Reframe Systems

Reframe Systems

Senior Design Engineer

Andover, MA · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 14 days ago
Process ImprovementSolidWorksCATIARoboticsMechanical DesignCollaborationAdaptability

About the role

  • The position is full-time, salaried, exempt, and in-person.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the architecture and manufacturing teams to convert high-level concepts into robust, fabrication-ready digital models with a high level of accuracy and a deep understanding of tolerance stackup.
  • Advanced CAD version Management: Establish, organize, and maintain best practices for 3D model management, file structure, documentation and revision control, ensuring models are seamlessly integrated into the fabrication pipeline.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a critical technical interface, collaborating effectively with manufacturing, operations, architecture, and software teams to resolve design challenges and meet critical product development deadlines.
  • Conceptualization & Ideation: Lead the generation of mechanical concepts, feasibility studies for standardized and parametric assemblies, and initial architecture development based on product requirements, collaborating closely with product management and industrial design teams.
  • Prototyping & Testing: Design, build, and iterate on functional prototypes
  • develop and execute rigorous testing plans (e.g., DVT - Design Verification Testing) to validate mechanical performance, durability, and compliance with specifications.
  • 7+ years of progressive experience as a Mechanical Engineer or a similar role focused on detailed product design, preferably within the AEC, high-tech manufacturing, or related construction industries.
  • Prototyping & Testing: Design, build, and iterate on functional prototypes; develop and execute rigorous testing plans (e.g., DVT - Design Verification Testing) to validate mechanical performance, durability, and compliance with specifications.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Architecture or a closely related technical field.
  • Expert-level proficiency in a major parametric CAD system (e.g., Onshape, SolidWorks, CATIA).
  • Demonstrated experience with the management of large-scale, complex 3D assemblies and data management.
  • Proven ability to proactively identify, diagnose, and solve complex, multidisciplinary engineering problems.
  • Ability to mentor junior team members on best practices in modeling and documentation.
  • If you believe you have the skills to thrive in this role, we encourage you to apply-even if you don't meet 100% of the listed requirements.

Company info

  • Reframe Systems is a Physical AI and robotics company on a mission to make high-performance housing attainable and abundant in the communities where people want to live. Through our vertically integrated delivery model and highly automated microfactories, we deliver climate-resilient homes and buildings with greater speed and predictability than traditional construction.
  • Our volumetric modular buildings are produced in our Andover, MA microfactory, with a growing pipeline across North America and a new microfactory on the way. We are building a system that balances repeatability with site-responsive design, enabling homes adaptable to each site, community, and customer need. Our cross-disciplinary team brings together architecture, robotics, design engineering, software, factory operations, and field delivery to change how housing gets delivered.
  • We're reimagining the future of housing through a smarter and more sustainable system that empowers people to live better. Come build it with us.
  • Reframe Systems is a Physical AI and robotics company on a mission to make high-performance housing attainable and abundant in the communities where people want to live.
  • Through our vertically integrated delivery model and highly automated microfactories, we deliver climate-resilient homes and buildings with greater speed and predictability than traditional construction.
  • Our volumetric modular buildings are produced in our Andover, MA microfactory, with a growing pipeline across North America and a new microfactory on the way.
  • We are building a system that balances repeatability with site-responsive design, enabling homes adaptable to each site, community, and customer need.
  • Our cross-disciplinary team brings together architecture, robotics, design engineering, software, factory operations, and field delivery to change how housing gets delivered.
  • We're reimagining the future of housing through a smarter and more sustainable system that empowers people to live better.
  • Come build it with us.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • At this time, we are only considering candidates who are authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

This listing is sourced directly from Reframe Systems's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.