Staff Mechanical Engineer

1 day ago


Pleasanton, California, United States Omron Automation Full time
Job Title: Staff Mechanical Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Mechanical Engineer to join our team at Omron Automation. As a key member of our robotics development team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing technical solutions for robotic projects.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions for robotic projects, involving multiple domains (mobile robots, mobile manipulators, industrial robots).
  • Participate in all phases of product development, including requirements definition, concept generation, detailed design, manufacturing process development, assembly, integration, verification, and validation testing.
  • Create new product architectures for next-generation robotics.
  • Design and develop mechanical parts and assemblies, with careful consideration for mechanical design, kinematics, materials (plastics & metals), and stress analysis.
  • Create product functional and design specifications. Perform DFMEA on parts that are designed.
  • Work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams to define requirements for new and current designs.
  • Design mechanical systems for robots, including sheet metal, machined parts, weldments, metal castings, and plastic injection moldings, using 3D CAD software.
  • Create detailed release drawings for manufacturing.
  • Perform static and dynamic analyses and simulations to predict system performance, including natural frequency and lifespan.
  • Take ownership of designs throughout their lifetime, from concept and requirements to validation, production handoff, and troubleshooting.
  • Generate Bills of Materials (BOMs), Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), source control documents, and other release documentation using Agile systems.
  • Generate and maintain engineering documents such as requirements, interfaces, Design of operation, test plans, and reports, release notes, and ECOs.
  • Develop test plans for systems, conduct design verification testing, analyze test data, and write comprehensive test reports. Present findings and recommendations.
  • Collaborate closely with fabrication suppliers to communicate design intent, gather feedback for improving manufacturability, and identify cost-reduction opportunities.
  • Conduct cost analyses on systems in development, including manufacturing cost estimation, and work on reducing costs of existing products through design, tooling, and fabrication modifications.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transition products from prototype design to fully released, certified, and documented products.
  • Create new product assembly instructions.
  • Support production of final product by troubleshooting process and component problems.
  • Provide engineering support to Manufacturing, and Service to facilitate transfer of designs.
  • Assess field reliability data and improve existing product designs as necessary.
  • Shepherd projects through the design control process (design specification, design review, risk analysis, etc.), and support New Product Introduction in initial builds (procurement, assembly, troubleshooting).
  • Assist with triage, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and sustaining activities.
Requirements:
  • BS/MS/Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience.
  • Experience with robotics or motion control, and with battery-powered systems. Experience with bearings, gear boxes, motors, and drivetrains.
  • High proficiency using software like 3D CAD to design mechanisms; SolidWorks preferred (3D design & surfacing), Finite Element Analysis (such as SolidWorks Simulation).
  • Comfortable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design, implementation, debugging, verification, qualification, and transfer.
  • Experience with engineering materials, with a history of properly selecting materials that meet design requirements.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills.
  • Comfortable operating machine shop equipment.
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and capable of articulating specific technical topics or assignments.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with Solidworks Workgroup PDM data management software.
  • Experienced with Agile documentation control tools.
  • Familiar with the Atlassian suite of tools, including Confluence and Jira.
  • Experienced with project management software such as MS Project, Smartsheet, and similar tools.
  • Skilled in fabricating parts in a machine shop environment.
  • Ability to identify opportunities for innovation and offer new ideas to improve products, processes, and procedures.

Annual Salary Range: $150,000 - $175,000 a year, however, base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. This position is also eligible for an annual performance-based bonus program.

At Omron Automation, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.



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