Mechanical Engineer 2

Key Responsibilities
Design and Development:
-Assists in the design and development of electronic parts components board layout and board planning mechanical systems equipment and packaging aligning with standards for reliability performance and manufacturability.
-Utilizes advanced computer assisted design (CAD) tools (e.g. ProE SolidWorks) to support development of 3D models and mechanical designs.
Structural and Reliability Analysis:
-Begins to conduct first order stress analysis strain analysis and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to evaluate the mechanical strength and reliability of materials and components raising challenges to team.
-Addresses identified potential points of failure as instructed to refine designs and improve reliability.
Manufacturing and Production Support:
-Adheres to project timelines throughout the design development process and may work with team to optimize manufacturing processes.
Product Testing and Quality Assurance:
-Executes tests as instructed for prototypes ensuring designs meet functional and performance goals while identifying areas for improvement.
-Collects test data for analyses to detect bugs defects and failure trends.
Research and Innovation:
-Researches next-generation technologies to support optimization of data center and cloud application products.
Collaboration with Cross-functional Teams:
-Incorporates feedback from suppliers and internal stakeholders to support the development of high-quality components ensuring they meet performance and cost goals.
Project Management:
-Documents essential details about processes and materials providing clear communication to stakeholders and ensuring alignment with project objectives and schedule.

Additional Responsibilities (as needed)
Thermal Management:
-Assists with thermal analysis and design using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools like FloTHERM or Icepak.
-Executes airflow measurements environmental testing and thermal validation tests for products as instructed ensuring compliance with internal and external standards (e.g. ASHRAE Data Center Standards).
Environmental Test Engineering:
-Assists in ensuring that mechanical product designs align with relevant global regulatory and industry standards by supporting the integration of standards requirements into design.
-Conducts basic environmental testing working closely with internal teams and external labs to ensure products meet established standards.
-Works with design engineers and program managers to understand test results and assists in debug and validation of design fixes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.

• 0-2 years of hands-on mechanical design experience through full-time roles internships co-ops academic projects or related high-tech electro-mechanical work.

• CAD experience with tools such as Creo/ProEngineer SolidWorks NX or similar mechanical design platforms.

• Foundational experience designing or supporting sheet metal machined plastic die-cast and fastened mechanical components and assemblies.

• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes such as stamping bending machining injection molding die casting finishing assembly and inspection.

• Familiarity with tolerance analysis GD&T DFM/DFA mechanical drawings BOM creation design documentation and engineering change processes.

• Ability to support prototype builds mechanical validation failure analysis and production readiness activities.

• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional engineering teams manufacturing partners suppliers and global stakeholders.

• Ability to evaluate tradeoffs across mechanical design thermal performance manufacturability serviceability and cost with guidance from senior engineers.

• Strong problem-solving ownership communication documentation and schedule-management skills.

• Experience with cloud infrastructure hyperscale data center hardware enterprise servers storage systems networking systems or rack-level platforms.

• Familiarity with thermal and structural analysis workflows or tools such as FloTHERM Icepak ANSYS or similar simulation environments.

• Exposure to mechanical validation processes such as environmental testing vibration testing shock testing thermal testing and characterization.

• Familiarity with EMI/EMC safety regulatory reliability serviceability and data center environmental requirements.

• Prior exposure to global ODM/JDM partners external manufacturers tooling vendors or supply chain organizations is a plus.

• Knowledge of high-power systems airflow optimization liquid-cooling interfaces rack integration cable routing and service-access constraints.

• Familiarity with PLM/PDM systems and formal release processes for hardware products.

• Mechanical design support:Enclosures chassis rack hardware covers brackets trays cable-management features and electro-mechanical assemblies.

• Manufacturing readiness:DFM/DFA support tooling feedback supplier reviews cost awareness quality improvement and release-to-production support.

• Validation and analysis:Tolerance stack-ups fit/function checks prototype validation environmental testing vibration testing thermal characterization and RCCA support.

• Cross-functional execution:Clear collaboration with electrical thermal systems validation operations supply chain and manufacturing teams.

• Documentation discipline:CAD models drawings BOM inputs ECO support specifications assembly procedures test findings and production release records.