Senior Mechanical Equipment Design Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking an accomplished and innovative Sr. Equipment Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team and drive the development of custom equipment for manufacturing power electronics products. In this role, you will be responsible for architecting, designing, and validating high-performance mechanical systems and automation equipment, ensuring robust operation. You will collaborate closely with product design, manufacturing, controls engineering and test engineering teams to develop scalable and reliable equipment solutions that meet performance, cost, and throughput targets.

This position presents an opportunity to influence equipment design from its inception, enabling early integration of design for manufacturability (DFM), design for excellence (DFX), and design for assembly (DFA) principles. As a critical interface between product development and industrialization, you will help translate cutting-edge hardware concepts into production-ready systems that meet the demands of high-volume, high-reliability manufacturing.

What You'll Do

• Conceptualize, design, and develop custom automation equipment, robotic cells, material handling systems, tooling, and fixtures
• Utilize CAD software (SolidWorks, CATIA, AutoCAD, etc.) to create detailed mechanical designs
• Contribute to product DFA to improve overall manufacturing cost and quality
• Develop mechanical systems incorporating servo motors, actuators, pneumatics, hydraulics, and robotics
• Work with controls and electrical engineers to integrate PLC, HMI, sensors, and vision systems.
• Optimize design of equipment for repeatability, precision, availability, and cycle time
• Lead design reviews, and risk assessments
• Identify opportunities for equipment optimization, efficiency improvements, and cost reduction
• Work with EH&S teams to ensure regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.

What You'll Bring

BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in Mechanical design
• Hands-on experience in fixture, tooling and equipment design
• Experience with servo motors, pneumatics, linear actuators
• Knowledge of sensors
• Experience in CAD software (3DEXPERIENCE (3DX), CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, Creo etc.)
• Experience with DFM/DFA (Design for Manufacturing/Assembly) methodologies
• Ability to mentor junior engineers
• Background in process development, optimization, and troubleshooting in a high-volume production environment
• Good understanding of GD&T and its impact on manufacturability
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 15% including internationally
• Excellent written and verbal communications in English

Nice to Have

Experience in structural, thermal, and vibration analysis using tools like Ansys Mechanical, Fluent, and Maxwell

• Experience with precision machining, welding, sheet metal fabrication, injection molding, and dispensing processes
• 2+years of experience in manufacturing engineering is desired
• Familiarity with electronics packaging and PCB interface considerations
• Experience with medium- to high-voltage systems and insulation coordination (creepage, clearance, potting, sealing)
• Basic knowledge of digital and analog electronics
• Power Electronics Assembly experience is highly valued from energy, automotive, aerospace, semiconductor, or consumer electronics manufacturing

Working Model

Employment Type

• Full-time

Location: Reno

Work Model

• Onsite

Onsite Collaboration Rationale

Given the highly collaborative and cross-functional nature of hardware, embedded systems, and product development, in-person partnership across engineering and product teams is critical to enabling rapid execution, technical alignment, and successful development outcomes.

Pay Disclosure & Benefits

Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits

The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States:

• Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
• Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
• Commuter Benefits
• 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)

Benefits

The benefits outlined below apply to employees located in Singapore:

• Group medical, hospitalisation and surgical insurance, outpatient or GP coverage, group term life, dental and personal accident insurance
• Employer and employee Central Provident Fund contributions in accordance with the CPF Act (for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents)
• Annual leave, paid sick leave, hospitalisation leave, and all Singapore public holidays, in line with or exceeding the Employment Act
• Commuter Benefits
• Government-paid maternity, paternity, shared parental, and childcare leave in accordance with prevailing Singapore statutory entitlements

Additional benefits may be available depending on the role and employment type. Benefits are subject to the terms of applicable company policies and plans.

Candidate Confidentiality & Information Protection

As part of our commitment to protecting confidential and proprietary information, candidates should not disclose or provide Amperesand with any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information belonging to a current or former employer or any other third party during the application or interview process.

Please do not submit or present employer-owned source code, schematics, designs, technical documentation, internal presentations, customer information, prototypes, or other confidential materials. Candidates should discuss their experience and accomplishments at an appropriate level and use only information and materials they are authorized to share.