Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Elma Electronic Inc. is a global leader and industry innovator in advanced embedded computing solutions. Our products and integrated platforms are based on a set of modular building blocks such as, precision hardware components, rotary switches, and embedded computing boards.

As a global organization, we stay close to our customers and partners worldwide with sales, design, and manufacturing facilities across three continents.

Your Solution Partner.

We have an excellent opportunity for an accomplished Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team in Fremont, California. Our ideal candidate will design enclosures/chassis for up to very complex electromechanical systems according to design requests outlined by the application engineers and customer specifications. This includes 3D-model layouts, manufacturing drawings, BOMs, documentations, thermal and structural analysis. Generate presentations for customer review of assigned project. Provide technical guidance to less senior engineers.

Responsibilities:

Establish all necessary documents to manufacture and build requested products

Responsible for correctness of the 3D-models, manufacturing drawings, BOMs and administrational work to release drawings

Perform thermal and structural analysis

Communications with sales, engineering, manufacturing staff and customers

Provide technical guidance to less senior engineers

Qualifications:

Thorough knowledge of drafting standards

Proficiency in 3D-CAD systems, preferably in One Space Designer

Able to design with good design practice and proper tolerances for repeatability

Experience in enclosure and sheet metal designs

Good knowledge to be able to perform thermal and structural analysis

Creativity and innovation

Knowledge of MS Office (mainly Power Point for presentations)

Good communication skills

Able to work on assignments which require sound design and engineering knowledge

Requires frequent independent judgment

Able to establish 3D-model layouts, assembly drawings (power point from 3D-model) and detailed manufacturing drawings using cost effective techniques that ensure compliance with cost and performance criteria

Experience in enclosure and sheet metal designs

Able to design enclosures that meet requirements of emerging packaging standards

Perform thermal analysis using Flotherm analysis tool

Perform structural analysis

Being creative and innovative

Able to work independently with little or no help from supervisor

Willing to learn (e.g. new software, manufacturing processes, standards, etc.)

Able to communicate with sales, engineering and manufacturing staff and customers

Education/Experience:

BSME or equivalent education/experience

3D-CAD systems training certificate

Minimum 10 years design experience

Target Compensation: $130k to $145k plus bonus

Elma offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and benefits package.

Elma Electronic Inc. is proud of our diversity and equal employment opportunity practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.