Senior Mechanical Engineer, Scientific Instrumentation Lead

Agilent; Santa Clara (CA); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Agilent Technologies in Santa Clara seeks a Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer to lead mechanical architecture for advanced scientific instruments. You will drive design from concept through release, mentor engineers, and collaborate across science, electrical, software, manufacturing, quality, and service teams.

You will apply deep knowledge of materials, thermal management, vacuum‑compatible assemblies, and design for manufacturability to deliver robust instruments in challenging environments.

Formación

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of professional mechanical design delivering complex hardware.
• Ability to solve ambiguous, complex design problems with limited direction.
• Strong knowledge of materials behavior under thermal and mechanical loading.
• Experience designing equipment for laboratory or scientific use with cleanliness considerations.
• Experience producing engineering drawings with GD&T and tolerance analysis.

Responsabilidades

• Lead mechanical architecture and detailed design for complex instruments, subsystems, prototypes, fixtures, and test hardware from concept through release.
• Convert requirements into practical mechanical concepts, specifications, tolerances, and verified designs.
• Apply advanced understanding of material properties including thermal conductivity, CTE, stiffness, and corrosion resistance.
• Select materials, finishes, adhesives, fasteners, seals, and processes for laboratory, vacuum, high‑voltage, thermal, and contamination‑sensitive environments.
• Create and maintain accurate 3D models, assemblies, BOMs, and PLM documentation.
• Perform or direct thermal, structural, tolerance, fit, and stack‑up analyses; use calculations and simulation to guide decisions.
• Design for manufacturability, assembly, reliability, serviceability, cost, safety, and compliance.
• Plan prototype builds, design verification, root‑cause investigations, and corrective actions with clear documentation.
• Partner with scientists, electrical engineers, software, manufacturing, quality, procurement, suppliers, and service teams.
• Lead technical reviews, communicate risks and tradeoffs, and mentor engineers and technicians.
• Establish sound design practices and contribute reusable methods, standards, and lessons learned.

Conocimientos

Mechanical design

Thermal management

3D CAD modeling

Materials selection

Engineering drawings (GD&T)

Cross-functional collaboration

Educación

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Herramientas

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Simcenter FloEFD

FEM/CFD tools

Descripción del empleo

Agilent Technologies in Santa Clara seeks a Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer to lead mechanical architecture for advanced scientific instruments. You will drive design from concept through release, mentor engineers, and collaborate across science, electrical, software, manufacturing, quality, and service teams.

You will apply deep knowledge of materials, thermal management, vacuum‑compatible assemblies, and design for manufacturability to deliver robust instruments in challenging environments.