Mechanical Engineer

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TERADYNE, where experience meets innovation and drives excellence in every connection. We are fueled by creativity and diversity of thought in our workforce. Our employees are supported in innovating and learning something new every day.

We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better business results.

Opportunity Overview

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer, for the Mechanical Engineering group in Costa Rica, to contribute on various platform product development initiatives for our next generation Semiconductor Testers. In the Mechanical Engineering group, we focus on developing state of the art industry leading Semiconductor Test Equipment. This individual will create innovative and sound technical solutions to complex engineering problems. They will also identify essential requirements and key technical risks. This individual will work closely with Product Marketing and Systems Engineering to understand customer needs, and with product development teams to implement design solutions for New Product Introduction and High-Volume Manufacturing.

In this role you will:

• Complete knowledge and full understanding of mechanical design concepts – able to communicate and support design trade-offs
• Resolves and assessed a wide range of issues in a creative way.
• Works on unusual issues using sophisticated analytical and problem-solving techniques.
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of information requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Devise solutions based on limited information and precedent and adapts existing approaches to resolve issues.
• Uses evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select right course of action. Work is done independently and is reviewed at critical points.
• Enhances relationships and networks with senior internal/external partners who are not familiar with the subject matter often requiring persuasion.
• Adapts style to differing audiences and often advises others on difficult matters.
• Participate in design reviews internally.
• This position required to travel internationally 10%

Develop industry-leading Platform products based on sound engineering principles that: 

• Include scalable electro-mechanical architectures
• Provide signal delivery solutions for precision electro-mechanical mass termination docking systems
• Provide the highest reliability in various thermal operating environments
• Consider end-user constraints, cost, and time to market
• Deliver solutions for the latest generation of advanced semiconductor testing

Long-term expectations for this position include:

• Participates and influences the development of long-term technical capability products to support customer needs.
• Contributes to initiatives throughout the company as a project member for customer platform considerations, challenges, and solutions
• Routinely creates innovative ideas, intellectual property, technical publications, or presentations.

This qualified individual will have the following experience: 

• 5 years of experience with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree or 3 years of experience with a Master of Science Mechanical Engineering Degree.
• Proficient in English language. 
• Experience in:
• • SolidWorks for CAD (computer-aided design), SolidWorks Simulation and Ansys for FEA (finite element analysis), and PDM Works and Teamcenter (product data management.)
  • In-depth knowledge of GD&T standards and applied experience – demonstrated expertise in tolerance loop analysis.
  • Printed circuit board development
  • Writes and communicates critical reports through Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Technical writing skills (procedures, reports, etc.)
  • Competent problem-solving/troubleshooting skills for both components and subsystems.
  • Working knowledge of SEMI standards and the ability to apply complex groupings of standards into designs is a plus.

The Ideal candidate will have the following skills and behavioral traits:

• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including presentations (Customer, internal, and management).
• Promotes a cross-functional project team environment, communicates with customer facing teams and leads small teams.