SeniorMechanicalEngineer,China OpportunityOverview: iRobotiscurrentlyseekingaSeniorMechanicalEngineerfocusedonsustainingengineeringdirectlywithChinaoperationsandmanufacturingteamsandUnitedStatesbasedengineeringteams.Theidealcandidatehasexpertiseinhigh-volumeconsumerelectronics,plasticsdesign,engineeringanalysis,andglobalmanufacturing.TheSeniorMechanicalEngineerwillberesponsibleforsupportingexistingconsumerroboticplatformsinplatformadvancement,rootcauseevaluation,andproductimprovements. Whatyoucanlookforwardto: ? Analyze,research,andsolvetightlyconstrainedtechnicalissueswhilemeetingfunctionalandaestheticrequirements ? Developinnovative,solutionsthataremanufacturable,competitive,androbust ? Performrootcauseanalysisfordesign,manufacturing,oroperationsissuesintheproductusingsix-sigma,andrelentlessrootcauseevaluationtools(fishboneanalysis,FMEA,5-whys) ? Criticallyassessdetailedmechanicaldesigns,productdefinition,systemstestanddataanalysis ? Verifyandvalidatedesignsolutionsutilizingrapidprototypingandconventionalprototypingmethodologies ? Generatemechanicallayoutsanddetailedpartdesignusing3-DCAD(PTCCreo)andanalysistools ? EnsuredesigndocumentationiscompleteandisaccuratetofinalmanufacturedproductusingPTCWindchillPDM(ProductDataManagement) ? FollowiRobotdrawingstandardsandToleranceStackAnalysistogenerateengineeringdrawingswithvendorcapabletolerancestoensuredesiredassemblyandfunctionalperformance ? Provideon-sitesupporttoChinacontractmanufacturersforUSbaseddesignengineeringteams ? Initiateandprocessengineeringchangerequeststoresolvedeficienciesindesigns,reducecosts,andimproveperformance ? Identify,manage,andmitigateproductandtechnicalrisks ? Integrateacrosssystemsengineering,softwareengineering,electricalengineering,operationsengineering,qualityengineering,productmanagement,andindustrialdesign Whatyouneedtoknow: Qualifications: ? BSinMechanicalEngineeringorequivalent ? Minimum8yearsexperienceinmechanicaldesign(5yearsexperienceininjectionmoldedplasticspartandmechanicalsystemsdesign,preferred) ? Strongdesignfundamentalsandfirstprinciplesanalyticalandproductdefinitionmethods ? StrongCADskillset(Pro-ECreo,preferred) ? StrongEnglishandcommunicationsskills ? Demonstratedleadership,organizational,andprioritizationskills ? ProductDataManagementfamiliarization,model-drivenBOM(PTCWindchill,preferred) ? Finiteelementanalysisfamiliarizationpreferred ? Familiarizationwithriskrankingandriskmanagementtools(DFMEA,RRCA,SixSigma,preferred) ? DesignforManufacturability,Assembly,andServiceability ? AbilitytoobtainUSvisaandtotraveltoUSapproximately3timesperyear,2-3weekspertrip ? ProficientusingMicrosoftWord,Excel,OutlookandPowerPoint