Job Tittle: Sr. Product Design Engineer
Location: Onsite Sunnyvale CA
Duration: 12 Months Contract on W2 (Possible Extension)
Lead exploration, prototyping, maturing, and implementing new technologies into functional medium-volume prototypes to validate technical and product level functionality, use cases, and tech maturity. Work alongside diverse and expert cross-functional teams
Must-Have Skills
Consumer device experience at least 1 full cycle shipment product, high volume product on shelved, and high packaging volume 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, and 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.
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 the creation of technical specifications and product definitions.
Work closely with cross-functional teams
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, and thermal interface materials.
Heat transfer
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…
