POSITION SUMMARY:
Provides RF product electro-mechanical support for engineering development and RF product sustaining efforts. Provides direction to the RF Sustaining team regarding thermal and structural challenges. Acts as a technical leader for all aspects of the mechanical engineering, design, and documentation involved.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepares detailed mechanical models/drawings from notes, verbal instructions, rough or detailed sketches or marked up prints.
- Demonstrates expertise in the design, documentation, and maintenance in sheet metal,machined parts, molded parts, cold plates, heat sinks and custom fasteners.
- Supports commodity team in supplier selection and qualification. Addresses numerous Supplier Call Backs (SCB) for mechanical/drawing discrepancies.
- Makes mathematical calculations to determine dimensions, hole and component locations and tolerances including appropriate tolerance stackup analysis.
- Writes specifications on material, finish and tolerances and helps to communicate requirements to suppliers.
- Must have strong understanding of heat transfer related to air and water cooled electronic systems, including performing tests to validate simulations/calculations.
- Experience with Finite Element/Volume Analysis.
- Ability to understand and follow experiments and procedures to prove, test, and monitor design concepts.
- Possesses a solid understanding of:
- Related fabrication processes to enhance supplier DFM (Design for Manufacturing)
- Process capabilities to enhance product manufacturing/assembly DFM, DFC,DFx
- Electrical engineering and circuits to facilitate cooperative design
- Ability to evaluate simulated and empirical data to provide multiple solution paths for challenging problems.
- Possesses a solid understanding of:
- DFM/DFA ability to minimize complexity, part count, incorporate Poke Yoke and achieve high levels of product manufacturability, testability and serviceability
- Works as part of a team, balancing time and scope to meet specification and scheduling demands.
- Other duties as assigned
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Works in a standard office environment utilizing standard office equipment, a noisy fast-paced lab/manufacturing area, and/or clean room.
- Works under limited supervison.
- Overtime may be necessary in times of increased demand.
SKILLS:
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills. Must have the ability and capability to interact with various Plasma Power Engineering Design Centers in USA, South Korea, Germany.
- Must have a working knowledge of ANSI Y14.5.
- Must show advanced computer skills with SolidWorks.
- Must have a working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing including Tolerance Stackup Analysis
- Must have strong understanding of heat transfer related to air and water cooled electronic systems.
- Experience with Finite Element/Volume Analysis.
- Ability to understand and follow experiments and procedures to prove, test, and monitor design concepts.
- Ability to evaluate simulated and empirical data to provide multiple solution paths for challenging problems.
- Ability to manage projects from start to finish including conformance to scheduling, and resource utilization management.
EXPERIENCE:
- 3 7 years of related design experience in the development of electronic systems.
- Must have working knowledge of manufacturing process
- Expertise in the design, documentation and maintenance of sheet metal, heatsinks, cold plates, machined/moled parts and other associated mechanical parts and fasteners.
EDUCATION:
- Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar
