Sr. Design Engineer
TAE Technologies
- Irvine, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Apply technical expertise, commensurate with training and job experience, in the design and development of complex new technologies.
- Complete a variety of 2D and 3D CAD design assignments, including modeling parts and assemblies as well as creating layout and detail drawings from verbal or written instructions using SolidWorks.
- Coordinate and consult with other staff to design, layout, or detail components and systems and resolve design challenges and other emergent issues.
- Produce and maintain working drawings, detail drawings, bills of material, and documentation.
- Coordinate with outside vendors to fabricate parts and procure equipment in accordance with your drawings and design specifications, including shop visits when needed.
- Quickly produce conceptual CAD models from sketches and/or loosely defined requirements when necessary.
- Collaborate and communicate well with engineering, physics/science, project management, quality and procurement groups.
- Perform hands-on work to assemble and install designed components when appropriate or serve as a technical lead in the oversight of installation activities.
- 8+ years of design, hands-on professional mechanical design experience in engineering roles of progressing complexity and responsibility
- Under general guidance, perform various engineering duties requiring the exercise of judgment and application of standard engineering principles and practices.
- Ability to take projects from concept through installation, interfacing with engineers, physicists, and technicians and integrating a variety of design inputs.
- Broad familiarity with mechanical assemblies and fasteners; able to think through how a design will be manufactured, assembled, installed, and maintained.
- Ability to communicate effectively and interact with a multi-disciplined project team, remaining flexible and receptive to design changes as required by the evolution of the project.
- Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (ASME Y14.5M).
- Recent experience with SolidWorks or other 3D CAD software (1,000+ hrs) and preferably a PDM or PLM design change management software.
- Ability to generate detailed design solutions and drawings for mechanical and electrical systems and products using CAD software
- Working knowledge of a variety of engineering materials and fabrication methods.
- Preferred: B.S. Engineering field, Masters Preferred