Sr Applications Engineer

Job Title

We are looking for proactive individuals with mechanical/thermal/electrical degree engineering background, positive team player attitude who can plan and drive product development.

Responsibilities include:

• Work closely with Customer, Business Development Team, Field Service and Sales to define and enable new RFQ's.
• Provide information and technical guidance to CS for quoting.
• Function as technical project manager during development and validation:
• Collect, document and communicate requirements to the design team.
• Work with the Lab on validation team to define test requirements.
• Work with Assembly to review and guide Work Instructions.
• Review and approve designs.
• Facilitate customer design approval. Manage change requests with customer and design team.
• Qualification of new interconnects.
• Support customer's technical issues in collaboration with FSE team.
• Must have 3 years design experience and be capable of directly supporting design activities as needed.
• Review designs with Manufacturing Team for DFM and manufacturability acceptance.
• Generate product documentation including - part numbers, BOM(s), routings, drawings.
• Organize and manage multiple individual projects with varying priorities and deadlines. Communicate project details and status to internal stakeholder.
• Create and assist in creating technical documentation, design guides/rules and processes.

Requirements:

Must be proficient in Solidworks/PDM & FEA Simulation.

Ability to read and implement GD&T and conduct tolerance stack up analysis using worst case and RSS methods.

Strong skills in problem solving and communication.

Working full time on-site in Chandler, AZ. Ability to travel domestic/international (~30%) and flexibility adjusting work hours when needed.

Detailed knowledge of manufacturing and product costing is a plus.

Additional Skills Preferred (but not required):

Test socket or interconnect designs.

Understand SI/PI principles and design challenges.

Education & Experience:

Highly motivated engineer with Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. Related engineering qualifications will be considered. Master's degree is a plus.

3 years experience in product design and development. Semiconductor IC package test socket development experience will have strong advantage.