Mechanical Engineer
nLIGHT, Inc. · Longmont, CO · 1 mo ago
Engineering$96k–$130k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Development of cutting-edge laser and electro-optical systems through rapid development of effective and robust mechanical system designs.
- Apply DFX and other design principals to create manufacturing-friendly, cost-optimized solutions that meet or exceed the functional design goals.
- Devise, design and build robust tooling and process equipment suitable for reliable high-volume manufacturing.
- Design, analysis, and assembly of mechanical systems from concept through design finalization and integration.
Requirements
- Commitment to Excellence.
- Attention to Detail.
- Pride in Workmanship.
- Experience working in mechanical system design and integration for at least 3+ years.
- Ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
- Effective management of schedule and priorities with minimal daily direction to meet mid to long-term schedule objectives.
- Experience using GitLab, Jira, or similar project management software.
- Experience with system level trade studies and documenting engineering decision making.
- Experience architecting design solutions from design requirements and stakeholder input.
- Experience breaking down larger scale system design and delegating engineering tasking to a diverse team of contributing engineers.
- Experience in SolidWorks.
- Experience with hand calculations to verify design requirements.
- Strong troubleshooting skills.
- Expertise in fabrication and assembly drawing preparation for manufacturing (ISO and ANSI standards).
- Experience in design for manufacturability and assembly (DFMA).
- Experience with various manufacturing techniques – machining, sheet metal, injection molding, etc.
Qualifications
- Experience in rugged design for optical systems including kinematic, flexure mounting and optical and structural adhesive mounting.
- Familiarity with implementation of electro-optical systems.
- Experience in optical system alignment and test methods.
- Experience in Opto-Mechanical Assembly, including receiving and inspecting components, dry-assembly, bonding.
- Experience in thermal management systems.
- Experience in STANDALONE analysis (structural, thermal, optical performance).
- Experience in vibration test and analysis and isolation methods, in particular jitter analysis for opto-mechanical systems.
- Experience in finite element analysis (FEA) and modeling of vibration and thermal effects.
- Experience in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis.
- Experience with MATLAB & LabVIEW.
- Experience in Adaptive Optical (AO) Systems and/or High Energy Laser systems.
- Exposure to MIL-STD-810 design and/or testing.
Skills
- Experience in rugged design for optical systems including kinematic, flexure mounting and optical and structural adhesive mounting.
- Familiarity with implementation of electro-optical systems.
- Experience in optical system alignment and test methods.
- Experience in Opto-Mechanical Assembly, including receiving and inspecting components, dry-assembly, bonding.
- Experience in thermal management systems.
- Experience in STANDALONE analysis (structural, thermal, optical performance).
- Experience in vibration test and analysis and isolation methods, in particular jitter analysis for opto-mechanical systems.
- Experience in finite element analysis (FEA) and modeling of vibration and thermal effects.
- Experience in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis.
- Experience with MATLAB & LabVIEW.
- Experience in Adaptive Optical (AO) Systems and/or High Energy Laser systems.
- Exposure to MIL-STD-810 design and/or testing.
Benefits
- 4 weeks of Paid Time Off per year.
- 11 paid Holidays.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Tuition Assistance Program.
- Health (ACA Gold Plan), Vision and Dental Care paid by employer.
- 100% for Employee and 75% for Dependents.
- Paid Family Leave, Short and Long Term Disability paid by employer.
- 100% Competitive 401k with company match and immediate vesting.