Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Summary:

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) has a 100+ year history of technical innovations that have evolved to keep pace and address our customers’ most pressing business issues. We make equipment, software, and systems that help to plan, deploy, certify, monitor, and optimize all kinds of networks - like those for mobile phones, service providers, large businesses and data centers. VIAVI is also a leader in high performance thin film optical coatings and engineered diffusers, providing light management solutions to anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, automotive, defense and instrumentation markets.
We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected – at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are fierce about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company - to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.
We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team developing cutting edge test products for the latest fixed and wireless communication systems. You will be working on mechanical development of components and sub-systems from concept through to release for manufacture, including supporting products in manufacture.
Our main components typically include sheet metal housings, CNC machined shielding, custom cables, labels, PCB assemblies and fittings.

Duties & Responsibilities:

This job can be based in either Eningen (Reutlingen) or in Saint-Étienne (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

·       Designing and producing manufacturing drawings using GD&T techniques. (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance).

·       3D printing and additive manufacturing for prototyping.

·       Product development from concept to launch.

·       Strong collaboration including cross-functionally, with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships across all levels.

·       Solving complex issues using in-depth evaluation methods and techniques.

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:

·       Bachelor’s Degree or HNC in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related subject covering mechanical engineering and design.

·       Fluency in English and German. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written in both languages.

·       Good working knowledge of FLOEFD or similar MCAD thermal simulation package.

·       Good working knowledge of CREO and/or SolidWorks or any similar MCAD package including stress analysis.

·       Tolerance stack-up analysis to meet the dimensional objectives of the design.

·       Aptitude to learn and apply tools to ensure designs are robust, reliable and optimized for production.

·       Ability to assess and identify the most cost-effective solution in all design work.

·       Accustomed to following the principles of good engineering practice with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

·       Self-motivated with the ability to work in a pressurized environment with minimum supervision.

·       Ability to influence senior stakeholders.

·       The ability to work within multiple and/or complex projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment.

·       Ability to mentor and coach the same or junior levels.

·       Contributes to strategic decision-making.

If you have what it takes to push boundaries and seize opportunities, apply to join our team today.