Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Partner with opto-mechanical engineers, physicists, and controls system engineers to iteratively design mechanics for vacuum systems, optical subsystems, support structures, and opto-electronics
• Ceate novel designs and specifications of mechanical systems and subsystems from the component level up to the system level
• Own complex technical projects from concept to delivery
• Evaluate suitability of design solutions by performing detailed stability, thermal, vibration, and tolerance analysis
• Analyze and make recommendations to the engineering team for balancing competing requirements
• Assist in hands-on assembly and precision alignment of finalized designs

Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, advanced degree is a plus
• 7+ years optomechanical design experience

Qualifications

• Experience with precision mechanism design and kinematic interfaces
• Familiarity with designing vacuum chambers and interfacing hardware
• Mastery of Solidworks, PDM, or equivalent design and data management software
• Strong background with FEA (meshing, modal analysis, thermal analysis, etc.) and corresponding first order analysis
• Robust packaging of sensitive systems for shipping or extreme environments
• Mechanical design for PCBs, wire harnesses, electronic thermal control
• Hands on experience with optics and opto-mechanical best practices a plus
• Creative, critical thinking with ability to strategize and solve problems in a dynamic environment
• Ability to work effectively in an open, collaborative environment
• Excellent communication, listening and people skills
• Capable of lifting and moving objects that weigh up to 25 pounds