Senior Mechanical Engineer

A Day in Your Life at MKS:

As a Senior Mechanical Engineering in the Optomechanical Components Group you will join our Engineering team to solve design challenges and work cross-functionally to bring new generations of opto-mechanical solutions to our customers. In this role you will report to the Senior Manager of R&D Engineering.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Designing and analyzing optomechanical systems equipment and packaging

• Conducting feasibility studies and testing on new and modified designs

• Participate in the product design process with responsibility for the mechanical design development and release

• Help identify the root cause of field failures and develop design solutions to improve future product generations

• Perform analysis as needed to assure design performance including thermal and mechanical FEA CFD modeling and tolerance studies

• Be the team champion for simple elegant product designs that are efficient to manufacture and meet customer needs

Skills You Bring:

• BS (MS or higher preferred) in Mechanical Engineering

• 5 years of highly relevant experience

• Background in multidisciplinary design projects with focus on precision optomechanics assembly integration and cost-effective manufacturing

• Solid analytical skills with a demonstrated track record of solving challenging problems using a variety of tools and techniques including thermal and mechanical simulation preferably with ANSYS or NASTRAN

• Ability to think creatively to develop solutions around optomechanical packaging thermal management and precision opto-mechanical assembly design

• Experience taking at least one product from concept through post-release production

• Advanced CAD skills with SolidWorks experience preferred

• Experience with environmental testing strongly desired

We are interested in a qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position at this time.

Compensation and Benefits:
Salary Pay Range: $00 per year. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position based on a wide range of factors including qualifications experience and training operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by MKS it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role.

Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in an amount to be determined by MKS or as applicable.

Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance coverage (medical dental and vision) 401(k) with company match life and disability insurance 12 paid holidays sick time 15 paid vacation days 6 weeks fully paid parental leave adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement and for participation in any stock programs signing bonus etc..

MKS is an equal opportunity employer including disability veteran status and all categories protected by law. Please review our EOE statements for additional details.

MKS will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act and the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers.

#LI-EK1

Globally our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be U.S. persons. U.S. persons are generally defined as U.S. citizens noncitizen nationals lawful permanent residents (or green card holders) individuals granted asylum and individuals admitted as refugees.

MKS Instruments Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (MKS) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race color national origin sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions) religion age ancestry physical or mental disability or handicap marital status membership in the uniformed services veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens in accordance with applicable law and company policies. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability please contact us at:.

If applying for a specific job please include the requisition number (ex: RXXXX) the title and location of the role