Senior Design Engineer

KYOCERA External•San Diego, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Kyocera International, Inc. is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to support production and ensure high-quality output in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. This is a stable, long-term opportunity where your work matters. The Senior Design Engineer performs complex activities in the design, layout, testing, and evaluation of technical products. This role acts as a technical liaison, providing troubleshooting and technical support for projects related to the development of new products and designs. As an experienced professional, this person provides updates with a full understanding of their area of specialization, resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways, and works through problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires the evaluation of identifiable factors. This position may require exposure to information subject to US Export Control regulations, i.e.: the International Traffic and Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be US persons within the meaning of US regulations.

Requirements

BS degree in engineering design
5+ years of experience in mechanical design
AutoCAD/Mechanical Desktop/Inventor/Pro Engineer/Solid Works/experience required.
In-depth knowledge of design engineering, geometric tolerances, packaging design, and tool preparation required.
Advanced understanding of customer and suppliers' processing.
Must possess excellent communication skills in both written and verbal to interface with the outside vendors, to generate and deliver presentations to both internal and external customers.
Eligible to work in an ITAR environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with Kyocera's proprietary methodologies and products preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs complex product development activities including drawing, board layout, and interpretation and implementation of customer specifications and documentation requirements.
Provides existing product line support in design activities and/or modification of hardware in production.
Conducts engineering studies and may assign work to technical drafting staff.
Communicates with production and sales engineers concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.
Develops new designs that are cost effective and meet timeline requirements.
Provides leadership in implementing changes to eliminate packaging-related failures.
Provides regular status reports on packaging development projects and process improvement activities.
Evaluates, recommends, and implements process improvements for packaging methods with lean manufacturing principles.
Generates own specific goals and prioritize workload so those actions are in alignment with department goals.
Responsible for providing guidance and training to lower-level engineers and designers and checking/approving their work.
Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.