Principal Engineer
- Confidential
- Austin, Texas
- 6 hours ago
- Full Time
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Job Description
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.
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Job ID: 509927093
Originally Posted on: 2/13/2026