Senior Mechanical Engineer Job Listing at Nextracker in Oxnard, CA (Job ID NX-452)

Description

Job Description:

The San Francisco Chronicle has recognized Nextracker (Nasdaq: NXT) as one of the Top Workplaces. Join our growing team!

This position is a hybrid role (3x per week onsite) that will be based at our headquarters in Fremont, California.

Nextracker seeks a creative and experienced Mechanical Engineer for a position on the mechanical structures team. This engineer will be responsible for designing components for the flagship Nextracker Horizon tracker to support a wider range of environments, more difficult site conditions, and cost reduction.

Here is a glimpse of what you'll do:

• Contribute to the design and development of Nextracker horizontal tracking products
• Perform and manage engineering work using CAD/CAE software to solve problems in mechanical/structural design, finite element analysis, design optimization, tolerance stack-ups, prototype generation, fatigue analysis, structural dynamics and kinematics, vibrations, thermal analysis, and production of manufacturing drawings
• Develop testing fixtures that accurately simulate real-world scenarios
• Perform and document engineering tests under general supervision
• Write proposals, technical reports, and papers
• Participate in brainstorming sessions with the mechanical engineering team to identify concepts and designs for future improvements
• Develop and maintain best practices to foster the creative process
• Design mechanical components, execute prototyping, and manage design iterations
• Implement continuous improvement in order to maximize efficiency in the design process
• Partner with the Manufacturing Engineer on design for manufacturability to address questions and issues.

Here  is some of what you'll need (required):

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering or a related field (advanced degree preferred)
• 6+ years of relevant experience
• Toolsets required: SolidWorks, ePDM,  FEA
• Extensive knowledge/experience with drawings, model and GD&T standards and application.
• Strong understanding of DFM for castings and sheet metal stampings
• Experience in mass production manufacturing
• Strong aptitude and intuition in mechanical failure analysis
• Practical knowledge of prototyping manufacturing process
• Must possess solid written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and juggle multiple projects
• Self-motivated team player
• Ability to work within a cross-functional team while maintaining self-sufficiency
• Proficient in most common PC based applications (Word, Excel, Visio, PPT, MSProject, and the like)
• Willingness to occasionally travel and work at client sites both domestically and internationally

Here are a few of our preferred experiences:

• Experience with Solar or renewable energy
• Management experience
• Netsuite, Arena, Miro (Real Time board), Jira, Confluence
• Automation experience

Salary Applicable to California: $140,000 - $170,000

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