Principal Mechanical Engineer SME

CelesticaRichardson, TX

About The Position

This position is for a Principal Mechanical Engineer SME for Mechanical Concept Development. In this role, you will define the mechanical packaging and architecture of leading and competitive AI Rack systems, Compute, and Network systems, engage in new related technology research and study. As a member of the Customer Experience team, you will engage in deeper technical dialog and trade-off analysis with customers and key suppliers. Additionally, the candidate should have working knowledge of the interdependencies from other design disciplines such as compute, connectivity, management, power, and cooling subsystems that impact good mechanical design.

Requirements

  • Min. 10+ years of direct working experiences in electronic product mechanical design, related to compute / networking / rack level product design experience is a MUST.
  • Experience with liquid cooling systems, modular chassis and cabled designs
  • Experience with high volume production and high reliability and serviceable products
  • Experience in mechanical design in a multi-disciplinary environment, and multiple type of product development cycles
  • Good knowledge in material property, manufacturing process, tolerance analysis, stress analysis, thermal analysis, skills to perform kinematics analysis is a plus
  • Good knowledge in sheet metal tooling, plastic tooling and die casting tooling.
  • Good knowledge in industrial standards and system level environmental compliance
  • Super user of Creo a must.
  • Knowledge of SolidWorks
  • Good skills in Microsoft office software

Nice To Haves

  • Good experience on optical module application is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Define Complex AI/ML infrastructure mechanical solutions in support of system design objectives and requirements.
  • Develop and maintain close technical relationships with suppliers/partners on product roadmaps and technologies.
  • Guide RFQ and Celestica platform mechanical packaging solutions
  • Ability to rapidly develop and evaluate options and concepts for team analysis
  • Provide effective mechanical trade-off analysis and competitive guidance to engineering teams and customers.
  • Support System Requirements Documents (SRD) development, requirement compliance assessments, and Technical proposals.
  • Act as a primary technical SME to customers on related mechanical topics, concepts, trade-offs, and proposals.
  • Good knowledge/understanding of FEA/CFD analysis
  • Deep knowledge of rack structures, MiG, Tig, Welding.
  • Quality inspection of welds
  • Understanding of costs and tooling as well schedules of the process
  • Identify and resolve cross-functional and cross-discipline architectural issues
  • Identify and Champion process improvement efforts as needed.
  • Participate in standards committees and industry groups as assigned.
  • Prepare and present technical presentations to customers, industry groups, tradeshows, etc.
  • Maintain current on industry trends and future technology and market opportunities.

Benefits

  • Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Celestica is an E-Verify employer.
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