Location: Santa Clara, California
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: 140K-170K
Years of related experience: 7-20 years
Visa: Green Card, US Citizen, H1B Transfer, TN Visa

What You’ll Do

 Chassis & Line Card Design: Create and deliver mechanical designs for chassis and line cards
that meet product requirements, ensuring reliability and scalability.
 Tolerance Analysis: Perform detailed 2D and 3D tolerance analyses for complex electro-
mechanical assemblies to ensure precise and functional designs.
 Innovative Mechanical Solutions: Develop mechanical solutions using sheet metal, injection-
molded plastic, die-cast, and extrusion processes, adhering to EMI, safety, and compliance
requirements.
 3D Modeling & Documentation:
o Develop 3D CAD models using Creo (preferred) with Windchill for PDM or
SolidWorks. Experience with cabling extensions is a plus.
o Produce board outline drawings, establish PCB layout constraints (e.g., keep-out areas,
trace and via restrictions), and validate designs.
o Generate detailed part and assembly drawings, BOMs, part numbers, and ECOs.
 Collaboration Across Teams:
o Partner with hardware, signal integrity, CAD, thermal, manufacturing, PCB, and PLM
teams to negotiate design requirements, evaluate tradeoffs, and address technical risks.
o Work with thermal engineers to design and implement cooling solutions, including
liquid-cooled and force-cooled systems.
o Collaborate with suppliers to resolve issues and ensure high-quality manufacturing
outcomes.
 Connector & Cable Design: Work with connectors such as OSFP/QSFP-DD/OSFP-XD for front
panels and orthogonal backplane configurations, as well as cable harness designs.
 Industry Standards Compliance: Ensure designs comply with MSA standards, optical cage form
factors, and industry rack standards (EIA, ETSI, OCP).
 Prototyping & Testing: Be hands-on with shop tools to perform rework, mock-ups, and prototype
testing. Work closely with testing labs to meet NEBS and other compliance standards.
 Silkscreen & Overlays: Use Illustrator to generate silkscreens and overlays for product design.

What You Bring Qualifications:

 Bachelor’s or higher degree in Mechanical Engineering.
 5+ years of experience in mechanical design for telecom or data center product development.

Technical Skills:

 Proficiency in SolidWorks and Creo (preferred).
 Strong knowledge of EIA, ETSI, and OCP rack standards.
 Experience with connectors like OSFP/QSFP-DD/OSFP-XD and orthogonal backplane systems.
 Expertise in tolerancing and tolerance loops for electro-mechanical assemblies.
 Familiarity with NEBS testing and compliance is a plus.