Mechanical Engineer II
ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEIS), enables design breakthroughs and drives growth for leading semiconductor and industrial customers. Our precision power and control technologies, along with our applications know-how, inspire close partnerships and innovation in thin-film and industrial manufacturing. We are proud of our rich heritage, award-winning technologies, and we value the talents and contributions of all Advanced Energy's employees worldwide.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for the design, analysis, testing, and manufacturing support of mechanical components in power conversion and plasma source products. Must be multi-faceted in all aspects of mechanical engineering, but the most important areas of expertise are heat-transfer and materials science. Willing to take ownership of designs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Independently prepares detailed and optimized mechanical designs of high-power electronics packaging and vacuum chambers.
- Own the design and documentation of sheet metal, injection-molded, and machined parts.
- Participates in a multi-disciplined design team and is active in supporting new platform development activities. Design team interaction with Asia locations and within the US.
- Makes mathematical calculations to determine dimensional and positional variation (tolerance stackups) for mechanical components.
- Engineering simulation experience, including thermal, structure, and fluid-flow.
- Experiment design and data acquisition, such as temperature measurements, stress/strain measurements.
- Considers solid material properties, behaviors, and failure modes of polymers, metals, and ceramics.
- Design and carry-out experiments to assess component durability or performance.
- Interacts with manufacturers to produce manufacturable and cost-efficient parts.
- Considers method of fabrication during the design process – including machining, grinding, and forming – to produce a manufacturable, optimized design.
- Provide guidance to Mechanical Designers and Drafters.
- Participates in the manufacturing and re-work of prototype parts, including 3D printing.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is split between a standard office environment, an engineering lab, and/or clean room. 10% travel to international destinations.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Advanced knowledge of Solid Works or other 3D modeling software.
- Must have a working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing per ANSI Y14.5.
- Knowledge of materials science to design parts to withstand harsh plasma environments.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing process in metal machining, sheet metal, injection molding.
- Expertise in thermal instrumentation and experimental design validation.
- Prefer ability of scripting in Python or MATLAB to support data acquisition and design simulation.
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of 5 years of related design experience.
- Experience in thermal analysis, hand calculations, and engineering simulation software. Ansys preferred.
- Experience with plasma processing and manufacturing, knowledge of materials, purity, cleanliness required for semiconductor wafer processing.
- Demonstrated experience with vacuum equipment as applied to plasma processing.
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Materials Science.
COMPENSATION: $65,000 - $85,000
BENEFITS:
As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan, and discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
In addition to our competitive compensation practices, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate. In the U.S., we offer a rich benefits package that includes:
- Medical - 4 different health care plan options, dental, and vision
- Short and long-term disability and life insurance
- Health savings and flexible spending accounts
- Generous paid time off starting at 4 weeks, 7 holidays and 3 floating holidays
- 8 Hours of paid volunteer time off
- 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both Moms and Dads
- Company matched 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs
- Other voluntary benefits include pet insurance, identify theft, legal assistance, critical illness, and voluntary accident insurance
Advanced Energy is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Employment Opportunity for Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities
Job ID - 23436