Senior Design Engineer

Join Kyocera International, Inc.

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

Join a stable, long-term opportunity where your work matters. We’re hiring a Senior Design Engineer to support production and ensure high-quality output in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

Pay Range - $87,000 to $125,000 annually

Actual base pay based on factors such as relevant experience, education, market, qualifications, and skills.

With nearly 80,000 employees globally, Kyocera is a leading manufacturer of high-tech ceramics in various industries, including aerospace, automotive, Medical applications, and semiconductor processing. Our innovative materials are found in everything from smartphones to space shuttles! Check out our profile video!

• Competitive pay, benefits, and hours
• 120 hours of vacation accrued per year to start (that's 3 weeks/year for regular 8-hour shifts!)
• 10 Paid Holidays per year
• 401(k) with company match
• Pension
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible schedules
• Tuition reimbursement

We have a long-tenured staff (many with over 30 years of service!), a vital company mission, and an excellent benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off to volunteer, paid leave options, tuition reimbursement, an employer-paid Pension and a 401(k) with both Roth and a healthy company match. Our larger locations also feature onsite gyms, walking tracks, exercise rooms, and employee gardens!

We strive to have a diverse workforce from all backgrounds, including minorities, women, and veterans, who bring their experience to support the innovation and quality that Kyocera is known for.

Kyocera International, Inc. also has a robust corporate culture and philosophy based on the experiences and writings of our founder, Dr. Kazuo Inamori, which you can learn more about here:  Our company motto is “Do the right thing as a human being,” and we try to use that motto constantly in our decision-making.

Exempt:
Yes

Safety Sensitive:
No

A 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.

Requires BS degree in engineering design

Requires 5+ years of experience in mechanical design

In-depth knowledge of design engineering, geometric tolerances, packaging design, and tool preparation required.

Advanced understanding of customer and suppliers' processing.

Must possess excellent communication skills in both written and verbal to interface with the outside vendors, to generate and deliver presentations to both 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…