Mechanical Design Engineer

BlueWave is hiring a Mechanical/Materials Engineer for a automotive manufacturing client in Fremont, CA. As a Mechanical/Materials Engineer, you will be responsible for the following:

Responsibilities:

• Treating “soft goods” materials as the product, you will be responsible for developing surface materials and their composite constructions that can fulfill seating and interior product requirements, through the entire product lifecycle from concept to production: Concept generation, concept selection, detailed design, validation, manufacturing feasibility, production process, sustainability.
• Derive material-level requirements from system-level requirements, through instrumented observation of system interactions and analyzing them in context of system specifications.
• Correlate specifications to end-product reliability data.
• Work closely with product design engineers and testing engineers to validate material performance at system-level. In part, you will be a product design engineer, too.
• 3D and 2D documentation of material design data, integrated with system design documentation such as CAD and 2D drawings.
• Participate and manage collaborative efforts with other departments within the Vehicle Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Procurement groups to ensure system integration and compatibility. Cross-functional technical communication with Commercial, Quality, and Supplier interfaces.

• Bachelor or Master of Science in pertinent engineering disciplines [Mechanical, Materials, Textile, Product Design, etc.].
• 2+ years of experience with artificial leather, textiles, polyurethane foams, other polymers and elastomers.
• Experience with instrumentation and quantitative analysis including stress and strain testing, abrasion testing, flexure, failure analysis, microscopy.
• Solid fundamentals in:
• mechanical engineering: statics, kinematics, dynamics, vibrations, GD&T, statistical analysis.
• materials engineering: chemistry, microstructures, polymer science.
• textile engineering: woven and knits, non-woven, composites

• Proficiency in all channels of technical communication: 3D modeling, 2D drawing, hand sketching, hands-on prototyping, data collection and presentation.
• Evidence of Exceptional Ability. Organized. Self-motivated. Able to manage progression through tight timeline. Navigate technical challenges with first-principles.
• BlueWave specializes in recruiting high-performing team members for technology, marketing, federal services, and leadership roles. We provide comprehensive staffing support for recruiting, hiring, and onboarding permanent and contract employees. 
• BlueWave is headquartered in Downtown Orlando, Florida with the flexibility to build teams nationally. With our boutique and personal approach, we get the right people in your company quickly without sacrificing quality.