ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead Component development mechanical fabrication, assembly, and debug activities to ensure successful delivery
- Identify areas of risk and work quickly to prototype and mitigate
- Support DFMEA development
- Engage with component suppliers to specify and acquire quotes
- Perform 3D design and GD&T drawings of complex parts and assemblies
- Performs Design for manufacturing analysis (DFM)
- Optimize designs via analytical, numerical, and/or empirical assessments
- Perform self-guided R&D around novel pack structures and mechanical design
- Willingness to learn new skills such as using fabrication tools in lab
- Perform any additional duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:Required - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline
- 3+ years of relevant mechanical engineering, product development, or component design experience
- Demonstrated experience developing mechanical components and assemblies from concept through prototype, validation, and production readiness
- Proficiency with 3D CAD modeling and the creation and interpretation of engineering drawings
- Working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Experience applying Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate mechanical designs using analytical, numerical, and/or empirical methods
- Experience supporting mechanical fabrication, assembly, prototype build, troubleshooting, and design-debug activities
- Working knowledge of DFMEA and engineering risk-identification and mitigation processes
- Ability to interpret technical requirements and translate them into practical component and system designs
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, organizational, and technical communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced product-development environment with changing priorities and aggressive technical, cost, weight, and schedule targets
Preferred - Experience within the automotive, electric vehicle, battery, energy-storage, aerospace, or other highly engineered product-development environment
- Experience designing battery packs, battery enclosures, structural battery components, or similar mechanical systems
- Knowledge of structural mechanics, fatigue, durability, vibration, thermal expansion, and material behavior
- Experience with finite element analysis (FEA), structural simulation, or other computer-aided engineering tools
- Experience selecting materials and manufacturing processes for lightweight, high-performance mechanical components
- Experience working directly with component suppliers, including development of technical specifications, RFQs, design reviews, and prototype sourcing
- Experience supporting products through prototype builds, design validation, manufacturing launch, and start of production
- Familiarity with automotive product-development processes and applicable engineering standards
- Experience working in an R&D, advanced engineering, or technology-integration environment
