Sr Applications Engineer

We are looking for proactive individuals with mechanical/thermal/electrical degree engineering background, positive team player attitude who can plan and drive product development.  Successful candidates should possess skills in understanding thermal/mechanical applications, products development, solving complex situations/problems, comfortable negotiating with stakeholders and strong verbal/written communication skills.

• →Work closely with Customer, Business Development Team, Field Service and Sales to define and enable new RFQ’s​.
• →Provide information and technical guidance to CS for quoting​.

• →Function as technical project manager during development and validation:​
• →Collect, document and communicate requirements to the design team​
• →Work with the Lab on validation team to define test requirements​.
• →Work with Assembly to review and guide Work Instructions​.
• →​Review and approve designs​.
• →​Facilitate customer design approval.  Manage change requests with customer and design team.​
• →Qualification of new interconnects​.
• →​Support customer's technical issues in collaboration with FSE team.​
• →Must have 3 years design experience and be capable of directly supporting design activities as needed.
• →​Review designs with Manufacturing Team for DFM and manufacturability acceptance.​
• →​Generate product documentation including - part numbers, BOM(s), routings, drawings.​
• →​​Organize and manage multiple individual projects with varying priorities and deadlines. Communicate project details and status to internal stakeholder.​
• →​​​​Create and assist in creating technical documentation, design guides/rules and processes.​​

Must be proficient in Solidworks/PDM & FEA Simulation.

Ability to read and implement GD&T and conduct tolerance stack up analysis using worst case and RSS methods.

Strong skills in problem solving and communication.

Working full time on-site in Chandler, AZ.  Ability to travel domestic/international (~30%) and flexibility adjusting work hours when needed.

Detailed knowledge of manufacturing and product costing is a plus.

Test socket or interconnect designs.

Understand SI/PI principles and design challenges.

Highly motivated engineer with Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering. Related engineering qualifications will be considered. Master’s degree is a plus.

3 years experience in product design and development.  Semiconductor IC package test socket development experience will have strong advantage.