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R&D Mechanical Engineer
Trillium Professional is now seeking a R&D Mechanical Engineer in Wallingford, CT for a direct-hire placement!
Team / Environment Notes
-Small, highly collaborative 4-person engineering team currently adding 2 additional engineers
-Very hands-on environment with exposure to all aspects of the product development lifecycle
-Opportunity to make an immediate impact within the organization
-Newly expanded 50,000 sq. ft. facility in Wallingford, CT
-5 days onsite preferred, with some flexibility as needed
The R&D Mechanical Engineer will play a key role in transforming customer and market needs into innovative, production-ready hand tools. Working within a global, cross-functional R&D environment, this individual will support mechanical design activities from concept through industrialization.
This is a highly hands-on engineering role focused on mechanism design, prototyping, testing, validation, and production ramp-up within a manufacturing-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
-Design and develop mechanical hand tools from concept through production
-Translate customer and technical requirements into practical engineering solutions
-Create concepts, feasibility studies, and physical prototypes
-Develop detailed drawings, assemblies, BOMs, and engineering documentation
-Perform engineering analysis including FEA, stress analysis, and tolerance stack-ups
-Plan and execute testing and validation activities
-Analyze test results and implement design improvements
-Support quality investigations and root-cause analysis
-Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and global engineering teams
-Contribute to ongoing product, process, and departmental improvements
Annual salary is $110k/year. Apply now!
Areas of Focus
-Product Design
-Mechanism design
-CAD modeling and detailed drafting
-Design reviews and documentation
-Testing & Validation
-Test plan development
-Validation strategy and execution
-Test equipment/process improvement
-SolidWorks preferred, but open to candidates with strong experience in other 3D CAD platforms
-Targeting engineers with ideally 7+ years of experience, but open to strong candidates with 3–5 years of consistent, hands-on product development experience
Electro-Mechanical Exposure (Nice to Have)
Mechanical/electrical system integration
Automation and manufacturing support
Exposure to PLCs, LabView, PCB-based systems, or product test software
Trillium Technical has been recruiting and placing Engineering professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees with an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of Engineering professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Trillium offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes the ability to participate in health insurance and retirement plans, paid holidays, state required leave, and other leave, if applicable. Trillium’s offerings are dependent on the state in which the assignment is located, length of time worked, and may change depending on assignment. Benefit packages for direct hire placements vary based on the client company.
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