Senior Mechanical Engineer - Instrumentation Hardware

The role

You will design the physical systems that house, protect and connect control systems and electronics, such as enclosures, chassis, thermal management and cabling. You will work with electrical, firmware and systems engineers to turn requirements into manufacturable hardware, mainly for 19" rack-mount and pluggable instrumentation. The role covers concept, CAD, analysis, prototyping and production support.

What you will do

• Design enclosures, heat sinks, shields, cabling, chassis and front panels for rack-mount and pluggable instrumentation
• Create and maintain detailed CAD models, assemblies and drawings
• Perform thermal and airflow analysis to keep components within operating temperature limits
• Design in sheet metal, extrusions and machined parts, and do rapid prototyping (3D printing and other quick-turn methods)
• Assist with connector and cable analysis and design, board and front panel space, and cable routing
• Conduct GD&T-based tolerance studies for fit, function and manufacturability
• Collaborate with electrical engineers to integrate PCBs, power supplies and wiring into mechanical packaging
• Support design reviews, prototyping, testing and validation (thermal, structural, EMI/EMC as applicable)
• Work with manufacturing, suppliers and operations to move designs from prototype to production

Required qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ years of mechanical engineering design experience relatable to instrument design
• Proficiency with CAD and simulation tools; familiarity with similar CAD/FEA/CFD tools will be considered
• Experience with mechanical fixtures for PCBs (supports, integration fixtures, multi-board design with FMC or other board-to-board interfaces, heat sinks, shields, connectors)
• Solid understanding of electronics thermal management: heat sink design, airflow/CFD analysis, component-level cooling
• Mechanical drawing and GD&T per ASME Y14.5M, tolerance stack analysis
• Experience with sheet metal design, fabrication methods, and cable/harness design
• Ability to work cross-functionally with electrical and systems engineers
• Robust packaging of sensitive systems for shipping or extreme environments
• Comfortable moving between early-stage concept work and detailed production-ready design

Nice to have

• SolidWorks and Ansys (Icepak, Mechanical, Fluent) experience
• Familiarity with pluggable instrumentation standards such as MicroTCA, PXI, VPX, or similar, and modular PCB form factors such as FMC
• Experience with RF shielding and EMI/EMC design considerations
• Experience with electronics test fixture design
• Exposure to test & measurement or precision instrumentation products
• Experience supporting products through sustainment/value engineering after initial release
• Familiarity with PLM and PDM tools

Benefits

• Fully paid medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and dependents
• Unlimited paid time off
• 401K company matching
• Short- and long-term disability
• FSA and dependent care benefits
• Life insurance
• Drinks and snacks in the office, and catered team lunches every day
• Annual bonus and equity in the company

About the company

Atom Computing builds quantum computers using arrays of optically trapped neutral atoms. The company describes its team as a world-class group of scientists, engineers and business professionals.