Senior Design Engineer

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We’re hiring a Senior Design Engineer at our San Diego, CA facility!

Salary Range: $87, annually (Final offer based on experience, education, skills, and market factors)

With nearly 80,000 employees worldwide, Kyocera is a global leader in advanced ceramic technologies used in aerospace, automotive, medical, and semiconductor industries. Our materials power everything from smartphones to space shuttles — and we’re just getting started.

We don’t just offer jobs — we offer careers with purpose, stability, and growth. Here’s what you can expect:

• Generous Time Off
  • 3 weeks of vacation to start (120 hours/year)
  • 10 paid holidays annually
• Financial Wellness
  • Competitive pay
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Employer‑paid pension plan
• Comprehensive Health Coverage
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Investing in You
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid time off to volunteer
  • Flexible schedules
• Work‑Life Balance & Culture
  • On‑site gyms, walking tracks, and employee gardens at larger locations
  • Long‑tenured team (many with 30+ years of service!)
  • Inclusive and diverse workforce
  • A company philosophy rooted in doing the right thing as a human being

A Senior Design Engineer performs complex activities in the design, layout, testing and evaluation of technical products. Acts as a technical liaison providing troubleshooting and technical support for projects related to the development of new products and designs. As an experienced professional, this person provides updates with a full understanding of area of specialization; resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways and works through problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.

• BS degree in engineering design
• 5+ years of experience in mechanical design
• Expertise with AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop, Inventor, Pro Engineer, Solid Works
• In‑depth knowledge of design engineering, geometric tolerances, packaging design, and tool preparation
• Experience with Kyocera’s proprietary methodologies and products preferred
• Advanced understanding of customer and suppliers’ processing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to interface with vendors, and to generate and deliver presentations to internal and external customers
• Eligible to work in an ITAR environment

• Performs complex product development activities including drawing, board layout, and interpretation and implementation of customer specifications and documentation requirements.
• Provides existing product line support in design activities and/or modification of hardware in production.
• Conducts engineering studies and may assign work to technical drafting staff.
• Communicates with production and sales engineers concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods. Develops new designs that are cost effective and meet timeline requirements.
• Provides leadership in implementing changes to eliminate packaging‑related failures.
• Provides regular status reports on packaging development projects and process improvement activities.
• Evaluates, recommends, and implements process improvements for packaging methods with lean manufacturing principles.
• Generates own specific goals and prioritizes workload so those actions are in alignment with department goals.
• Responsible for providing guidance and training to lower‑level engineers and designers and checking/approving their work.

Perform any other related duties as required or assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform…