Product Line Mechanical Engineer II (tektronix)

Mechanical Engineer

At Tektronix, we believe that encouraging a deeper sense of dedication and belonging is key to how we attract and retain our best people. By embracing our diverse experiences and views, we are better positioned to deliver results, build innovations that matter, and thrive in today's changing world. This reality encourages our Inclusion & Diversity vision, We Are More Together and guides our approach as we all work toward crafting outstanding places where our teams work and thrive.

Tektronix is seeking a Mechanical Engineer within the Product Line engineering team to support the development and sustainment of Oscilloscopes, Probes and Accessories. You will work closely with engineering and cross functional team members including Program Management, Marketing, Procurement, and Manufacturing to develop new, innovative Test & Measurement equipment. In addition, you will be responsible for sustainment and value add activities to a wide range of existing product offerings. You must have strong written and verbal skills and be capable of working professionally with others within and outside of your team.

Responsibilities

+ Product Design & Development: Collaborate with product line teams to translate requirements and specifications into mechanical solutions—creating CAD models, mechanical assemblies, and drawing packages.

+ Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, electrical engineers, test teams, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure mechanical designs integrate seamlessly with other disciplines—ensuring manufacturability, cost efficiency, and performance.

+ Prototyping, Testing & Validation: Support or oversee prototype builds, physical verification, thermal or structural testing, and validation against pre-defined performance metrics.

+ Release & Manufacturing Support: Assist with design transfer to production:

• Create and release technical documentation, BOMs, and CAD drawings.
• Address issues during pilot runs or early production stages.
• Support cost reductions or product improvements through Value Engineering (VA/VE).

+ Continuous Improvement & Problem Resolution: Analyze issues (e.g., component failures or operational glitches), conduct root-cause analysis, define corrective actions, and apply lessons learned to improve design robustness and reliability.

+ Standards & Compliance: Ensure designs comply with applicable mechanical, safety, EMC, or regulatory standards (as relevant to Tektronix instruments).

Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess the following combination of education and experience:

• BSME or MSME
• 5+ yrs. experience in electro-mechanical Product Design.
• Ability to work with operations team and suppliers to optimize for manufacturability.
• Understanding of production and assembly processes for electronic equipment.
• Ability to design independently or within a small team.
• Understand Additive Manufacturing processes.
• Be passionate about moving customer requirements into fully functioning mechanical assemblies.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• High proficiency with Creo & Windchill CAD SW. Experience with Creo Simulate desired.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools with an emphasis on Excel.
• Experience in prototyping, testing, and evaluating your own designs (dynamics, thermal, EMC).
• Strong sheet metal design, fabrication, tolerancing and assembly knowledge.
• Ability to analyze/evaluate sheet metal chassis design for structural integrity and strength to weight optimization.
• Strong Thermal Analysis Skills.
• Experience with CFD tools and techniques.
• Knowledge of Celsius Thermal Solver a plus.
• Ability to create thermal models from CAD concepts and correlate model results to empirical data.
• Understanding of thermal analysis techniques from component level to system.
• Experience creating detailed component packages and integrating them into larger system level models.
• Experience designing cables, PCBs, plastic, and machined parts.
• Knowledge RF interconnect and shielding a plus.
• Experience leading projects and teams.
• The ability to travel (infrequent).
• Practiced use of basic statistics for design analysis and DOE.

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