Senior Mechanical Engineer - Research
About The Position
As a Mechanical Engineer in Wilton, you will specify, design, develop, realize, integrate, and test modules and tools in close collaboration with cross-functional partners and suppliers. Working with system architects and senior engineers in a multidisciplinary project team, you will develop concepts, perform engineering analysis, build and test prototypes, generate detailed CAD designs, and create engineering drawings. You will deliver solutions within system specifications, cost targets, and project schedules, contributing to competitive, achievable, and serviceable products. You will take the lead in developing complex parts of modules and deliver technically complex solutions with full ownership, considering industrialization and impacts across teams. The role involves collaborating across multiple teams, leading interfaces with suppliers and other disciplines in less-defined environments, and guiding a small group of peers through technical execution. The position is on-site and may require domestic and/or international travel of up to approximately 10%, depending on business needs. Work may include cleanroom or laboratory environments, with required protective clothing and work around lasers, ladders, platforms, chemicals, strong magnetic fields, and high voltage and currents. The stated base annual salary range is $102,375–$150,000. The company offers medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance; participation in a 401(k) plan; eight hours of vacation leave each month; and 13 paid holidays per calendar year.
Requirements
- Minimum bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience.
- Ability to develop engineering concepts and solutions, make sound technical tradeoffs, resolve issues, and realize designs that meet functionality, performance, cost, safety, compliance, and schedule constraints.
- Ability to plan and execute verification and validation, ensure qualification evidence supports release readiness, and support system or product integration.
- Ability to coordinate dependencies and apply disciplined configuration management and traceability.
- Capability to interface with multidisciplinary groups, including senior leadership.
- Ability to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
- Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency, and professionalism.
- Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team, follow through with minimal supervision, and follow procedures within timelines.
- Strong leadership, ownership, accountability, and results orientation.
- Ability to communicate openly, clearly, concisely, and professionally and maintain cooperative working relationships.
- Ability to identify bottlenecks and drive improvements.
- Willingness to work in a cleanroom environment wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, and gloves, when required.
- Ability to meet the role's physical requirements, including occasional lifting or moving of up to 20 pounds.
- Legally authorized to access controlled technology under United States Export Administration Regulations before beginning work.
Nice To Haves
- Master's or Ph.D. degree.
Responsibilities
- Identify, analyze, document, and manage requirements with traceability, and coordinate verification criteria to confirm deliverables meet intent.
- Conduct research and feasibility studies, document findings, and translate results into recommendations, tradeoffs, and decision inputs.
- Develop engineering concepts and solutions, make technical choices, and resolve issues to meet functionality, performance, cost, safety, and compliance needs.
- Define and communicate specifications and high-level designs, align interfaces, and support reviews and approvals.
- Support system or product integration by coordinating dependencies, applying configuration management, and enabling project execution.
- Define and execute validation and test approaches, improve methods and procedures, and ensure qualification evidence supports release readiness.
- Estimate effort, plan and track work, manage risks and dependencies, and deliver assigned work packages or projects to agreed quality and timelines.
- Maintain accurate technical documentation and follow EHS policies while identifying and mitigating safety risks.
- Lead development of complex module parts and deliver technically complex solutions with ownership, considering industrialization and cross-team impacts.
- Collaborate across teams, lead interfaces with suppliers and other disciplines, and guide a small group of peers through technical execution.
Benefits
- Medical insurance for employees and their families.
- Dental insurance for employees and their families.
- Vision insurance for employees and their families.
- Basic life insurance.
- Participation in the company 401(k) plan.
- Eight hours of vacation leave each month.
- Thirteen paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
