Thursday, 12 March 2026

Need Mechanical Design Engineer at Santa Clara, CA

 

Must have skills:

  • 5-7 years of mechanical design experience creating tooling and fixtures
  • Fluent in 3D CAD and Creo/ProEngineer (SolidWorks not sufficient)
  • Experience working in manufacturing design (designing jigs, tooling, fixtures, etc.)
  • Experience designing liquid cooling solutions, preferably for networking equipment – THIS IS NOW A NICE TO HAVE
  • Experience working in a high-volume manufacturing environment
  • Understanding of DFM/DFA
  • Understanding of fabrication methods (CNC, molding, sheet metal)
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams including hardware engineering, platform design, reliability engineering, test, etc.
  • Experience working with CMs (contract manufacturers) from prototype to build. Must be willing to travel internationally to CMs on occasion.

 

Nice to Have Skills:

  • Experience writing python scripts for automation
  • Experience with Agile PLM and Windchill PDMLink

Background/industry:
Has worked at a networking or semiconductor company, e.g. LAM Research, Applied Materials, Cisco, Juniper, etc.

Education: 
BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering

Day to Day responsibilities:

  • Engineer, design, and validate custom tooling, test fixtures, and jigs to support high-volume production.
  • Translate mechanical and process requirements into CAD models, engineering drawings, and detailed documentation.
  • Participate in design reviews and provide feedback to optimize DFM/DFT aspects of new products.
  • Partner closely with Hardware Engineering, Platform Design, CM partners, and Reliability Engineering teams.
  • Select and specify manufacturing processes (CNC, injection molding, sheet metal, coatings) as applicable to designed tools.
  • Drive tolerance stack-up analysis for complex mechanical assemblies.
  • Interface with overseas CMs and vendors to enable tool release, prototype builds, and pilot production.
  • Investigate and recommend new manufacturing technologies to improve quality and cost- effectiveness of tooling solutions.
  • Create and manage BOMs, ECOs, and revision histories using Agile PLM and Windchill PDMLink.

 Thanks,

Syed Ahmed 

BDM/Account Manager

Cerebra Consulting Inc270 lancaster Ave, Suite-D2, Malvern, PA 19355

Phone| 484-861-3290 x 145 Fax| 215- 933-6897

Email | syed.ahmed@cerebra-consulting.com

Website| www.cerebra-consulting.com

Linkedin| https://www.linkedin.com/in/syedlayeeq/

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