Palo Alto Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Hardware 

United States, California 

391838862

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Your Impact

• Capable of doing hands-on work in mechanical lab/shop environments to prove out design concepts and rework existing parts

• Conduct failure analysis and determine root causes

• Implement design enhancements and cost reductions

• Create & release engineering change orders (ECOs) to implement design solution(s)

• Collaborate well with the entire hardware team during development

• Generate initial mechanical system Bills of Materials (BOMs)

• Prepare and present Design Reviews that include detailed tolerance analysis, overall assembly, estimated costing and schedule commitment.

• Work with manufacturing partners early-on in implementing DFM in Proto 1 through production

• Participate in other design views to better understand various design ideas.

• Responsible for the review and approval of initial First Article Inspection (FAI)

• Reports for part and assemblies prior to pre-production release and/or transfer of ownership to operations

• Supporting mechanical sustaining effort across all PAN products

• Actively participate in product definition and document

• Perform product characterizations testing

• Capable in supporting sustaining across all production released produ cts

Your Experience

• Excellent understanding in design sheet metal, plastic, machining and die cast part design

• Excellent understanding of tolerances analysis and how it applies to fabrication and assembly documentation

• Excellent understand of product thermal and custom heat sink design

• Good understanding of critical to function dimensioning practices in preparing fabrication and assembly documentation

• Minimum 10-15 plus years of experience as a mechanical engineer

• Skilled with 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks or Pro/Engineer

• Experience with manufacturing and design technologies in sheet metal, plastic injection molding, machining and die casting

• Experience reviewing first article inspection reports of fabricated parts and assemblies

• Detail oriented with excellent communication and documentation skills

We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $180000 - $205000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.