The Pressure Sensor Engineer - Mechanical Engineer will be engaged in two phases of custom pressure sensor design: one, to develop conceptual designs to agreed-upon specifications, develop cost models and investment needs, and support collaboration with the customer’s engineering team to win new business, developing conceptual samples; two, design execution from project kickoff to start of production, including designing, testing, writing test plans, executing test plans, and writing test reports.
More specifically, the pressure sensor engineer will focus on pressure sensors for automotive and HVOR applications. The engineer will develop sensor-specific enclosures for numerous pressure applications. The mechanical engineer will be responsible for all mechanical aspects of a new pressure sensor, including design, cost, reliability, sealing, design for manufacturability, meeting timelines, and meeting agreed-upon specifications.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Design execution from project kickoff to start of production.
- Engineering design that includes developing product requirements, creating prototype samples, mitigating risks, testing, developing new product cost estimates.
- Project management of simultaneous projects.
- Collaboration with suppliers to support project deliverables and timing.
- Develop robust engineering solutions, which solve customer problems, by collaborating with engineering peers, testing prototypes, and mitigating risks through design reviews and FMEAs.
- Develop engineer-to-engineer relationships with customers to drive deeper discussions on given projects and opportunities.
- Work with manufacturing to successfully launch new products, drive cost-out projects, and collaborate on process equipment/tooling requirements.
- Understand Gantt charts, commitments, and timeliness. Mitigate risks as they are identified.
- Engage in root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (minimum); 7 years’ experience in the automotive/HVOR pressure sensor product environment is a plus.
- Ability to fluently speak and write in English.
- Skilled at writing reports.
- Skilled at public speaking in front of customers and employees.
- Proficient with laboratory equipment/tools supporting engineering development, testing, and validation (CAD tools, mold flow analysis, chemical compatibility analysis, worst-case tolerance stack-up, environmental chambers, HALT testing).
- Working knowledge of MEMS-based pressure sensors.
- Manufacturing knowledge of MEMS-based pressure sensors (die attach, wire bonding, calibration, plasma cleaning, etc.).
- Skilled with molded plastic component design, mold flow analysis, and working with mold suppliers.
- Experienced in the design and execution of design-of-experiments.
- Skilled in the execution of product validation testing.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally when required.
- Working knowledge of APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA.