Senior Mechanical Engineer – Interconnect Design

ICD Manager

What You Will Be Doing

The Mechanical Design group is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer – Interconnect Design to join our team. As a member of the MD team you will be a driving force of innovation and helping build the future of electric vehicle charging.

The Interconnect Design Engineer will play a direct role in the design and execution of ChargePoint’s products. We are seeking a confident and personable engineer who has exceptional manufacturing experience, including design for manufacturing, design for cost and assembly, production tooling development with a proven track record of delivering world-class products in cross-functional teams.

What You Will Bring to ChargePoint

As an Interconnect Design Engineer, your responsibilities will focus on the manufacturability, cost effectiveness, and design for quality of current production and new products:

• Execution from architecture to mass production
• Design, prototype, and refining solutions to difficult engineering challenges
• Interfacing directly with global 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 parts and products

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or related field
• Minimum 6 years of industry experience in an Engineering role with 3 years in the Cable Harness or Interconnect design field.
• Understanding of cable/connector tests (cross-section, pull-out, current cycling, electrical performance)
• Working knowledge of basic metallurgy, solid mechanics, and material selection as it relates to electrical contacts, conductors and insulators
• Connector selection (IP-rated, pin-outs, etc.); crimp & crimp quality
• Experience with standards & regulations (USCAR, IEC, IPC)
• Interference/shielding/grounding considerations (EMI, routing)
• Thermal design of contacts & ampacity
• Wire gauge selection (twisted pair, micro-coax, AWG, etc.)
• Ability to optimize complex electrical harness wire designs, drawings, and schematics.
• Experience working on regulated consumer or industrial products including design of components or systems submitted for regulatory compliance approval
• Strong working knowledge of injection molding, CNC machining, 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 (Zuken & NX highly preferred, others accepted)
• Ability to review and optimize 2D drawings, including understanding tolerances of various manufacturing methods and GD&T.

Desired Skills

The ideal candidate would also have design experience in the following areas:

• High power system and interconnect design (up to 1kV & up to 500A)
• Ruggedized outdoor electro-mechanical products (IP protection)
• Strong background in failure analysis and root cause investigations
• Material selection for functional and regulatory requirements