Senior Mechanical Packaging Engineer

NOKIA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia's Advanced Packaging R&D team seeks a mechanical engineer to drive the development of high‑performance electro‑optic modules and to integrate Silicon Photonics transceivers from concept to new product introduction.

You will design, simulate, and validate packaging architectures, coordinate with vendors, and ensure manufacturability and cost targets are met in a high‑volume setting.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of extended experience in high‑volume packaging of 2.5/3D packages.
• Expertise in next generation advanced photonics packaging technologies.
• Experience with package and process design/development from design to production.
• Expertise in material properties and yield/failure mode analysis.
• Experience with fabrication, inspection, and assembly documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead Package Design and Architecture with cross‑functional teams to meet requirements.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing principles with production volume focus.
• Drive technology development for next generation product design.
• Perform FEA structural analysis (linear, nonlinear, dynamic) using software.
• Perform thermal and thermo‑mechanical simulations.
• Maintain mechanical drawings and BOM for new products.
• Plan prototype assembly builds for early design validation.
• Drive package debug during product validation and qualification.
• Survey new materials and vendors for Advanced Packaging.
• Develop semiconductor and optical packaging processes in‑house or with contract manufacturers.

Skills

3D CAD design

GD&T proficiency

Thermal/thermo‑mechanical simulations

FEM/FEA analysis

Cross‑functional collaboration

Education

Advanced Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar field

Tools

SolidWorks

ANSYS

Job description

As part of Nokia's Advanced Packaging R&D team, you will be responsible for the mechanical development of next‑generation, high‑performance electro‑optic modules. You will be responsible for the integration of Silicon Photonics based Coherent optical transceivers within Nokia's Photonic Service Engines, from inception stage to New Product Introduction.

Responsibilities

• Lead Package Design and Architecture in collaboration with cross‑functional teams and stakeholders to ensure package requirements are met.
• Innovate designs, applying Design for Manufacturing principles and with an eye towards production volumes and cost targets.
• Drive key technology development to enable next generation product design.
• Perform FEA structural analysis, including linear, nonlinear and dynamic studies using software.
• Perform thermal analysis, and coupled‑physics involving thermal‑structural, thermal‑mechanical stress and thermo‑electric analyses.
• Own and maintain mechanical drawings and manufacturing documentation along with Bill of Materials for new products.
• Plan and drive prototype assembly builds to enable deliveries for early design validation.
• Drive package debug activities during product validation and qualification.
• Survey new materials and vendors for all Advanced Packaging activities.
• Develop semiconductor and optical packaging processes in-house, or in close partnership with contract manufacturers.

Qualifications

• Advanced Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar field.
• 5–8 years of extended experience in high‑volume packaging of 2.5/3D packages.
• Expertise in next generation advanced photonics packaging technologies.
• Expertise in 3D CAD design, tolerance analysis, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) with SolidWorks or similar software.
• Expertise in thermal and thermo‑mechanical simulations using ANSYS or similar software.
• Experience with package and process design/development from design to production.
• Expertise in material properties and yield/failure mode analysis.
• Experience with documentation of fabrication, inspection, and assembly processes.
• Solid interpersonal, communication and problem‑solving skills in order to interact with engineering staff, external vendors and contractors effectively.
• Experience with metrology techniques such as SEM/XSEM, confocal microscopy, or acoustic imaging.
• Expertise in materials property and process, yield analysis and enhancement, and failure mode and analysis.
• Experience with Industry Test Standards, such as JEDEC, EIA, Telcordia, Mil‑Std, etc.

Nice to Have

• Experience in optical coupling design and assembly for optical engines.
• Experience in multilayer material bonding and heterogeneous integration.
• Experience in high‑speed signal integrity design and analysis.

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