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Gatik

Senior Mechanical Engineer

$170K–$220K

Santa Clara, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2024

Location
Santa Clara, CA
Santa Clara, California, United States
Experience
5+ years.
Education
An engineering degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics or an equivalent field.

About the job

Design and validate mechanical structures and sensor integrations for autonomous vehicles, from concept through production, while supporting prototyping and vehicle builds.

What you'll do

  • Lead mechanical design and analysis, including FE analysis, tolerance stack-ups, and component calculations.
  • Own mechanical assemblies and BOMs; collaborate with validation, procurement, and manufacturing on testing and production readiness.
  • Build prototype vehicles and establish engineering standards and processes; mentor the mechanical engineering discipline.

What they ask for

  • 5+ years designing and analyzing complex mechanical structures and integrating hardware.
  • Engineering degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or an equivalent field.
  • Successfully delivered multiple parts, subsystems, or systems to production; automotive or transportation experience with larger assemblies and parts.
  • Strong 3D CAD and 2D drafting per ASME Y14.5; FE analysis experience; experience with engineering processes such as PDM/PLM, ECOs, and BOMs.

Nice to have

  • NX; vibration analysis experience.
  • Experience with thermal design or CFD, vehicle sensors, sensor protection, scripting, optics, harness routing, or E&E basics.

Pay

$170,000- $220,000 USD base salary

Tools

ASME Y14.5, NX, PDM, PLM, ISO 26262, python, go, perl

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