Senior Mechanical Engineer

About GPR: 

GPR is a cutting-edge startup that develops and sells proprietary Ground Penetration Radar as a localization sensor modality for autonomous cars, trucks, mining, construction, and more. GPR's technology has the potential to revolutionize the way industries operate and help them increase operational uptime and availability. 

ROLE 

We're hiring a senior mechanical engineer with experience in the automotive or other high-reliability and high-volume manufacturing industry. This is a key role with a wide range of responsibilities in driving the design, manufacturability, and reliability of parts and assemblies for our systems. 

WHO YOU ARE 

• You possess experience supporting the development and commercialization of high-reliability components and assemblies.

• Have extensive knowledge of design for manufacturing fundamentals, and understand the trade-offs of various fabrication and assembly processes

• Low ego: you take your work seriously but can laugh at yourself, you've seen it all

• A self-motivated person that is energized by constantly delivering and moving things forward

• Enjoy collaborating with small, high output teams in a fast-paced startup environment

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

• Design and develop the mechanical parts and assemblies for GPR systems

• Create CAD models and mechanical drawings

• Run mechanical simulation such as FEA, stack-up, tolerancing, and thermal analysis

• Support DVP/DVT efforts to validate designs

• Lead design for manufacturing efforts to improve manufacturability and drive down product costs

• Support rapid prototyping of new radar sensors and test platforms

• Manage the product BOM, and support CMs with fabrication and assembly process development

• Support customers to understand mechanical requirements and integration

REQUIREMENTS 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or other technical engineering field

• 5 years experience developing high-reliability commercial products

• Experience with CAD tools such as Solidworks

• Working knowledge of GD&T

• Experience using simulation and analysis tools such as Ansys

• Experience working with PLM tools such as OpenBOM

• Experience with supporting CMs with engineering processes such as ECOs

• Strong understanding of design for manufacturing fundamentals

• Understanding of different fabrication, and assembly processes, and their trade-offs

• Understanding of quality assurance methods such as DFMEA, FTA

• Strong technical writing and communication skills

NICE TO HAVE 

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or other technical engineering field

• Experience working with antennas and radar hardware

• Familiarity with regulated standards for the automotive industry, such as ISO and SAE

• Experience with bringing commercial products through DVT

• Vehicle integration experience, especially autonomous vehicles

• Ability and willingness to travel to customer and contract manufacturing sites up to 10% of the year

WORK 

• All applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

• Must be willing to work in person in our Somerville, MA office.