA).
- Proficiency in CAD tools (Creo preferred) and FEA software (Ansys preferred).
- Hands-on experience in electromechanical assembly design, ideally at the rack-system level.
- Familiarity with cooling technologies for server racks highly desirable.
Project Management Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects and prioritize tasks effectively.
- Proven track record of driving schedules and deliverables under compressed timelines.
- Strong stakeholder communication and relationship-building capabilities.
- Knowledge of production processes and experience with install base issue resolution.
ABOUT KLA
We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.
TOTAL REWARDS
Base Pay Range: $0.00 - $0.00 Annually
Primary Location: USA-MI-Ann Arbor-KLA
KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave. Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
USE OF AI STATEMENT
At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at talent.acquisition@kla.com or at +1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation. For additional information, view the US Know Your Rights poster on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website.
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Mid Level Mechanical Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mid level mechanical engineer job?
Position yourself around ownership, not just contribution. Highlight projects where you led the design cycle, resolved technical problems independently, or delivered hardware to specification without heavy supervision. Tailor your resume to show depth in a specific domain, such as thermal systems, mechanisms, or manufacturing processes, and be ready to walk through your engineering decisions in detail during interviews.
Which companies hire mid level mechanical engineers?
Companies hiring mid level mechanical engineers right now include Amazon, Ingersoll-Rand, and Power Systems MFG., based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Hiring at this level comes from a broad mix of employers, including defense and aerospace contractors, consumer product manufacturers, industrial equipment makers, and engineering consultancies scaling their technical teams.
Are there remote mid level mechanical engineer jobs?
Yes, though most mechanical engineering roles still require on-site or hybrid presence due to hands-on hardware work. About 16% of mid level mechanical engineer openings are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, and those positions tend to concentrate in roles focused on simulation, CAD design, systems engineering, or technical project coordination rather than physical prototyping or lab work.
How do I move up to a mid level mechanical engineer role?
The path from entry level to mid level is built on accumulated ownership. Early-career engineers grow into mid level by taking on progressively larger scopes, moving from executing assigned tasks to driving a full design or analysis effort. Deepening expertise in a specific area, delivering projects with measurable outcomes, and demonstrating that you can work through ambiguity without constant direction are what signal readiness for mid level responsibilities.
Which industries hire the most mid level mechanical engineers?
Mid Level mechanical engineer roles concentrate in Manufacturing, Electronics & Hardware, and Consulting & Professional Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they run complex product development cycles that require engineers who can take meaningful ownership of subsystems, not just support senior staff.