Mechanical Design Engineer (senior Technologist)

Mechanical Design Engineer (Senior Technologist)

Western Digital is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer (Senior Technologist) responsible for design and analysis of high-performance storage systems and subsystems for the OEM and data center marketplace with specific focus on product design for the housing of hard disk drives (HDDs). The successful candidate will work to develop products that are robust in their ability to withstand shock, vibration, thermal, acoustic, and other environmental challenges when deployed to a field environment yet world class in their design principles.

The Mechanical Design Engineer (Senior Technologist) will be the lead HDD subject matter expert and resource to the enclosure development team for the mechanical design and development of datacenter storage systems and subsystems consisting of sheet metal parts, plastic injection molded parts, assemblies, HDDs, solid state drives, fans, power supplies, electronic printed circuit boards (PCB's) with high-speed communication interfaces and rack-based hardware. Due to the complex interrelationships of these systems, the candidate will need to hold vast demonstrable mechanical engineering expertise in how to provide as quiescent an environment for an HDD to function within.

In this role, the engineer will be expected to develop and execute unique test software for HDD parametric and performance measurement while within or outside of a chassis. The engineer will also be expected to have the ability to reduce a large amount of data in areas such as HDD head positioning data, HDD in-chassis dynamics, component test data, and other data used to assess how an HDD or an array of HDDs is performing relative to expected data throughput. Additionally, you will lead/participate in design reviews, be accountable for meeting test and analysis schedule commitments and deliverables, issue resolution and work with domestic and international suppliers and manufacturing locations to ensure successful enclosure operation at the system level and the individual HDD level.

Each project team consists of cross-functional engineers with electrical, mechanical, firmware and manufacturing backgrounds at a minimum. In this position, you will mentor and build the skills of less experienced engineers. The candidate will design and analyze mechanical systems in both the theoretical and empirical realm, influence enclosure part and system level design and use SolidWorks and/or ANSYS to generate 3D models and 2D prints for the primary need of evaluating cutting edge designs such as WD's patented IsoVibe designs or similar.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• BSME or MSME degree with minimum of 10+ years product development experience in computing, data storage or related fields; especially in the realm of HDD manufacturing and/or design.
• The ability to learn new concepts quickly and apply to new situations
• Demonstrated ability in creative problem solving and innovation.
• Extensive working knowledge of CAD systems (SolidWorks preferred) required.
• Extensive experience in design and modeling of vibration, shock, and acoustic attenuation components with intentional design features and tolerance considerations.
• Working knowledge of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and/or structural finite element analysis (FEA) is desirable; experience with multiple analysis programs is a plus.
• Prior experience with ANSYS non-linear analysis using viscoelastic materials is desirable.
• Shall be familiar with test instrumentation such as accelerometers, force gauges, air flow, and thermal test equipment.
• Highly proficient in writing and executing test plans and writing test reports thereby validating the design of parts, assemblies, and systems to positively impact HDD function in an enclosure.
• Experience in successful participation (engineering portion) of development projects from design to production.
• Excellent project multi-tasking and communication skills are required for the self-motivated employee.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing technologies and methodologies including actual manufacturing experience is a plus.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally (<10% total work time on average).
• Extensive knowledge and use of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Power Point, MSTeams, OneNote) and Adobe products.
• Experience with developing scripting and GUI code using Matla
• The ability to distill large amounts of experimental data to a meaningful conclusion and write a brief report for internal or external use

Working knowledge of the following:

• Hand tools (pliers, clamps, jigs).
• Vises and holding fixtures.
• Drill, files, burr removal.
• Lifting and positioning equipment safely.
• -Ability to lift 50lbs on an as needed basis.