Senior HW Mechanical Engineer – Automotive Compute Units

Astek; Kraków; On-site; PLN 123,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multisport

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Technical training & certifications

Clear career path

Team-building events

Job summary

Astek is seeking a Senior HW Mechanical Engineer in Kraków to lead the mechanical design of automotive compute units and collaborate with CAD, Electrical, Validation, and Materials teams. You will ensure dimensional accuracy and guide decisions across EMC, ESD, and thermal management to support production readiness.

We value 5+ years in manufacturing tech (sheet metal, plastics, die casting), strong GD&T, and solid English communication.

Qualifications

• Strong practical knowledge of GD&T and tolerance management, including stack-up analysis.
• 5+ years of experience with manufacturing technologies (sheet metal, plastics, die casting).
• Understanding of mechanical design requirements related to EMC and ESD prevention.
• Hands-on thermal management and heat dissipation knowledge in head units (active cooling, MCIP, other cooling).
• Experience with Polarion, DOORS, and DFMEA.
• Ability to interpret customer and internal engineering requirements.
• Experience collaborating with CAD, Electrical Eng., Validation, and Material Eng. teams.
• Experience supporting BOM development and mechanical aspects of product development.
• Very good command of English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret customer and internal requirements using Polarion and DOORS.
• Lead mechanical design of automotive compute units/ECUs and work with CAD designers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams (Electrical, Validation, Material).
• Manage dimensional accuracy to ensure proper assembly, fit, and function.
• Perform tolerance stack-up analyses and set appropriate tolerances.
• Support mechanical design decisions related to EMC, ESD, and thermal management.
• Contribute to BOM development and maintenance.
• Participate in design reviews and guide decisions throughout development lifecycle.
• Support project through development phases from A-sample to production.

Skills

GD&T tolerance management

5+ years experience

Manufacturing technologies

EMC/ESD understanding

Thermal management

Active cooling

BOM management

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Tools

Polarion

DOORS

DFMEA

Job description

Astek is seeking a Senior HW Mechanical Engineer in Kraków to lead the mechanical design of automotive compute units and collaborate with CAD, Electrical, Validation, and Materials teams. You will ensure dimensional accuracy and guide decisions across EMC, ESD, and thermal management to support production readiness.

We value 5+ years in manufacturing tech (sheet metal, plastics, die casting), strong GD&T, and solid English communication.