Job Description
A Senior or Staff Mechanical Engineer at Gatik is responsible for designing, analyzing, and integrating mechanical structures and components for autonomous vehicles, supporting both low and high volume production, and collaborating across teams to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency in vehicle builds.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead mechanical design analysis from ideation to drawing release.
- Own and perform analysis of complex mechanical subsystems and assemblies.
- Collaborate with validation teams to develop and execute test plans.
- Perform detailed calculations and tolerance stack-up analyses for designs.
- Develop cooling solutions for sensors and electronic components.
- Manage the Bill of Materials (BOM) and coordinate with procurement and manufacturing.
- Build and bring-up prototype vehicles following engineering standards.
- Mentor and develop the mechanical engineering team by establishing standards and processes.
Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years of experience designing and analyzing complex mechanical structures and integration of hardware.
- An engineering degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or an equivalent field.
- Experience delivering multiple parts, subsystems, or systems to production successfully.
- Experience in the automotive or transportation sector, dealing with larger assemblies and parts.
- Excellent skills in 3D CAD design and 2D drafting per ASME Y14.5, with SolidWorks preferred.
- Ability to perform finite element (FE) analyses, including vibration analysis (experience in vibration analysis is a bonus).
- Experience working in an engineering process environment, including using PDM/PLM systems, creating ECOs, generating BOMs, and configuration management.
- Expertise in creating aluminum, steel, and sheet metal designs, with a focus on sheet metal fabrication, welded design, extrusions, and machined components.
- Proficiency in tolerance stacking, especially linear simple 2D stacks, and use of appropriate GD&T strategies.
- Working knowledge of ISO 26262 and its relevance to the integration of electrical and electronic components.
- Experience in component selection and specification, including seals, fasteners, materials, and coatings.
- Hands-on ability and willingness to use hand tools such as drills, brake presses, oscillating saws, grinders, and rotary tools.
- Ability to perform detailed calculations for components such as bolted, welded, and bonded joints, seals, etc.
- Ability to perform tolerance stack-up analysis for designs.
- Experience working on cooling solutions for sensors and electronic components.
- Ownership of BOMs and collaboration with procurement and manufacturing for downstream processes.
- Experience building and bringing-up prototype vehicles following best engineering practices and standards.
- Ability to lead, mentor, and grow the mechanical engineering discipline by creating standards and processes.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range of $170,000 to $220,000
Work on-site 5 days a week at Mountain View headquarters
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