Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Analog Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in consumer electronics is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their team. This role will involve overseeing the mechanical design of consumer products, collaborating across teams, and ensuring design integrity. Candidates should have extensive experience in high volume production, a strong background in mechanical engineering, and excellent communication skills. The position requires travel to support product development and mentorship of junior engineers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing high volume consumer electronics products.
• Deep knowledge of manufacturing processes like injection molding and mechanical integration of PCBs/FPCs.
• Experience with tolerance analysis in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Create and oversee mechanical design of consumer products.
• Collaborate with Product Design and Program Management teams.
• Ensure design integrity through manufacturing documentation and specifications.

Skills

Mechanical Design

Manufacturing Processes

Tolerance Analysis

CAD (Solidworks)

Technical Documentation

Cross-functional Communication

Mentoring

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

M.S. in Engineering

Tools

CAD System (Solidworks preferred)

Change Management System (Arena preferred)

Job description

Senior Mechanical Design EngineerPosition Overview:

My client is seeking a Senior Engineer to join their Mechanical Design team to assist with technical design and to help develop engineering process for the connected devices team.

• Create and oversee the mechanical design of my client’s consumer products.
• Work closely with Product Design, Program Management, Hardware and Manufacturing teams to execute the product vision.
• Ensure the design integrity of each product (manufacturing documentation, tolerance stacks, manufacturing specification creation).
• Collaborate closely with supply chain partners and CM’s to ensure robust design.
• Participate in the electro-mechanical integration at our CMs.
• Work closely with the mechanical engineering manager to set up engineering processes that enable more robust design and more predictability.
• International travel to support product development (approximately 25%).

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience designing high volume consumer electronics products.
• Deep knowledge of a variety of manufacturing processes (e.g. injection molding, metal stamping, and mechanical integration of PCBs/FPCs).
• 5+ years of experience with a CAD system, Solidworks preferred.
• Experience with tolerance analysis and its application in a production environment.
• Working knowledge of a change management system, Arena preferred.
• Ability to author professional technical documentation.
• Understanding of US and international compliance requirements (FCC, ISO, etc.).
• Ability to define and enforce quality standards both internally and externally with CMs.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all cross-functional disciplines.
• Experience mentoring more junior engineers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• M.S. in Engineering.
• Experience leading the mechanical architecture set up for complex assemblies and sub-assemblies.
• Experience with traditional watch design and CM’s.
• Also, experience developing process or standards for engineering teams.
• Design and review of assembly and testing fixtures.
• Basic GD&T and its application in a CE environment.

Reference Number: CMFO108

Job Features

Job Category Consumer Electronics,Mechanical Engineering