What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer position at Flex?
Job Summary
The Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer will be based in Fremont, CA. In this role, you will report to the Director of Hardware Engineering. Nextracker seeks a creative and experienced Mechanical Engineer for a position on the Power and Electrical Team. This engineer will be responsible for designing power electronics enclosures, thermal design and design for high volume manufacturing and new product development for the next generation Nextracker electronics.
Here is a glimpse of what you'll do…
- Contribute to the design and development of the next generations of Nextracker electronics products
- Perform and manage engineering work using CAD/CAE software to solve problems in mechanical/thermal design, finite element analysis, design optimization, prototype generation, vibrations, thermal analysis, production of manufacturing drawings, and plastic part design
- Develop testing fixtures that accurately simulate real world scenarios
- Perform and document engineering tests under general supervision
- Write proposals, technical reports and papers
- Participate in brainstorming sessions with the engineering team to identify concepts and designs for future products
- Develop and maintain best practices to foster the creative process
- Design mechanical components, execute prototyping, and manage design iterations
- Implement continuous improvement in order to maximize efficiency in the design process
- Partner with the Manufacturing Engineer on design for manufacturability to address questions and issues.
Here is some of what you'll need (required)…
- B.S. or M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field (advanced degree preferred) and at least 5 years of experience
- Toolsets required: SolidWorks, ePDM, FEA, Ansys, Miro (Real Time board)
- Extensive knowledge/experience with drawings, model and GD&T standards and application.
- Hands on experience with shop tools such as chop saw, band saw, grinders, wrenches, etc.
- Strong understanding of DFM for castings and sheet metal stampings
- Strong understanding of injected molded polymer designs including required tooling and DFM
- Practical knowledge of prototyping manufacturing process
- Must possess solid written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prioritize and juggle multiple projects
- Self-motivated team player
- Ability to work within a cross-functional team while maintaining self-sufficiency
- Proficient in most common PC based applications (Word, Excel, Visio, PPT, MSProject, and the like)
- Willingness to travel and work at client sites both domestically and internationally
Here are a few of our preferred experiences…
- Experience with Solar or renewable energy
- Labview, MATLAB
- Netsuite, Arena Miro (Real Time board), Jira, Confluence
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Pay Range (Applicable to California)
$121,700.00 USD - $167,400.00 USD
Job Category
Production Engineering
Relocation: Eligible for domestic relocation only
Is Sponsorship Available?
Yes
