Associate Mechanical Engineer

Associate Mechanical Engineer

The main role of the Associate Mechanical Engineer will be to design, develop, and build apparatuses and fixtures, which purpose will be to test and control our clients' manufacturing output. Each of these apparatuses and fixtures is customized to test and control a particular piece of hardware given to us by the client. For example, to produce thousands of new PC hard drives, there are bound to some manufacturing defects in the high volume manufacturing operation. To prevent defective products from reaching the marketplace, they must be detected. Our company specializes in developing the type of test and control apparatuses and fixtures used to detect defects in complex hardware such as a PC hard drive.

In fulfilling his role to design, develop, and build test/control apparatuses and fixtures, our Associate Mechanical Engineer will be tasked with the following duties:

• Design and develop mechanical components, fixtures, and electromechanical systems using SolidWorks, a professional software tool used to plot conceptual designs in 3-D. The AUTOCAD design tool is sometimes used as well.
• Research and analyze feasibility and technical requirements of customer design and application proposals.
• Implement PCBA functional tests, burn-in and environmental stress screening (ESS) process.
• Confer with senior engineering staff to specify technical parameters of design and application proposals.
• Guide technicians on use, maintenance and repair of test/control apparatuses and fixtures.
• Write up technical findings and analyses to in-house manuals and specification sheets.

Degree and Skill-Set Requirements

Based on the complexity of the aforementioned duties and responsibilities of this position, the person who fills the subject vacancy must have a Bachelor's degree, or the equivalent thereof, in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field. The most crucial requirement is solid knowledge of electro-mechanical principles.

Job Site/Interview: San Jose, California

Contact us for this opening at Phone: (408)586-8889