Mechanical Design Engineer

Swift Solar•San Carlos, CA

5d•$120,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Mechanical Design Engineer at Swift Solar, you will help develop, build, and maintain equipment used to create next-generation solar products. Working with the equipment engineering team, you will design, procure, and install parts and assemblies for thin-film deposition and processing equipment. Your designs will help improve process performance and prepare for manufacturing scale-up. The work may include designing components for vacuum chambers and other process equipment; preparing drawings for suppliers; performing thermal and mechanical analyses; installing and troubleshooting assemblies; testing equipment in production mode; documenting findings; and proposing improvements to operating procedures and designs based on testing. You will also help develop Swift’s engineering practices and documentation standards. As part of the hardware team, you will interact with teams across the company and have opportunities to develop your skills and responsibilities.

Requirements

At least 5 years of industrial engineering experience working with vacuum equipment or other materials processing equipment in photovoltaics, semiconductors, batteries, or a similar industry.
Experience working with suppliers and optimizing designs for manufacturability, cost, and serviceability.
Proficiency with a formal document control system and release process for parts and drawings.
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
Experience using 3D CAD software to design parts made by machining, 3D printing, sheet metal processes, and/or welding.
Enjoyment of working with suppliers to source quality parts, testing designed systems, and troubleshooting complex systems.
Desire to learn standards and best practices to improve engineering processes.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of proper dimensioning and tolerance analysis, including ASME Y14.5M.
Past projects using computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis for flow, thermal, and structural simulations, using ANSYS or similar.
Experience releasing prototype equipment into high-volume manufacturing.
Experience with 2D drafting of electrical schematics for industrial controls in AutoCAD or similar.
Vacuum equipment design experience.
Experience with SolidWorks, preferred.

Responsibilities

Design, procure, and install parts and assemblies for thin-film deposition and processing equipment.
Design components for vacuum chambers and other process equipment.
Prepare drawings for suppliers to source parts quickly and cost-effectively.
Perform thermal and mechanical analyses of assemblies.
Install and troubleshoot equipment assemblies.
Test assemblies in production mode and document findings.
Recommend improvements to operating procedures and designs based on testing.
Help develop engineering practices and documentation standards.