Mechanical/Hardware Engineer VII

Job: Mechanical/Hardware Engineer VII
Duration: 12+ Months
Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Job Description:

Roles & Responsibilities:

Reporting to the head of the networking Mechanical Team – the Mechanical Engineer must be a self-motivated individual to work in a fast-paced high energy environment with short product development cycles. This person will be responsible for the mechanical design of rack mounted networking products from concept to RTM. The candidate must be very hands-on and not only have experience of designing products but also holding design reviews, creating BOM, prototype validation, ECO release and putting products through regulatory compliance tests.
Must be able to initiate and consult on original and creative technical efforts. This may include the following:
• Evaluate & integrate new technologies in cooling, interconnect & other relevant areas to develop future solution set for networking products.
• Provide project scoping and resource planning to support new product development and relevant technologies for the project. Track deliverables in support of programs and resolve cross-functional issues.
• Responsible for leading technical decisions required on a project.
• Takes a leadership role in technical content of the system specification/unit function specification.
• Establishes well-defined technical direction and aligns the direction with that of networking.
• Reviews plan and writes specifications for assigned area.
• Identifies issues and technical interdependencies and suggests possible changes.


Education: BSME or equivalent with 5+ years relevant experience in electro-mechanical design with a concentration in either networking or storage or server products.
Preferred: MSME or equivalent


Expected Competencies:

• Must be a present user of a 3D solid modeling package, proficiency with Solidworks would be preferable and working knowledge of EPDM is plus.
• Must be able to do Tolerance Analysis of complex systems and have working knowledge of GD&T & FEA
• Experience with IDF & ECAD-ClientAD transfer process is preferred.
• Knowledge of sheet metal design and manufacturing processes for low and mid volume production.
• Good understanding of hard tooling requirements for plastic, aluminum extrusions and aluminum die cast.
• Good to excellent understanding of thermal design, thermal profiling and/or managing outside resources for thermal design solutions

• Good to excellent knowledge of advanced cooling technologies including liquid cooling
• Good understanding of NEBS, EMI issues, EClient, Safety and other product specific agency compliance requirements
• Capable of creating & maintaining product development schedules
• Excellent communication skills in both department & cross functional skills
• Experienced in estimating and maintaining part cost, hard tooling, resources (both internal and external) in maintaining project budget
• Good understanding of overall product development