Mechanical Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA

Onsite Sunnyvale, CA

Mechanical Sr PDE

Must-Have Skills            

• Consumer device experience at least 1 full cycle shipment product, high volume product on shelved, high packaging voluming within Tech is strongly preferred
• Experience with various subtractive and additive manufacturing technologies for production and prototyping: injection molding, sheet metal, co-molding, machining, CNC
• Material science experience with relevant materials for consumer electronics: plastics, metals, insulators, gaskets, thermal interface materials.

Nice-to-have Skills        

• Electronics cooling and thermal architecture design and testing experience
• Experience researching and implementing new technologies or materials or methods in high volume environment.
• Client Experience

Job Description

• Lead exploration, prototyping, maturing and implementation of new technologies into functional medium volume prototypes to validate technical and product level functionality, use cases and tech maturity.
• Work alongside a diverse and expert XFN team consisting of EE, FW/SW, Audio, Optical engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology development projects through creation of functional prototypes, development of test methods
• Support RnD projects (NTI and NPI) through the design of systems and test vehicles for new technology introduction studies and technology development.
• Design product components and systems for consumer electronics
• Design electromechanical and optomechanical systems for device testing and validation
• Develop and implement test methods for design validation
• Contribute to creation of technical specifications and product definition.
• Work closely with XFN team consisting of EE, FW/SW/, Audio, Optical, REL, MfgEng

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, related engineering field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience designing and shipping components or systems for consumer electronics or similar mid to high-volume industries.

Strong engineering fundamentals and experience with:

• Material science experience with relevant materials for consumer electronics: plastics, metals, insulators, gaskets, thermal interface materials.
• Heat transfer
• Statics
• Dynamics
• Structural design
• Experience with production drawings
• Experience with tolerance analysis
• Familiarity with PCBA and FPC design and manufacturing methods.
• Experience with various subtractive and additive manufacturing technologies for production and prototyping: injection molding, sheet metal, co-molding, machining, CNC
• Data analysis and visualization experience (matlab, python, jmp or similar)
• Experience building part and assembly prototypes in the shop
• Proficient in NX

Preferred Qualification

• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics or related engineering field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience researching and implementing new technologies or materials or methods in high volume environment.
• 10+ years of experience designing components or systems for consumer electronics or similar high volume industries.
• Experience in multiple industries in a design and manufacturing capacity.
• Experience designing parts with highly cosmetic surfaces
• Mechanism design
• Electronics cooling and thermal architecture design and testing experience
• Sensor design experience
• Optomechanical experience
• DOE and SPC experience
• FEA experience (order of importance): statics, dynamics, thermal, fluids
• Knowledge of design for reliability
• Familiarity with reliability and compliance testing
• Knowledge of electrical design, hardware automation, arduino, etc…

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