Mindlance · 20 hours ago
Mechanical Engineer (III)
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$90/hr - $110/hr
6+ years expMindlance is a company focused on innovative engineering solutions, and they are seeking a Mechanical Engineer (III) to contribute to the design of sensing systems for Google Maps. The role involves collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to develop hardware architecture, solve complex engineering problems, and document design processes throughout the product lifecycle.
Human Resources
Responsibilities
Evaluate hardware designs to ensure they are feasible to execute or test from the engineering perspective. Identify and highlight opportunities to customize features needed to iterate the final product build
Develop hardware architecture or design validation by converting hardware product features to specifications, requirements, and test processes for both the product and its overall system
Select components and IPs to enable future system/product performance and the overall solution
Identify and document the product definition and specifications through one's own contribution or contribution of other engineers
Integrate hardware systems and their complex subsystems or components with other products, services, or networks across product areas and industry partners
Anticipate and address hardware design issues or risks. Ensure validation of hardware design and implement design improvement
Identify flaws and issues with hardware components or systems, debug and analyze issues, risks, or trade-offs with limited precedent, and implement corrective solutions to non-standard hardware failures by recommending corrective solutions
Build prototypes and design hardware components for a product area (e.g., optics, lasers, cables, audio circuits, antenna) in collaboration with peers and vendor teams
Drive efforts to create design documents or test plans and to incorporate assembly requirements, operation documents, and cost constraints into component design
Evaluate hardware design feasibility based on product requirements
Help identify and customize the design solution based on trade-offs in packaging, performance, power or technology selection, and scope hardware project. Collaborate with internal partners and external vendors
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
6 years of experience working in mechanical engineering
Proficiency in hardware systems and subsystems implementation
Layout/printed circuit board (PCB) design knowledge
Technical documentation
Team Management
Debugging & troubleshooting
Troubleshooting and failure analysis
Product development lifecycle
Hardware validation planning and execution
Mechanical engineering principles
Architecture knowledge
Hardware architecture (Hardware/OS)
Industry knowledge
Data analysis and synthesis
Product excellence
Systems thinking
Product architecture
Knowledge of manufacturing processes (machining, sheet metal, welding, injection molding, casting, composites and additive manufacturing a plus)
Knowledge of engineering materials (metals, polymers, adhesives, lubricants, composites, ceramics, etc.) particularly those that are used in Street View operating environments (operating temps, outdoor exposure, humidity, pressure, etc.)
Good communication skills; proactively provide updates on progress of work/projects; timely and responsive communication
Be able to generate reports and conduct presentations to summarize analyses/investigations/decisions
Knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5) and CAD modeling/drawing best practices - high quality understanding and detailing of deliverables (drawings)
Knowledge of opto-mechanics
Knowledge of or expertise in various computation-based analysis tools for mechanical systems, including FEA and CFD
Knowledge of PLM and how it is used and how it affects the entire life of the product
Generation of clear, concise, and complete ECRs
Company
Mindlance
Mindlance is a Staffing and Recruiting company which provides multi-vertical staffing services
1001-5000 employees
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