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Mechanical Design Engineer (Tooling Design Focus)

Santa Clara, CA, usFull-time$110k2026-10-09 → 2026-11-10
Based in United States

Core

Design, develop, and validate custom tooling, test fixtures, and jigs to enable high-volume electronics manufacturing and support New Product Introduction (NPI).

Role type

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Tooling & Manufacturing)

Builds

Custom manufacturing tooling, test fixtures, jigs, and liquid cooling hardware for high-throughput production environments.

Domain

Electronics Manufacturing / Data Center Networking / Thermal Management

Required skills

CAD modeling, DFM/DFT analysis, tolerance stackup analysis, manufacturing process selection (CNC, injection molding, sheet metal), BOM/ECO management, root cause analysis (8D), liquid cooling system design

Preferred skills

Agile PLM or Windchill PDMLink experience, liquid cooling thermal solutions scaling (board to facility level), troubleshooting electromechanical systems

Technologies

CAD software, Agile PLM, Windchill PDMLink, CNC, injection molding, sheet metal, CDUs, AALCs

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end design and validation of custom tooling and fixtures; Translate mechanical requirements into detailed CAD models and drawings; Select and specify manufacturing processes for tooling applications; Perform tolerance stackup analysis for complex assemblies; Collaborate with Hardware Engineering, Platform Design, and Contract Manufacturing partners; Research and recommend new manufacturing technologies to improve quality and cost.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentoring capabilities