Mechanical Engineer, Industrial Enclosures

About the role

Design mass-manufacturable parts and assemblies for large industrial enclosures, structural plastics, electrical insulators, seals, welded joints, riveted joints, bolted joints, and adhesive joints
Own parts and assemblies from initial concept to high volume production
Design with a first principles approach, optimizing parts through analysis (e.g. structural, tolerance)
Create 3D designs and 2D drawings using CATIA V6/3DX
Perform hands-on work such as prototyping and testing
Collaborate with different engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and reliability teams, as well as external partners and suppliers

Responsibilities

• Design mass-manufacturable parts and assemblies for large industrial enclosures, structural plastics, electrical insulators, seals, welded joints, riveted joints, bolted joints, and adhesive joints
• Own parts and assemblies from initial concept to high volume production
• Design with a first principles approach, optimizing parts through analysis (e.g. structural, tolerance)
• Create 3D designs and 2D drawings using CATIA V6/3DX
• Perform hands-on work such as prototyping and testing
• Collaborate with different engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and reliability teams, as well as external partners and suppliers

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or similar
• 5+ years of full-time industry experience designing outdoor-rated industrial enclosures for electromechanical parts or assemblies
• 5+ years of full-time industry experience working with 3D CAD (bonus if there is experience with CATIA V6/3DX)
• Strong engineering fundamentals including a basic understanding of electronics
• Experience with high volume manufacturing and processes such as sheet metal bending, stamping, injection molding, diecasting, extruding, fastening, riveting, welding, and dispensing
• Experience with ingress ratings and seals
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Qualifications

• Nice-to-haves include experience with paintings and coatings, composites, PCBAs, connectors, fuses, and other electronic components, FEA, CFD, multi-physics modeling, GD&T and tolerance analysis, reliability and validation testing, DFMEAs, product lifecycle management (PLM) and controlled release processes, and medium voltage (34.5kV) or grid-related products, such as converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, insulation, and shielding

Skills

• Must-have skills include a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or similar, 5+ years of full-time industry experience designing outdoor-rated industrial enclosures for electromechanical parts or assemblies, 5+ years of full-time industry experience working with 3D CAD (bonus if there is experience with CATIA V6/3DX), strong engineering fundamentals including a basic understanding of electronics, experience with high volume manufacturing and processes such as sheet metal bending, stamping, injection molding, diecasting, extruding, fastening, riveting, welding, and dispensing, experience with ingress ratings and seals, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team, strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Benefits

Competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $120,000 to $190,000 per year.