Job Description
Job Summary
• This role is responsible for leading multiple project teams consisting of mechanical hardware engineers and internal/outsourced development partners. The role manages headcount, resources, schedules, and costs across multiple ongoing projects, and builds relationships with development partners. The role brings domain-specific expertise, providing leadership and mechanical/thermal perspective to cross-organization projects. The role evaluates designs for compliance with technology and drives innovation and integration of new technologies into projects.
Responsibilities
• Leads multiple project teams of other mechanical hardware engineers and internal and outsourced development partners responsible for all stages of mechanical and thermal development for complex products and platforms, including solution design, validation, tooling and testing.
• Manages headcount, deliverables, schedules, and costs for multiple ongoing projects, ensuring that resources are appropriately allocated and that goals, objectives, timelines, and budgets are met in accordance with program and organizational roadmaps.
• Manages and expands relationships with internal and outsourced development partners on mechanical and thermal design and development.
• Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with technology and development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality.
• Provides domain-specific expertise and overall mechanical/thermal leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.
• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.
• Drives innovation and integration of new technologies into projects and activities in the mechanical and thermal design organization.
• Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced staff members.
Education & Experience Recommended
• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in Mechanical engineering design and solutions, implementation across hardware development lifecycle, or a related field.
Preferred Certifications
NA
Knowledge & Skills
• 3D Modeling
• Ansys Simulation Software
• Computer-Aided Design
• Electromechanics
• Engineering Design Process
• Finite Element Methods
• Injection Molding
• Machining
• Manufacturing Processes
• Mechanical Design
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechanical Systems
• New Product Development
• Product Design
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Prototyping
• PTC Creo (CAD Suite)
• Sheet Metal
• SolidWorks (CAD)
• Thermal Management
Cross-Org Skills
• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity
Impact & Scope
• Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.
Complexity
• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.
Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.
