Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer.

The HPE Mechanical Design team is responsible for the development of all custom hardware modules in the Aurora Driver Kit (ADK) including Compute modules, Sensor Pods, and Lidar. The team works cross-functionally with EE, layout, CAE, Reliability, EMC, NPI, Operations, and other R&D teams to deliver the robust, scalable electro-mechanical solutions that power the Aurora Driver. Our team starts development at the earliest stages of product scoping and technology exploration and carries products through mass production at scale with our manufacturing partners.

The ideal candidate should have a strong history of bringing high-volume products to market, ideally in the automotive or consumer electronics industries. Demonstrated technical ownership over shipping optical sensors, optical mechanisms, cameras, lidar, or similar technologies is desired. The candidate will be part of a larger mechanical engineering group, with support from a best-in-industry CAE simulation, Reliability, and optical engineering team, but should stand-out as a domain expert in mechanical design for high volume production. This is a new role on the team added to support additional project scope. The candidate should be experienced in completing DFM/DFA with high-volume, overseas suppliers and be proficient in 3D CAD (CATIA preferred) and 2D drawing creation using GD&T. Experience with optical analysis using Zemax or equivalent tool is a plus. Experience with high power, high thermal density and high speed electronics experience would be additional bonuses.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Designing and validating thermo- and opto-mechanical enclosures that achieve or exceed performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost requirements for next generation automotive sensors
• Collaborating with Contract Manufacturers to kick off mass production tooling and complete engineering builds leading up to the start of high volume production
• Performing, documenting, and presenting engineering analysis and testing of opto-mechanical sensor performance
• Hands-on Prototyping and validating next generation automotive modules and sensors
• Presenting, documenting and educating others regarding mechanical, thermal, and optical architectural decisions made
• Collaborating closely withcross-functional technical and commercial teams 
• Creating 3D models, 2D drawings, and engineering BOMs in CATIA 3DX
• Performing basic structural/thermal analysis using both hand calculations and FEA
• Supporting evaluation and characterization of optical elements and mounts
• Implement geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) methods and conventions in accordance with ASME 14.5-2009 in 2D specifications

Required Qualifications

• BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering with 4+ years of industry experience in Mechanical Design
• Strong background in mechanical engineering fundamentals and design for high volume production
• Skilled in the use of solid modeling CAD tools (ideally CATIA)
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• Experience working directly with and managing relationships with suppliers, ideally automotive OEMs and/or Asia-based Contract Manufacturers
• Proven, strong analytical and hands-on engineering skills; ability to work in a hands-on prototyping and test environment
• Understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing methods and conventions in accordance with ASME 14.5-2009
• Excellent oral, written, and communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Experience conducting FEA thermal/ structural analysis, ideally with ANSYS Workbench
• Experience in automotive cameras and/or sensors is a plus
• Experience with optical analysis, including sequential and non-sequential analysis, using Zemax or equivalent tool is a plus
• Experience with Matlab or Python or equivalent tool is a plus

The base salary range for this position is $150,000.00-$240,000.00 per year.  Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.

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