Staff Mechanical Component Engineer (Photonics)

Location: USA - CA - San Jose (Ridder); onsite role

Salary: $112,050–$160,050 per year

Company

hirify.global develops optical and photonic solutions for high-speed networks, cloud computing, data centers, telecom, and advanced manufacturing.

What you will do

• Own the selection, qualification, approval, lifecycle management, and reliability oversight of mechanical components.
• Define and review component specifications, drawings, critical-to-quality requirements, tolerances, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead technical qualification and validation of new, alternate, and replacement components.
• Assess materials, manufacturing processes, tolerance stack-ups, reliability risks, product changes, PCNs, and EOLs.
• Lead technical problem-solving and failure analysis for component-related issues with suppliers and Supplier Quality.
• Support R&D, Manufacturing, and contract manufacturers with design, assembly, manufacturability, and production issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Five or more years of experience in mechanical component engineering, mechanical design, supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical components, materials, and manufacturing processes for precision electromechanical, electronic, or optical products.
• Experience interpreting mechanical drawings, specifications, material standards, inspection reports, and supplier quality documentation.
• Knowledge of machining, stamping, molding, casting, extrusion, plating, surface finishing, mechanical assembly, tolerance analysis, metrology, and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to evaluate risks related to environmental exposure, vibration, shock, thermal cycling, corrosion, and long-term operation, and collaborate with global suppliers and engineering teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with optical communications, telecom, datacom, photonics, electronics, aerospace, medical, or other high-reliability products.
• Experience with precision mechanical components, tight-tolerance assemblies, and optical or electronic mechanical interfaces.
• Experience with Creo, SolidWorks, CATIA, GD&T, CMM, surface-finish measurement, or coating/thickness measurement.
• Experience with component lifecycle and engineering change management, including PCNs, EOLs, and alternate-component qualification.
• Experience with thermal management, thermal interface materials, and thermal-mechanical design.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration with Mechanical Design, R&D, Supplier Quality, Procurement, Manufacturing, Compliance, and suppliers.
• Work on optical, photonic, telecom, datacom, and electronic products used in advanced connectivity systems.
• Total compensation may include annual bonuses, equity, and health and welfare benefits.