What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Mechanical Engineer position at GPR?
Job Details
About GPR:
GPR is a cutting-edge startup that develops and sells proprietary Ground Penetration Radar as a localization sensor modality for autonomous cars, trucks, mining, construction, and more. GPR's technology has the potential to revolutionize the way industries operate and help them increase operational uptime and availability.
ROLE
We're hiring a senior mechanical engineer with experience in the automotive or other high-reliability and high-volume manufacturing industry. This is a key role with a wide range of responsibilities in driving the design, manufacturability, and reliability of parts and assemblies for our systems.
WHO YOU ARE
You possess experience supporting the development and commercialization of high-reliability components and assemblies in the automotive, or other safety-focused industry.
Have extensive knowledge of fabrication and assembly processes, understanding the trade-offs, limitations and costs of various processes
Curious and driven by a desire for knowledge and discovery to push the boundaries of what s possible
Low ego: you take your work seriously but can laugh at yourself, you've seen it all
Enjoy collaborating with small, high output teams in a fast paced startup environment
Self motivated, knows what needs to be done and does it
A get-it-done person. You know that done is better than perfect and are energized by constantly delivering and moving things forward.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Drive and support the design and development of the mechanical parts and assemblies for GPR systems.
Create CAD models, fabrication and assembly drawings and specifications of these designs.
Run mechanical simulation and analyses on designs to ensure quality, such as FEA, stack-up, tolerancing, etc.
Design and simulate for heat transfer and thermal analysis
Select materials to meet design requirements
Implement DFM and relatedbest practices to generate a reliable and cost-effective product.
Drive and support rapid prototyping of new radar sensors and test apparatuses
Analyze and research new processes to compare tooling costs, yield, durability and material costs.
Work with vendors to discuss, understand, and communicate needs of the team.
Validate designs, document and implement design changes and repairs to drive continuous improvement.
Implement techniques such as DFMEA to ensure quality and functional safety of our product
Support DVP/DVT efforts internally as well as with external test houses
Review designs with the engineering team, and help develop design guidelines.
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor s degree in Mechanical Engineering or other technical engineering field
5 years experience developing high-reliability commercial products
Experience with CAD tools such as Solidworks to generate models and drawings of parts and assemblies
Experience using analysis and simulation tools such as Ansys to support designs and process improvement
Understanding of proper material selection, and their trade-offs
Understanding of different manufacturing, fabrication, and assembly processes, and their trade-offs
Understanding of thermal design, simulation, and analysis
Working knowledge of GD&T
Working knowledge of failure mode analysis techniques like DFMEA
Strong technical writing skills
NICE TO HAVE
Master s degree in Mechanical Engineering or other technical engineering field
Knowledge of product requirements for the automotive industry, including under-vehicle mounting
Experience packaging electronic circuit board and RF electronics, especially antennas and automotive radar
Vehicle integration experience, especially autonomous vehicles
Experience with PLM tools such as Windchill
Familiarity with regulated standards for the automotive industry, such as ISO and SAE
Ability and willingness to travel to partner, vendor and integrator sites
WORK
Must be currently eligible to work in the US. Please indicate if you need or will eventually need sponsorship on your application.
Must be willing to work in person in our Somerville, MA office.
