Senior Design Engineer Job San Diego area,California USA,Engineering

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!

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Look at these PERKS!

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.

Senior Design Engineer (ENG
5113)

Exempt:
Yes

Safety Sensitive:
No

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

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.

REQUIREMENTS

Requires BS degree in engineering design
Requires 5+ years of experience in mechanical design
AutoCAD/Mechanical Desktop/Inventor/Pro Engineer/Solid Works/experience required.
In-depth knowledge of design engineering, geometric tolerances, packaging design, and tool preparation required.
Experience with Kyocera's proprietary methodologies and products preferred.
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

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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 prioritize 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.

QUALIFICATIONS

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.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

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…