Arista Networks

Mechanical Design Engineer (Tooling Design Focus)

Arista Networks$110K — $175K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor or master's degree in mechanical engineering.
  • 5+ years as a Mechanical NPI Engineer or Design Engineer, focusing on DFM for prototypes and production.
  • 1-3 years hands-on liquid cooling thermal solutions experience across different applications.
  • Strong knowledge of PLM and ECO/MCO/DEV/PCN processes.
  • Proven debugging and troubleshooting skills for electromechanical systems with structured problem-solving methodologies.
  • Exceptional leadership and mentoring skills with effective cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design, development, and validation of custom tooling and fixtures for high volume production.
  • Translate requirements into CAD models, drawings, and documentation.
  • Participate in design reviews, providing DFM/DFT feedback for new products.
  • Collaborate with Hardware Engineering, Platform Design, and Reliability teams.
  • Select and specify manufacturing processes for tooling applications.
  • Conduct tolerance stack-up analysis for assemblies.
  • Support overseas CMs and vendors for tool release, prototyping, and pilot builds.
  • Research and recommend new manufacturing technologies to enhance tooling quality.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Wellbeing programs and tax savings benefits.
  • Income protection plans.
  • Potential for discretionary bonuses and equity offerings.
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer with a strong focus on tooling design and a passion for developing manufacturing focused solutions that enable high volume production. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Engineering, Platform Design, Contract Manufacturing (CM) partners, and cross functional teams to design and develop tooling, test fixtures, and jigs that support scalable, high throughout manufacturing environments.

Who You'll Work With
You'll join a highly collaborative team spanning Hardware Engineering, Platform Design, Reliability Engineering, and global CM partners. This role is deeply integrated with early stage product development, ensuring manufacturability and production success at scale. Precision, innovation, and proactive design collaboration are core to how we operate.

What You'll Do
You will lead the end to end design, development, and validation of custom tooling and fixtures that support New Product Introduction (NPI) and high volume electronics manufacturing. This role emphasizes engineering innovation and early design influence-not factory floor production support.
You will own the mechanical design process from concept development through CAD modeling, documentation, vendor engagement, and pilot build support.
  • Engineer, design, and validate custom tooling, test fixtures, and jigs for high volume production.
  • Translate mechanical and process requirements into CAD models, detailed drawings, and documentation.
  • Participate in design reviews and provide DFM/DFT feedback for new products.
  • Collaborate closely with Hardware Engineering, Platform Design, Reliability Engineering, and CM partners.
  • Select and specify manufacturing processes (CNC machining, injection molding, sheet metal, coatings) for tooling applications.
  • Perform tolerance stackup analysis for complex mechanical assemblies.
  • Work with overseas CMs and vendors to support tool release, prototyping, and pilot builds.
  • Research and recommend new manufacturing technologies to improve tooling quality and cost effectiveness.
  • Create and manage BOMs, ECOs, and revision histories (experience with Agile PLM or Windchill PDMLink is a plus).


Qualifications
  • Bachelor or master's degree in mechanical engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Mechanical NPI Engineer and/or Mechanical Design Engineer, including deep expertise in DFM for prototype and production.
  • 1-3 years of hands-on experience scaling and implementing liquid cooling thermal solutions across board level through facility level applications. This includes cold plates, fittings, tubing and hose terminations, leak detection technologies, and system level cooling hardware such as CDUs and AALCs.
  • Proven working knowledge of PLM and a strong command of ECO/MCO/DEV/PCN processes.
  • Demonstrated ability to debug and troubleshoot electromechanical systems, perform failure and root cause analysis, and apply structured problem solving methodologies such as 8D.
  • Exceptional leadership and mentoring capabilities, with strong problem solving skills and a track record of effective cross functional collaboration and clear communication.

The new hire base pay for this role has a pay range of $110,000 to $175,000. Arista offers different pay ranges based on work location, so that we can offer consistent and competitive pay appropriate to the market. The actual base pay offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and work location. The salary range provided reflects base pay only. As described above, this position may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses and equity. US- based employees are also entitled to benefits including medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, tax savings and income protection. The recruiting team can share more details during the hiring process specific to the role and location.

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About Arista Networks

Arista Networks is a computer networking company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company designs and sells multilayer network switches to deliver software-defined networking solutions for large datacenter, cloud computing, high-performance computing and high-frequency trading environments. Arista Networks was founded in 2004 by former Cisco Systems engineers and is led by CEO Jayshree Ullal. The company went public in 2014 and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ANET.
Learn more about Arista Networks
Size
2,993 employees
Market Cap
$36.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$634.5 million
Founded
2004
5 Year Trend
+21.2%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
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