Senior Mechatronics Test Engineer

Nokia Corporation; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop provided

Job summary

Nokia Corporation is seeking a Senior Mechatronics Engineer in Sunnyvale to lead mechanical design from concept through production, coordinating with electrical, optical, and thermal teams. The role requires collaboration across hardware disciplines, documentation of designs and BOMs, and hands-on development of test stations.

A hybrid model may require on-site work as projects demand. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in hardware mechanical design, CAD proficiency, and strong communication

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hardware mechanical design experience.
• Proficiency with mechanical design tools and 3D CAD for thermal and environmental testing.
• Experience managing customer and partner/vendor relationships.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical designs from concept to 3D model, shop drawings, assembly, and verification.
• Collaborate with test engineers and software teams for holistic design.
• Work with technicians and hardware engineers to implement test station solutions and improve designs.
• Document designs, requirements, and bill of materials.
• Hybrid role; on-site work as needed by project.

Skills

Hardware design

Tool proficiency

Vendor relationships

Communication skills

Tools

CAD/3D modeling

Thermal modeling

Job description

The Senior Mechatronics Engineer role will require close collaboration with other hardware engineering disciplines including electrical/ optical/ thermal probe design, PCB layout, and electro-optical semiconductor test. A diverse skill set is required which includes experience in mechanical design, thermal modeling, robotics, design for environment, as well as aspects of safety and regulatory testing.

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Your responsibilities

• Have direct responsibility for mechanical designs from initial conceptual phase through 3D model and shop drawings to assembly and functional verification
• Cooperate with test engineers and software team engineers to develop a well-considered holistic design.
• Interact closely with team of skilled technicians and hardware engineers to implement new test station solutions and improve existing test hardware designs.
• Provide full documentation of all designs, requirements, and list of materials
• Hybrid position, work on‑site if required by the project needs

Your skills and experience

• At least 3 years' experience in hardware mechanical design taking products to production.
• Ability to use a wide variety of mechanical design tools to facilitate physical design, thermal performance, environmental testing in conformance with specifications.
• Customer and partner/vendor relationship management experience.
• Proficient communication (verbal, written) skills

At Nokia, we want every candidate to be able to perform their best. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know. All requests are treated confidentially.

Job Info

• Job Category Applied R&D
• Posting Date 08/11/2026
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Type Experienced
• Job Identification 39399
• Will NSA/CAPS approval be required? (E.g., accessing a US Customer Network?) No
• Laptop - support with ordering needed Yes
• Salary Range US Salary range: $120,133.33 - $223,104.76
• Regular or Temporary Regular

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