David Piper

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Greater Boston

About

Technically accomplished Mechanical Engineer specializing in product development, and machine design with a focus on manufacturability, cost and safety.

Experience

  • Principal Mechanical Engineer at Myomo, Inc.
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    Principal Mechanical Engineer, Robotic Actuation lead ·       Team technical leader for the ideation and design of power orthotic actuators and drives ·       Subject matter expert and mentor for manufacturing processes and design for manufacturability. ·       Active participant of product FMEA as related to medical devices.

  • Principal Mechanical Engineer at Markforged
    Jun 2021 - Aug 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos

     Team technical leader and design problem solver in new product development including system structural architecture and the design of key sub systems as related to FDM polymer and metal printing.  Subject matter expert and mentor for manufacturing processes including aluminum casting, precision machining, and design for manufacturability.  Active participant of DFMEA and PFMEA efforts within the company

  • Principal Mechanical Engineer at XENON Corporation
    2020 - 2021 · 1 yr

     Duties included the Ideation and design, development of products and prototype equipment and machinery for this market with emphasis on packaging and challenging thermal management. Key duties include leading design team on the new room and portable wand products and providing manufacturing expertise to produce prototype parts to facilitate rapid product development.

  • Principal Mechanical Engineer - Research and Development at CeQur
    2017 - 2019 · 2 yrs

    • Technical lead on mechanical design including device details, fixtures and manufacturability. • Co-authored a patent for two delivery pump concepts while providing manufacturing expertise • Key contributor in the development of tight tolerance microfluidic devices. • Critical documentation reviewer for an acquired, complimentary 510k approved medical device. • Designed and constructed in-house manufacturing equipment. • Established and managed the prototype machine shop.

  • Principal Mechanical Engineer - Project Lead at BionX Medical Technologies®
    2015 - 2017 · 2 yrs

    • Mechanical team leader for the development of the second-generation bionic ankle focusing on propulsion sub-systems and socket interface structural elements. • Reduced ankle drive mechanism weight by 15% while reducing cost, improving product life and facilitating assembly.