Becoming a mechanical trades professional typically starts with an apprenticeship, which combines hands-on experience with classroom learning, allowing individuals to earn while they learn. Apprenticeships in Sunnyvale, CA, last about three to four years, requiring many hours of training under licensed professionals. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 762,600 mechanical engineers nationwide, with a significant presence in Sunnyvale, and projects a 11% job growth from 2023 to 2033. Apprentices in Sunnyvale earn an average of $1,020 per week in Sunnyvale, with an annual overtime average of $48,000. Trade schools, unions, and platforms like HireLevel help aspiring mechanical trades professionals find apprenticeship opportunities, leading to a career with strong earning potential—often exceeding $100,000 annually for experienced professionals.
Job Description Primary Function of Position The Ion™ endoluminal system is Intuitive's robotic platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung, with an initial goal of improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer. Our Product Engineering (PE) team focuses on maintaining and improving the current product. The Sr. Mechanical Engineer will be working with multi-disciplinary teams and leads cross-functional teams to maintain and improve the design, production, and service of the Ion™ System. The ideal candidate will thrive in a high-energy, focused, small-team environment and be comfortable handling multiple priorities. This role is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing new business within Intuitive and contribute meaningfully to its future growth. Essential Job Duties In this role, you must utilize creativity and sound engineering judgment in the design of medical capital equipment, collaborating within highly cross-functional teams to ensure our products provide value to patients and customers. You will be expected to use design and analytical skills to conceptualize, develop, and productize mechanical designs. Making sound decisions when faced with the time constraints and ambiguous or incomplete information is essential. • Lead multi-disciplinary technical teams to define requirements for new and current designs • Rapidly develop and iterate full-scale prototypes of candidate architectures to satisfy requirements • Lead problem solving and troubleshooting efforts • Design components and produce mechanical drawings in a government regulated environment for volume manufacturing processes which may include cast metal, injection molded plastic, sheet metal stamped, and others • Develop and commercialize mechanical assemblies, with careful consideration for key functions and safety • Provide advice, mentoring, coaching and guidance to advance the technical and business expertise of colleagues.
See More Details >>About the Position Altex is developing high performance heat exchangers and thermal management systems, for use in military and commercial energy and power markets. The military product line is growing substantially, and a position is open for a dynamic candidate, with engineering background for maintaining the quality of the final product, by managing the quality of the parts and assemblies that are delivered by the suppliers and contract manufacturers, to ensure that the MIL SPEC product meets the required quality standard and the specifications, for shipment to the customer. The position requires a BS in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, with degree (MS) or BS Minor in Quality, with 2 years of experience with Quality, related to mechanical systems. Position and responsibilities will be based on candidate review. The candidate who shows superior capabilities in some or all of the below job functions will be considered • Quality, ISO 9001:2015, and AS9102B knowledge and experience • Hands on system inspection which meets quality and CMM requirements • Interacting with suppliers and contract manufacturers, for quality delivery and FAI • Interacting with customer quality team for meeting the customer quality requirements • Conduct tests on inbound materials from suppliers and outbound products for shipping • Familiarity with Solid modeling and design, including Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5 • Ensure that all of the quality check procedures put in place by the company are followed during every production phase • Create comprehensive documentation for quality issues and note the corrective actions that were taken • Educate production team on quality control issues and work with departmental managers to improve overall company safety and product quality • Create process checklists and coordinate quality inspections with departmental managers • Review of hardware defects, and identification of systemic root causes and process improvements • Maintain calibration records • Production of reports Requirements • Bachelors or Master Degrees in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering, with Quality degree or emphasis • Two years of Quality experience • QMS and ISO 9001:2015 experience • Previous experience with mechanical systems, or component assembly and delivery • Solidworks experience and stack up tolerance verification • Skilled in documenting activities and maintaining records • Ability to manage time, resources and staff • Ability to direct technicians • Good communication and team working skills • Comfortable working in a rapid pace environment, and handling multiple projects, simultaneously • Experience working in an ISO 9001 compliant environment Personal Attributes • Motivated, creative, and committed • Positive, with “can do” attitude • Quick learner • Capable of working in a small and innovative company environment • Communicative and a team player • Good analytical skills Company Overview and Benefits Altex Technologies Corporation (www.altextech.com) has been developing and commercializing innovative energy solutions, which are clean, quiet, efficient and cost effective, since 1985. Innovations currently being developed include heat exchangers for military vehicles, condensers for utility power systems and industrial/commercial cooling systems, and recuperative heat exchangers for supercritical CO2 power systems, which are driven by waste heat, nuclear, biomass, fossil and concentrated solar energy sources. In addition, Altex is developing combined heat and power systems, biomass to power systems, biomass to drop in liquid fuels conversion systems, fuel processors and fuel cell systems, and low NOx combustors and pollution abatement reactors. Our clients include U. S. government agencies (e. g. DOE, EPA, DOA, DARPA, Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force), state agencies (California Energy Commission and California Air Resources Board), and many energy, environmental, and defense equipment manufacturers, throughout the world, including multibillion dollar companies. Altex is located in Sunnyvale, California, and provides competitive salaries and benefits. Altex provides very competitive benefits packages, to all full time employees. Employees are provided three weeks Paid Time Off (PTO), and ten days of paid holidays. Altex insurance programs cover medical, dental, vision, worker’s compensation, and life insurance. Altex also has a retirement plan, which employees are entitled to after one year of continuous employment with the company. This plan includes a tax deferred retirement account, which the employee controls, through a family of mutual funds. Historically, the company has contributed 5-10% of the employee’s base salary to the employee’s account. In addition, bonus targets are set at the beginning of each yearly review period, which are executed if the staff meets the mutually agreed to objectives. Our interest in the setting of the compensation package is to ensure that the staff member is rewarded for their efforts, at Altex. How to Apply Please send your resume to [email protected] with Subject “Manufacturing Mechanical Quality Engineer”.
See More Details >>Minimum qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field, or equivalent practical experience. • 1 year of experience designing mechanical components such as plastic or metal parts, mechanical assemblies, printed circuit boards, or flexes. • 1 year of experience using computer-aided design (CAD) tools such as 3D MCAD, NX, Creo, or Solidworks. Preferred qualifications: • 6 years of experience in mechanical design and analysis. • Experience in mechanical engineering and design principles with specific expertise in the areas of design for medium-scale production, sheet metal and injection molding, structural and thermal analysis. • Experience in designing electro-mechanical assemblies with an understanding of mechanical tolerances and tolerance analysis. • Knowledge of chip, socket, cooling solution stack-ups, structural behavior, and reliability. • Ability to architect solutions backed by business case analysis. About the job Our computational challenges are so big and unique we can't just buy our hardware, we've got to make it ourselves. Our Platforms Team designs and builds the hardware, software and networking technologies that power all of Google's services. As a Mechanical Engineer you design and evaluate our data center systems, identifying product requirements and contributing to research and project planning. From the chip to chiller, you are responsible for designing and optimizing an architecture that will scale with Google's continued growth.With your technical expertise, you lead and manage projects, develop product and process improvements, provide consultation to others and help facilitate training and development. The ML, Systems Cloud AI (MSCA) organization at Google designs, implements, and manages the hardware, software, machine learning, and systems infrastructure for all Google services (Search, YouTube, etc.) and Google Cloud. Our end users are Googlers, Cloud customers and the billions of people who use Google services around the world. We prioritize security, efficiency, and reliability across everything we do - from developing our latest TPUs to running a global network, while driving towards shaping the future of hyperscale computing. Our global impact spans software and hardware, including Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, the leading AI platform for bringing Gemini models to enterprise customers. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $126,000-$181,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more aboutbenefits at Google. Responsibilities • Own and design entire product design life-cycle including requirements gathering, concept generation, detailed design with analysis, verification testing, cross-functional reviews, and manufacturing release. • Develop and execute designs for systems backed by thorough engineering analysis. • Create test plans, perform testing, and validate designs to meet engineering requirements and troubleshoot, root cause, and resolve potential technical issues. • Influence the products by providing mechanical and product design engineering expertise into the technology road-map with data-driven decisions. Identify and scope projects around innovation opportunities as well as technology risks. • Provide engineering knowledge and mentor team members. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy andEEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form.
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