Senior Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical EngineerCome join one of the fastest growing firms in the US!We are seeking a well-established Sr. Mechanical Engineer to play a critical, leading role in our fast-growing, non-traditional, technology company.In this role, the Sr. Mechanical Engineer will drive the concept, mechanical design and development of next generation LED lighting technologies.Our company is not focused on irrelevant rules and wasteful processes. Instead we value and reward specific behaviors aligned with our culture and company objectives. The incumbent should be able to support its people with adequate resources and the freedom necessary for each person to do their work, with the expectation that we will get high performance in return.The Sr Mechanical Engineer will have strong and effective communications skills to coordinate with a cross-functional team to meet very aggressive performance, cost and schedule goals. These communication skills will be critical when interfacing with management of outside resources for design, prototyping, and testing of new fixtures and conceptsIn depth expertise in manufacturing technologies is a prerequisite including experience in injection molded and extruded plastics, die cast and extruded aluminum, stamping, forming, and spinning of sheet metal. It is also critical to have knowledge in secondary and finishing operations including by not limited to post mold/cast machining, anodization, painting, hard coating, and vacuum metallization.Since we are developing high technology lighting fixtures, broad experience with products requiring electronics packaging, thermal management, and aesthetic requirements are very important.Administrative tasks include the creation of 2D drawings, BOMs, and other documentation necessary for product implementation; vendor selection; tooling trials (on-site and otherwise) to determine form, fit and functionality; documentation of new inventions and interaction with outside counsel to protect themCredentials:BS in Mechanical Engineering or Product Design. MS preferred.10 years' experience in mechanical systems design5 years' experience with consumer hard products (lighting desired but not necessary.)Demonstrated success in designing products in both high volume (1M+/year) and low volume (10k/year) environmentsProficiency with mechanical CAD (Pro/E, Solidworks, etc)Proficiency with thermal and mechanical simulation tools preferredAbility to develop and implement software tools to automate the design process (CAD libraries, standard functions, etc) preferred.