Mechanical Design Engineer

3 weeks ago

San Jose, California, United States Western Digital Full time

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team at Western Digital. As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, analyzing, and evaluating electromechanical components, including connectors and flexible printed circuits, as well as various other mechanical components and assemblies for hard disk drives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design ownership throughout the entire development cycle, including the creation of solid models and drawings, tolerance analysis, hands-on design validation, reliability demonstration, data analysis, failure analysis, and rigorous design optimization to achieve superior performance and cost.
  • Work directly with suppliers, SQE, and internal Manufacturing teams and Procurement partners to ensure designs are robust, cost-effective, and optimized for high-volume manufacturing.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally throughout the Development and Operations Teams to deliver world-class solutions to demanding technical challenges.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in mechanical and electromechanical component designs.
  • Must have board-to-board or other connector system design experience for PCBA and FCA applications.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Working knowledge of high-volume manufacturing methods such as plastic injection molding, sheet metal stamping, and metal forming, flexible printed circuit fabrication and assembly processes, connector assemblies, and component fabrication tooling requirements.
  • Hands-on experience performing tolerance analyses, DFM reviews, component testing using basic test instrumentation, reliability validation, and failure analyses.
  • Solid fundamental mechanical and electromechanical design engineering skills with experience using 3D CAD software and analysis tools.

What We Offer

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment.

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Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within.

We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us.

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