Mechanical Analysis and Design Engineer

Company Description

Join a multibillion-dollar global company that brings together amazing technology, people, and operational scale to become a powerhouse in the memory industry. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, Solidigm combines elements of an established, successful technology company with the spirit, agility, and entrepreneurial mindset of a start-up. In addition to the U.S. headquarters and other facilities in the U.S., the company has international presence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Solidigm will continue to lead the world in innovating new Memory technologies with aspirations to be the #1 NAND memory company in the world. At Solidigm, we view problems as opportunities to define innovative solutions that hold the power to change the world and unleash the potential technological needs that the future holds. At Solidigm, we are One Team that fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that embraces individual uniqueness and empowers us to bring our best selves to deliver excellence in support of Solidigm's vision and mission to be the go-to partner for optimized data storage solutions. You can be part of the takeoff of an innovative business that develops cutting-edge products, delivers strong business value for customers, provides an engaging workplace for its employees, and serves a greater impact on the world. This is a golden opportunity for the right applicant to join us and help design, build, and lead Solidigm. We want a diverse team of dedicated professionals who will not just be Solidigm team members but contribute to how we shape the future of the organization. We are seeking applicants who will grow and thrive in our culture; be customer inspired, trusting, innovative, team-oriented, inclusive, results driven, collaborative, passionate, and flexible.

Job Description

Mechanical analysis engineer will be responsible for structural and reliability analysis for SSD and its ingredient.

Data Centric Group (DCG) in Solidigm is responsible for the design and development of SSDs for enterprise applications. As a mechanical analysis engineer, you will review peers’ designs and provide mechanical reliability risk assessment and mitigation solution. You will be the owner of the mechanical analysis Lab tasks and design experiments that are multi-disciplinary in nature. You will be creatively applying your technical know-how, engineering fundamentals, scientific knowledge, systems thinking, analytical thinking, prototyping and testing knowledge against design constraints and conditions to develop and productize cost optimized, mass producible SSD drives. You will closely work with NAND packaging team to conduct Solder Joint Reliability (SJR) analysis using FEA, conduct DOE's and provide recommendations on the package design. You will work on developing key relationships with internal design, manufacturing, quality and reliability teams, and Solidigm’s outsourcing organization as well as suppliers to plan comprehensive product strategies based on future technologies.

Qualifications

• MS degree in Mechanical Engineering with 3 years of FEA experience or a PhD degree with 1 years of FEA experience performing structural (static and dynamic) and thermal stress simulations using tools like ANSYS Workbench, ANSYS APDL or Abaqus
• Minimum 1 years of design experience:
• Drafting manufacturing drawings per ANSI Y14.5 and GD&T standards.
• Conducting and verifying assembly tolerance analysis using EXCEL, JMP or equivalent tools
• Experience in generating experimental test plans for mechanical strain measurements during four-point bending, shock, and vibration to validate FEA models
• Efficient in creating project management plans, schedules, and strategy to meet requirements and perform risk assessments
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and meet deliverables’ timeline with no compromise on quality and performance
• Demonstrated good verbal (public speaking) and written (in the form of reports and presentations) communications skills
• Motivated, self-directed and able to work effectively both independently and in a team

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 1 years of experience working on Solder Joint Reliability of electronic packages and calculating their fatigue life during shock or thermal cycling
• Minimum 1 years’ experience using MATLAB or similar programming languages
• Minimum 1 year experience designing for HVM processes such as die casting, metal stamping, extrusion, and injection molding.

Additional Information

For California, Colorado, New York, Washington, and remote roles: The compensation range for this role is $102,120- $169,020. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.