Job Description
The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will develop and validate high-volume, robust mechanical, thermo-mechanical, and optical enclosures and modules for automotive sensors and autonomous vehicle hardware, collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers to ensure manufacturability, performance, and reliability.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and validate thermo- and opto-mechanical enclosures for automotive sensors
- Collaborate with contract manufacturers to initiate mass production tooling and engineering builds
- Perform engineering analysis and testing of opto-mechanical sensor performance
- Prototype and validate automotive modules and sensors
- Create 3D models, 2D drawings, and engineering BOMs using CAD tools like CATIA
- Conduct basic structural thermal analysis using hand calculations and FEA
- Support evaluation and characterization of optical elements and mounts
- Apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) standards in specifications
Requirements
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering with 4 years of industry experience in Mechanical Design.
- Strong background in mechanical engineering fundamentals and design for high volume production.
- Skilled in the use of solid modeling CAD tools, ideally CATIA.
- Experience working directly with and managing relationships with suppliers, ideally automotive OEMs and or Asia-based Contract Manufacturers.
- Proven, strong analytical and hands-on engineering skills with the ability to work in a hands-on prototyping and test environment.
- Understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing methods and conventions in accordance with ASME 14.5-2009.
- Experience conducting FEA thermal and structural analysis, ideally with ANSYS Workbench.
- Experience with designing and validating thermo- and opto-mechanical enclosures that meet or exceed performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost requirements for automotive sensors.
- Experience collaborating with Contract Manufacturers to kick off mass production tooling and complete engineering builds leading up to high volume production.
- Ability to perform, document, and present engineering analysis and testing of opto-mechanical sensor performance.
- Hands-on experience in prototyping and validating automotive modules and sensors.
- Experience creating 3D models, 2D drawings, and engineering BOMs in CATIA 3DX.
- Ability to perform basic structural thermal analysis using hand calculations and FEA.
- Experience supporting evaluation and characterization of optical elements and mounts.
- Proficiency in applying geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) methods and conventions in accordance with ASME 14.5-2009 in 2D specifications.
- Excellent oral, written, and communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience with optical analysis, including sequential and non-sequential analysis, using Zemax or equivalent tool (desired).
- Experience with Matlab or Python or equivalent tool (desired).
- Ability to work in a hybrid work environment with in-office presence at least 3 days per week.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range of $150,000 to $240,000 per year
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Hybrid work environment with in-office presence at least 3 days per week
Support for working safely and safety policies
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
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