Senior Staff Mechanical Design Engineer

apartmentLightmatter, Inc. placeMountain View calendar_month 
Lead mechanical and thermal design analysis of package, board and system configurations working closely with Package and System Architects to deliver industry leading products.
  • Lead engineer to Design, test, analyze, qualify, and document mechanical hardware of moderate to high complexity.
  • Participate in negotiating package and system design requirements with customers, vendors, and key stakeholders.
  • Create concept, intermediate, and final designs with intermediate milestone peer review and empirical prototype evaluation.
  • Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for mechanical design features of package and system chassis to obtain optimal thermal and structural design.
  • Create and communicate drawings, CAD models and other design collateral through BOM management.
  • Participate in compliance testing with Nationally Recognized Test Labs in ensuring product meets all EMI/EMC and safety standards required.
  • Lead and conduct root-cause-analysis and technical investigations for Package and Systems thermal and mechanical designs.
  • Participate in cross-functional team efforts in integration, pre-qualification and qualification for products and sub-systems of moderate to high complexity.
  • Provide assistance to creating technical roadmaps, establishing best practices, and determining product feasibility.
  • Lead internal and external stakeholders (supplier/vendors) to deliver components that meet quality, cost, and timelines.

Minimum Requirements

Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field, or foreign degree equivalent, plus 4 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering, Product & System Design, Silicon Photonics, or Semiconductor.

The experience which can be gained concurrently must also include the following:

4 years of experience using CAD tools (such as Solidworks, AutoCAD); 4 years of experience building mechanical design of semiconductor packaging technologies and system design; 4 years of experience performing Geometric tolerancing and analysis (GT&A); 3 years of experience working on complex projects with diverse scope with aggressive timelines; 3 years of demonstrated capabilities to think conceptually of advanced issues and deliver quality solutions; 1 year of experience in the semiconductor industry leading to knowledge of semiconductor packaging (2D/3D) technologies and system design as it relates to thermal and mechanical design; and

1 year of experience in design and manufacturing in the field of Silicon Photonics including laser, fiber attach processes, and optical fiber network management.

Alternate requirements include:

Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field, or foreign degree equivalent, plus 6 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering, Product & System Design, Silicon Photonics, or Semiconductor.

The experience which can be gained concurrently must also include the following:

6 years of experience using CAD tools (such as Solidworks, AutoCAD); 6 years of experience building mechanical design of semiconductor packaging technologies and system design; 6 years of experience performing Geometric tolerancing and analysis (GT&A); 5 years of experience working on complex projects with diverse scope with aggressive timelines; 5 years of demonstrated capabilities to think conceptually of advanced issues and deliver quality solutions; 3 years of experience in the semiconductor industry leading to knowledge of semiconductor packaging (2D/3D) technologies and system design as it relates to thermal and mechanical design; and

3 years of experience in design and manufacturing in the field of Silicon Photonics including laser, fiber attach processes, and optical fiber network management.

5% travel to Boston, MA and/or Toronto, Canada offices

Job Location: Lightmatter, Inc., 800 W. El Camino Rd., Ste 350, Mountain View, CA 94040. (Telecommuting allowed 2-3 days per week within the same MSA.) 40 hours per week, 9:00 am 5:00 pm. Salary from $166,433 per year to $208,230 per year.

Send resume and letter of application detailing experience to Ellen Schneider, Sr. HR Business Partner, Lightmatter, Inc.,

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