POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will lead all mechanical specific requirements, architectures, and designs.This individual will be responsible for the successful development and release to manufacturing of mechanical designs to be utilized in battery pack and charger products for various markets and customers.The projects may have varying levels of complexity and ambiguity thereby requiring that the candidate possess appreciable initiative, originality, ingenuity and excellent problem-solving skills. The ideal candidate will have excellent mechanical design and analysis skills, advanced mechanical engineering experience and a great understanding of various manufacturing tools such as injection molding and metal stamping.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Lead mechanical engagements with various external and internal customers to define requirements and create specifications.
• Work cross-functionally with various global design sites to develop, test, and validate robust mechanical architectures to meet said specifications while creatively working on industrial design ideas/features.
• Lead mechanical component selection/optimization for battery pack enclosures, charging ports/docks and related interfaces considering design integrity best practices for ultrasonic/laser welding, snap fit, screws, thermal management, etc.
• Generate 3D models, 2D drawings, BOMs and tolerance stack up analyses for assigned mechanical projects.
• Proficient in GD&T
• Collaborate with system, manufacturing, and test engineers to generate FMEA and DFM reports to minimize mass production issues and control production costs.
• Lead and/or support bring up and debugging of new mechanical prototypes including necessary modifications to components/interfaces.Provide reports on performance and conformity to customer requirements.
• Lead and/or support environmental/validation testing and required changes to ensure compliance to applicable drop, vibration, shock, ingress protection and thermal standards.
• Explore new and existing materials and methods to solve design challenges.
• Provide necessary sustaining support to existing products including root cause analysis for any issues that may arise in the field.
• Lead, train and guide less experienced engineers.
• Establish a culture of learning, openness and accountability.

QUALIFICATIONS

*BS, MS, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering.

*More than 5 years of direct battery related experience focusing on safety, thermal management, performance and high voltage architectures preferred.

*More than 5 years of experience with new product introductions from conception all the way through start of mass production in the consumer, telecom, automotive, and/or military industries.

*Experience with injection molding and metal stamping/forming.

*Experience with environmental and validation testing of battery packs preferred.

*Experience with designing to functional safety standard ISO26262 a plus.

*Experience with mechanical CAD tools (i.e. Solidworks, ProE) required.

*Experience with structural and thermal FEA.

*Experience with ultrasonic/laser welding preferred.

*Strong knowledge of DFM and DFA design principles.

*Strong quantitative, design, analytical, and problem-solving skills required.

*Strong verbal and written communication skills required.

*Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products required.

*Desire to have fun leading the development of quality products in a fast pace and diverse work environment.

*As we are an ITAR facility, we hire only U. S. persons who are defined as U. S. citizens or green card holders.