Staff Mechanical Hardware Design Engineer

Summary

Join ChargePoint, a leader in the EV charging industry, as a Staff Mechanical Design Engineer. You will play a key role in designing and executing ChargePoint's products, focusing on manufacturability, cost-effectiveness, and quality. This position requires extensive experience in mechanical engineering, including design for manufacturing and mass production. You will collaborate with Asian suppliers and conduct root cause analysis. The ideal candidate possesses strong CAD skills (NX preferred) and experience with high-power systems and ruggedized outdoor products. The position is based in Shenzhen, China.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• Minimum 8+ years of industry experience in a Mechanical Engineering role
• Strong working knowledge of injection molding, CNC machining, sheet metal, aluminum die casting and extrusion, cosmetic part finishing, and mass production processes
• A self-starter who is comfortable driving multiple parts and aspects of the product design process simultaneously
• Ability to learn quickly and operate outside of your comfort zone
• Proficient in CAD (NX highly preferred, others accepted)
• Ability to review and optimize 2D drawings, including understanding tolerances of various manufacturing methods and GD&T

Responsibilities

• Interfacing directly with Asia suppliers to efficiently execute designs into mass production
• Identifying design opportunities for quality, cost, assembly, and manufacturing
• Production tooling development and monitoring into production
• Root cause and failure analysis on current products

Preferred Qualifications

• High power system and interconnect design (up to 1kV & up to 500A)
• Ruggedized outdoor electro-mechanical products (IP protection)
• Cooling system and thermal solution design (both air and liquid)
• Material selection for functional and regulatory requirements