Senior Design Engineer

Kyocera International, Inc. (North America) • San Diego, CA

11d • $87,000 - $125,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Join a stable, long-term opportunity where your work matters. We’re hiring a Senior Design Engineer to support production and ensure high-quality output in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. Kyocera is a leading manufacturer of high-tech ceramics in various industries, including aerospace, automotive, Medical applications, and semiconductor processing. Our innovative materials are found in everything from smartphones to space shuttles!

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.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, benefits, and hours
• 120 hours of vacation accrued per year to start (that's 3 weeks/year for regular 8-hour shifts!)
• 10 Paid Holidays per year
• 401(k) with company match
• Pension
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible schedules
• Tuition reimbursement
• life insurance
• paid leave options
• employer-paid Pension
• 401(k) with both Roth and a healthy company match
• onsite gyms, walking tracks, exercise rooms, and employee gardens!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior