Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer

Austin, Texas | Confidential Client

We are partnering with a tech-forward, innovation-driven manufacturing company seeking a highly hands-on Principal Engineer to lead next-generation electro-mechanical product development.

This is a builder role. Approximately 80% of your time will be focused on true new product development — concept through design freeze and production release.

What You’ll Own

• Lead mechanical, electrical, and firmware architecture for new products
• Perform hands-on CAD design, detailed drawings, schematics, and BOM management
• Drive prototyping, testing, validation, and formal test plans
• Own engineering change releases (ECR/ECO) and disciplined design freeze processes
• Apply strong DFM/DFA principles to ensure production readiness
• Engage directly with customers to translate feedback into product enhancements and next-generation innovation

What You Bring

• 10+ years of hands-on electro-mechanical engineering experience
• Deep expertise in mechanical and electrical engineering with strong new product development background
• Experience integrating firmware and control systems
• Proficiency in CAD tools (SolidWorks or similar), BOM management, and revision control
• Experience operating in fast-moving manufacturing environments
• Strong understanding of validation, tolerance analysis, and cost engineering

This is a high-impact technical role for an engineer who wants to build real products and directly influence product direction.

Please Note:

• Only candidates currently residing in the greater Austin, Texas area will be considered at this time.
• No third-party candidate submissions, we are not partnering with or considering fee splits from other recruiting firms for this search.