Mechanical Engineer

About the role

At Test & Measurement, we celebrate creative problem solving and we empower innovation. As an NI R&D Mechanical Engineer, you will enjoy working with kind and bold people on challenging tasks. You will have the unique opportunity to take ownership and be accountable for the success of your design and products. You will play a key role in mechanical design and system integration from concept through productization. A Mechanical Engineer at NI ensures that a design meets its technical specifications, business goals, and customer needs. You may design a variety of different products and systems including assemblies, enclosures, and accessories for test and measurement hardware.

Responsibilities

• Develop, model, prototype, and refine solutions for NI products and integrated electronic systems
• Select and approve materials, components, and mechanical hardware
• Create materials processing specifications for part manufacturing.
• Certify and support external vendors involved in product/part manufacturing.
• Conduct tolerance stack-up, thermal and structural analyses of products and subsystems.
• Conduct verification and validation testing for your products.
• Provide support to the manufacturing team throughout production.
• Support purchasing to ensure quality delivery of all mechanical parts.
• Become a leading technical resource on electronics packaging technology

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in mechanical engineering
• Minimum 2 years of experience in mechanical or system design
• Strong understanding of fundamental mechanical design principles and processes
• Knowledge in heat transfer, structural analysis, tolerance analysis, design of experiments, and mechanical design
• Proficient experience in 3D CAD software programs, Creo Parametric preferred
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future

Skills

• You are passionate about technology and are dedicated to delivering high-quality features.
• You research initiatives and try new approaches.
• You stay aligned with your goals and stay productive.
• You make connections and build relationships with your colleagues, focusing on creating and effective collaborative style.
• You take time to ask questions and define the problem and make learning a priority and a goal.
• You dig for root causes of a problem and look for patterns.
• You try different solutions for problems and learn from the results.

Qualifications

• Experience in Product Life Management systems, Windchill preferred
• Exposure to structural and thermal FEA tools
• Strong work ethic and drive to succeed
• Effective communication skills and ability to work in a group environment with people of all levels