Remote Mechanical Engineer Jobs
Remote Mechanical Engineer jobs are in active demand across the U.S., with remote-first firms and distributed engineering teams hiring for product design, systems engineering, and CAD-heavy roles. Employers hiring remotely right now include Sargent & Lundy, Syska Hennessy, and Saint-Gobain. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Forming Our Future together
FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM), is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product life cycle — from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test. Semiconductor companies rely upon FormFactor’s products and services to accelerate profitability by optimizing device performance and advancing yield knowledge. The company serves customers through its network of facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Rooted in our core values — Focus on the Customer, Ownership & Accountability, Respectfully & Effectively Communicate, and Motivate & Develop People — we foster an environment where diverse perspectives are not only welcomed but celebrated. Everyone can make an impact here. Whether it's improving products, supporting customers, or positively influencing peers and the community, the contributions of our people matter.
Shift:
The regular hours for this position are day shift.Job Description:
As a Sr Principal Mechanical Design Engineer within the Product Solutions group, you will serve as a subject matter expert responsible for developing and advancing mechanical designs as we expand our newest pad probing product portfolio across a wide range of customers and challenging semiconductor applications.
Working closely with product development, manufacturing, applications, quality, and customer-facing teams, you will lead complex mechanical design efforts from requirements definition and concept development through prototyping, qualification, product launch, and sustaining support. You will apply deep mechanical engineering expertise, structured problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making to develop solutions that balance product performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and customer requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Mechanical Design & Product Development
- Lead the design and refinement of novel tip construction and pad probing products for advanced packaging applications, from requirements definition and concept development through prototyping, qualification, scaling, and sustaining support.
- Serve as a mechanical design subject matter expert, providing technical direction on complex product design, performance, reliability, and manufacturability challenges.
- Develop innovative mechanical solutions for complex or ambiguous applications where established design approaches may not fully address requirements.
- Create and maintain complex 3D CAD models, layouts, detailed engineering drawings, specifications, and bills of materials for manufacturable product designs.
- Apply GD&T, tolerance analysis, design for manufacturability, and mechanical assembly principles to develop robust and repeatable designs.
- Perform engineering analysis, including tolerance studies, fit and function assessments, design reviews, and finite element analysis as appropriate.
Product Validation & Qualification
- Define product performance requirements, engineering test plans, and validation strategies to demonstrate readiness for customer applications.
- Support prototype development, laboratory testing, product qualification, manufacturing scale-up, and launch readiness.
- Analyze experimental and product performance data to validate designs, identify risks, and guide engineering decisions.
- Drive design reviews and technical assessments to evaluate design trade-offs and ensure performance, quality, cost, and manufacturability requirements are met.
Customer & Field Support
- Translate customer needs, application challenges, and business requirements into actionable product improvements and new technical capabilities.
- Partner with applications and customer-facing teams to optimize designs for real-world customer applications.
- Provide technical escalation support for complex field and customer issues, drawing on hands-on engineering expertise and structured problem-solving.
- Aggregate customer feedback, field performance, and technical learnings to recommend product enhancements and influence future design direction.
Troubleshooting & Continuous Improvement
- Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex product and field issues, developing prototypes and design modifications to validate corrective solutions.
- Apply structured problem-solving and failure-analysis methodologies, such as DOE, 8D, FMEA, and SPC, to identify and resolve technical issues.
- Use qualification results, manufacturing data, and field performance to identify opportunities for improved product quality, reliability, and manufacturability.
- Identify and implement improvements to engineering methods, design practices, tools, and processes that increase development efficiency and technical capability.
Cross-Functional & Technical Leadership
- Collaborate with product development, manufacturing, applications, quality, and customer teams throughout the product lifecycle.
- Provide technical leadership and engineering judgment on complex mechanical design decisions, risks, and trade-offs.
- Influence cross-functional technical decisions by communicating engineering findings, recommendations, and design rationale to key stakeholders.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to less-experienced engineers, sharing best practices and strengthening mechanical design capabilities across the team.
Preferred Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Significant experience in mechanical design and product development, with demonstrated ability to independently lead complex designs from concept through prototyping, qualification, production, and sustaining support.
- Advanced proficiency with 3D CAD, engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, mechanical assemblies, and design for manufacturability.
- Hands-on experience with laboratory testing, experimental design, product validation, and troubleshooting complex mechanical systems.
- Strong knowledge of structured problem-solving, statistical analysis, and failure-analysis methods such as DOE, 8D, FMEA, and SPC.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to use engineering and performance data to identify root causes and drive design improvements.
- Proven ability to collaborate across product development, manufacturing, quality, applications, and customer-facing teams while providing technical leadership and influencing engineering decisions.
- Experience with probe card technology, semiconductor test, advanced packaging, precision mechanical systems, or similar high-technology products.
- Experience with finite element analysis, process engineering, continuous improvement, or customer-facing technical support is a plus.
- Ability to work in a Class 1000 cleanroom environment as needed and travel up to 15% domestically and internationally.
Skills:
Education & Experience:
Minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience | RequiredPay Range:
$136,200.00 - $178,815.00Pay Range Explained:
This role in Livermore, California pays between $136,200.00 and $178,815.00 per year, depending on your experience, skills, and background. Pay may vary in other locations. We offer a full benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, a 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), and paid time off. You’ll also be eligible for quarterly profit-sharing bonuses and flexible spending or savings accounts.Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
FormFactor is an equal opportunity employer. FormFactor complies with all national, state, and local laws that seek to promote equal opportunities for any applicant or employee without regard to age, race, color, gender, gender identity/expression, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, military service, or any other legally protected characteristics. These protections apply to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotions, and compensation.
For roles that are designated as remote-eligible, employees cannot be located in: AL, AK, AR, DE, GA, HI, IL, IA, LA, ME, MD, MS, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, ND, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, WV, WI, WY. This list is continuously evolving and being updated, please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. A role is remote-eligible only when it is listed as "Remote" in the job location.
Forming Our Future together
FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM), is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product life cycle — from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test. Semiconductor companies rely upon FormFactor’s products and services to accelerate profitability by optimizing device performance and advancing yield knowledge. The company serves customers through its network of facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Rooted in our core values — Focus on the Customer, Ownership & Accountability, Respectfully & Effectively Communicate, and Motivate & Develop People — we foster an environment where diverse perspectives are not only welcomed but celebrated. Everyone can make an impact here. Whether it's improving products, supporting customers, or positively influencing peers and the community, the contributions of our people matter.
Shift:
The regular hours for this position are day shift.Job Description:
As a Sr Principal Mechanical Design Engineer within the Product Solutions group, you will serve as a subject matter expert responsible for developing and advancing mechanical designs as we expand our newest pad probing product portfolio across a wide range of customers and challenging semiconductor applications.
Working closely with product development, manufacturing, applications, quality, and customer-facing teams, you will lead complex mechanical design efforts from requirements definition and concept development through prototyping, qualification, product launch, and sustaining support. You will apply deep mechanical engineering expertise, structured problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making to develop solutions that balance product performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and customer requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Mechanical Design & Product Development
- Lead the design and refinement of novel tip construction and pad probing products for advanced packaging applications, from requirements definition and concept development through prototyping, qualification, scaling, and sustaining support.
- Serve as a mechanical design subject matter expert, providing technical direction on complex product design, performance, reliability, and manufacturability challenges.
- Develop innovative mechanical solutions for complex or ambiguous applications where established design approaches may not fully address requirements.
- Create and maintain complex 3D CAD models, layouts, detailed engineering drawings, specifications, and bills of materials for manufacturable product designs.
- Apply GD&T, tolerance analysis, design for manufacturability, and mechanical assembly principles to develop robust and repeatable designs.
- Perform engineering analysis, including tolerance studies, fit and function assessments, design reviews, and finite element analysis as appropriate.
Product Validation & Qualification
- Define product performance requirements, engineering test plans, and validation strategies to demonstrate readiness for customer applications.
- Support prototype development, laboratory testing, product qualification, manufacturing scale-up, and launch readiness.
- Analyze experimental and product performance data to validate designs, identify risks, and guide engineering decisions.
- Drive design reviews and technical assessments to evaluate design trade-offs and ensure performance, quality, cost, and manufacturability requirements are met.
Customer & Field Support
- Translate customer needs, application challenges, and business requirements into actionable product improvements and new technical capabilities.
- Partner with applications and customer-facing teams to optimize designs for real-world customer applications.
- Provide technical escalation support for complex field and customer issues, drawing on hands-on engineering expertise and structured problem-solving.
- Aggregate customer feedback, field performance, and technical learnings to recommend product enhancements and influence future design direction.
Troubleshooting & Continuous Improvement
- Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex product and field issues, developing prototypes and design modifications to validate corrective solutions.
- Apply structured problem-solving and failure-analysis methodologies, such as DOE, 8D, FMEA, and SPC, to identify and resolve technical issues.
- Use qualification results, manufacturing data, and field performance to identify opportunities for improved product quality, reliability, and manufacturability.
- Identify and implement improvements to engineering methods, design practices, tools, and processes that increase development efficiency and technical capability.
Cross-Functional & Technical Leadership
- Collaborate with product development, manufacturing, applications, quality, and customer teams throughout the product lifecycle.
- Provide technical leadership and engineering judgment on complex mechanical design decisions, risks, and trade-offs.
- Influence cross-functional technical decisions by communicating engineering findings, recommendations, and design rationale to key stakeholders.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to less-experienced engineers, sharing best practices and strengthening mechanical design capabilities across the team.
Preferred Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Significant experience in mechanical design and product development, with demonstrated ability to independently lead complex designs from concept through prototyping, qualification, production, and sustaining support.
- Advanced proficiency with 3D CAD, engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, mechanical assemblies, and design for manufacturability.
- Hands-on experience with laboratory testing, experimental design, product validation, and troubleshooting complex mechanical systems.
- Strong knowledge of structured problem-solving, statistical analysis, and failure-analysis methods such as DOE, 8D, FMEA, and SPC.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to use engineering and performance data to identify root causes and drive design improvements.
- Proven ability to collaborate across product development, manufacturing, quality, applications, and customer-facing teams while providing technical leadership and influencing engineering decisions.
- Experience with probe card technology, semiconductor test, advanced packaging, precision mechanical systems, or similar high-technology products.
- Experience with finite element analysis, process engineering, continuous improvement, or customer-facing technical support is a plus.
- Ability to work in a Class 1000 cleanroom environment as needed and travel up to 15% domestically and internationally.
Skills:
Education & Experience:
Minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience | RequiredPay Range:
$136,200.00 - $178,815.00Pay Range Explained:
This role in Livermore, California pays between $136,200.00 and $178,815.00 per year, depending on your experience, skills, and background. Pay may vary in other locations. We offer a full benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, a 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), and paid time off. You’ll also be eligible for quarterly profit-sharing bonuses and flexible spending or savings accounts.Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
FormFactor is an equal opportunity employer. FormFactor complies with all national, state, and local laws that seek to promote equal opportunities for any applicant or employee without regard to age, race, color, gender, gender identity/expression, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, military service, or any other legally protected characteristics. These protections apply to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotions, and compensation.
For roles that are designated as remote-eligible, employees cannot be located in: AL, AK, AR, DE, GA, HI, IL, IA, LA, ME, MD, MS, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, ND, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, WV, WI, WY. This list is continuously evolving and being updated, please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. A role is remote-eligible only when it is listed as "Remote" in the job location.
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Who's Hiring
- Sargent & Lundy26
- Syska Hennessy13
- Saint-Gobain11
- AECOM7
- Rimkus5
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services12
- Staffing & Recruiting3
- Technology & Software3
- Manufacturing2
- Construction & Real Estate2
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote mechanical engineer jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related engineering discipline
- Proficiency in CAD software such as SolidWorks, CATIA, or AutoCAD
- Experience with finite element analysis tools including ANSYS or Abaqus
- Knowledge of GD&T and engineering drawing standards per ASME Y14.5
- Familiarity with manufacturing processes such as machining, welding, or injection molding
- Professional Engineer licensure or active progress toward PE certification
Tips for Your Remote Mechanical Engineer Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote mechanical engineer openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your discipline and apply directly without sorting through unrelated listings.
Build a cloud-accessible CAD portfolio
Remote mechanical engineer employers want to see your work immediately. Host design files and project documentation in Onshape or share Fusion 360 links so hiring teams can review your work without requesting a file transfer.
Prove async communication skills upfront
Write your cover letter and follow-up emails the way you'd write a design review comment: specific, structured, and self-contained. Remote teams use written communication as a proxy for how you'll perform without in-person check-ins.
Target distributed-team job postings specifically
Filter for postings that mention distributed teams, multi-site programs, or explicitly remote engineering workflows. These employers have established remote tooling and onboarding, which means faster ramp-up and clearer expectations from your first week.
Remote Mechanical Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote mechanical engineer job?
Target companies that already run distributed engineering teams, such as defense contractors with multi-site programs, industrial equipment manufacturers, and hardware-software product companies. Remote mechanical engineer hiring screens heavily for self-direction, precise asynchronous written communication, and proficiency in cloud-accessible CAD tools like Fusion 360 or Onshape. Candidates who can document design decisions clearly and manage their own review cycles without in-person check-ins stand out most.
Which companies hire remote mechanical engineers?
Companies hiring remote mechanical engineers right now include Sargent & Lundy, Syska Hennessy, and Saint-Gobain, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote mechanical engineer roles tend to cluster at distributed product companies, defense and aerospace firms with geographically spread teams, and industrial tech businesses that centralize design work but operate facilities nationwide.
Can you get a remote mechanical engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level mechanical engineer roles are harder to land because you must work independently from day one with minimal hands-on supervision. Companies that hire entry-level remote mechanical engineers tend to be mid-size product firms with established remote workflows. A strong portfolio of self-directed projects, familiarity with cloud CAD tools, and demonstrated ability to communicate technical decisions in writing can substitute meaningfully for formal experience.
Do you need a degree for remote mechanical engineer jobs?
Usually, but remote employers weigh demonstrated skills and real project output alongside credentials. Many listings for remote mechanical engineer roles require or prefer a BSME, but employers at distributed product companies and hardware startups increasingly evaluate candidates on portfolio depth, CAD proficiency, and the ability to execute design tasks without supervision, which can offset a non-traditional educational background in some cases.
Which industries hire the most remote mechanical engineers?
Remote mechanical engineer roles concentrate in Consulting & Professional Services, Staffing & Recruiting, and Technology & Software, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors hire mechanical engineers remotely because their design and analysis workflows are tool-driven and documentation-heavy, making distributed teams practical for roles that don't require daily access to physical lab or manufacturing equipment.
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