Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

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Senior Manager, Mechanical Design Engineer

What You Will Be Doing 

The Mechanical Design Engineering Team is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team. As a member of the Mechanical Design Engineering Team you will be a driving force of innovation and helping build the future of electric vehicle charging. 

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will play a direct role in the design and execution of ChargePoint’s products.  We are seeking a confident and personable engineer who has exceptional product design and development experience, including design for manufacturing, design for cost and assembly, production tooling development with a proven track record of delivering world-class products in cross-functional teams. 

What You Will Bring to ChargePoint 

As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, your responsibilities will focus on the manufacturability, cost effectiveness, and design for quality of current production and new products: 

• Design and develop mechanical parts and subsystems in EV chargers
• Interfacing directly with Asia engineering team and suppliers to efficiently execute designs into mass production
• Identifying design opportunities for quality, cost, assembly, and manufacturing
• Root cause and failure analysis on current products

Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• Minimum 5 years of industry experience in a Mechanical Engineering role
• Strong working knowledge of injection molding, CNC machining, sheet metal, aluminum die casting and extrusion, cosmetic part finishing, and mass production processes
• Skilled in rapid prototyping as well as in mechanical testing methodology and equipment 
• A self-starter who is comfortable driving multiple parts and aspects of the product design process simultaneously
• Ability to learn quickly and operate outside of your comfort zone
• Proficient in CAD (NX highly preferred, others accepted)
• Ability to review and optimize 2D drawings, including understanding tolerances of various manufacturing methods and GD&T

Desired Skills 

The ideal candidate would also have design experience in the following areas:  

• Ruggedized outdoor electro-mechanical products (IP protection)
• Material selection for functional and regulatory requirements
• Cooling system and thermal solution design

Location

Campbell, CA

ChargePoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. 

The targeted US salary range for roles at this operating level is $70,000 to $158,805. This range represents base salary and does not reflect equity, benefits or variable pay where applicable. Actual base salaries are based on several factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, experience, certifications and specific work location.

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