The Senior Mechanical Engineer will lead unit-level, board-level and third-party hardware evaluation for the Space and Defense hardware team. The role will require close collaboration with other hardware engineering disciplines including electrical design, test, and PCB layout. A diverse skill set is required which includes experience in mechanical design, thermal modeling, design for environment, as well as aspects of safety and regulatory testing.
Responsibilities- Have direct responsibility for mechanical designs from block diagram level down to schematic-level circuitry.
- Cooperate with electrical designers and software team engineers to develop a well-considered holistic design.
- Interact closely with PCB layout experts to realize the board-level design, emphasizing proper selection of connector/interconnect systems.
- Provide weekly reporting of program status within release manager meetings and to management as required.
- Interface with Nokia Supply Chain representatives at a detailed level to plan material acquisition, prototype factory assembly, and factory test to deliver per the prototype plan.
- Compile all necessary evidence at P7 and P8 milestones to demonstrate HW design maturity and quality.
- Champion the design work needed to effort to successfully launch the product into production.
NOTE: Due to the requirements of the National Security Agreement, only US Citizens and holders of a valid Green Card are eligible for this position
You have:
- US Citizen or Permanent Resident is required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering. Master's degree preferred.
- At least 3 years' experience in hardware mechanical design taking products to production.
- Ability to use a wide variety of mechanical design tools to facilitate physical design, thermal performance, environmental testing in conformance with specifications.
- Customer and partner/vendor relationship management experience.
- Proficient communication (verbal, written) skills
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