Mechanical Engineer

Motion Recruitment - Fremont, CA

Full-time

Fremont, CA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

We are looking for a skilled Mechanical and/or System Engineer to join our team full-time. This role involves engaging with various stakeholders to understand requirements, identifying product gaps, and collaborating with vendor partners to develop or modify mechanical solutions at both the system and rack levels. The successful candidate will manage design activities and coordinate with mechanical system partners to ensure successful product delivery for production.

Responsibilities

• Detailed mechanical design of components, sub-assemblies, and system integration.
• Conduct extensive tolerance studies/stack ups (e.g., root sum square, worst case, etc.).
• Determine and validate mechanical design requirements for components within a system environment.
• Manage and guide detailed design development activities and associated schedules.
• Actively participate in thermal design activities and potential engineering design/modeling work.
• Drive design optimizations and collaborate with all stakeholders on design for manufacturing enhancements.
• Create design Bill of Materials (BOM) and oversee the release of the design into manufacturing and volume production.
• Oversee the build and validation of engineering prototypes.
• Perform root cause and corrective action analysis as needed.

Requirements

• BS Degree in Mechanical and/or System Engineering with hands-on experience in a related IT industry.
• Proven track record in engineering design and industrial working, specifically with server racks, systems, mechanical and thermal areas.
• Prior experience with system integration into data center rack levels and meeting environmental requirements.
• Proficient use of mechanical design tools such as Pro-E, SolidWorks, etc.
• Familiarity with thermal and structural analysis tools like FloTherm, Icepak, ANSYS, etc., is a plus.
• Experience with mechanical validation tests, including Environmental Test Engineering (ETE), vibration, and thermal testing & characterization.
• Familiarity with Electromagnetic Compliance (EMI/EMC) is a plus.