Chief Mechanical Engineer - Optical Switches & Data Centers

nEye Systems, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

nEye.ai in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Director of Mechanical Engineering to own all mechanical aspects of our product development. This strategic individual contributor role may lead a small team and serves as the primary technical authority for mechanical design, simulation, and manufacturing across telecom and data-center products.

You will build and organize a team to deliver robust mechanical designs, own stress/strain, modal, and thermal analyses, drive design for manufacturability, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years hands-on mechanical design/analysis with 3+ years leadership.
• Experience in telecom/data center mechanical systems.
• Proficient in 3D-CAD and FEA tools; strong thermal analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design from concept to production.
• Oversee stress/strain, modal, and thermal simulations.
• Build/scale a small mechanical team and manage vendors.
• Coordinate with packaging and manufacturing partners.

Skills

Leadership experience

Mechanical design experience

Thermal management expertise

Vendor management

First article inspection

Team building

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

3D-CAD (SolidWorks, Creo, Inventor)

FEA software (Ansys, SolidWorks Simulation, COMSOL)

Job description

nEye.ai in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Director of Mechanical Engineering to own all mechanical aspects of our product development. This strategic individual contributor role may lead a small team and serves as the primary technical authority for mechanical design, simulation, and manufacturing across telecom and data-center products.

You will build and organize a team to deliver robust mechanical designs, own stress/strain, modal, and thermal analyses, drive design for manufacturability, and