Staff Mechanical Engineer

Coherent•Saxonburg, PA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Staff Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for engineering opto-mechanical designs for various components, sub-systems, and systems. This role involves collaborating with Operations Engineering to ensure robust and manufacturable designs, interpreting customer design requests, conceptualizing solutions, and communicating them effectively. The engineer will perform CFD, Thermal, and Structural simulations, and present and document all design concepts and simulations. Additionally, the role includes defining testing procedures for optical and mechanical systems, researching engineering solutions and new products, investigating root causes of production impacting issues, and producing detailed models and drawings for manufacturing. The engineer will also support sales and operations, design tooling and fixturing, create innovative solutions to mechanical design problems, develop process improvement solutions, manage new product orders, and incorporate change management solutions.

Requirements

4 year Mechanical Engineering Degree, BS minimum requirement
0-3 years experience
Problem Solving
Technical Knowledge
Teamwork
Good verbal and written communication
Attention to details
Mechanical aptitude
Analytical skills
3D solid modeling-Creo
Knowledge of CFD, Thermal and structural simulations
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Familiar w/FEA tools (Creo Simulate, Ansys)
Metrology tools (mircrometers, calipers, CMM's)
Mathcad
ITAR, EAR
Able to lift 0lbs
Able to focus on computer ~6 hours/day

Responsibilities

Engineer Opto-Mechanical designs for various components, sub-systems and systems.
Collaborate with Operations Engineering to provide robust manufacturable designs.
Interpret various customer design request-conceptualize and communicate a potential solution.
Model and evaluate various CFD, Thermal and Structural simulations.
Illustrate, present and document all design concepts and simulations.
Define testing procedures of various optical and mechanical systems and sub-systems.
Research relevant topics and ideas for potential engineering solutions and new products.
Investigate root causes of engineering and processes that impact production and productivity.
Produce detail models and drawings for manufacturing for customer build to print orders.
Collaborate with operations as required for design/detail reviews.
Support sales and operations for customer inquiries and customer product development.
Design, detail tooling and fixturing and assemblies for manufacturing.
Create innovative solutions to design problems/issues as they relate to mechanical function of a component or sub-system.
Design and develop process improvement solutions as required and requested by operations.
Manage new product orders from start to finish.
Incorporate change management solutions to operations.
Perform mechanical and optical test in lab environment as required.