viaPhoton
Mechanical Design Engineer
Naperville, IL
Sponsorship not specified$65k-$85kDetected 12 days ago
SolidWorksFEAMechanical Design5G/LTEFiber Optics
About the role
- The role blends creativity with practical problem-solving.
- You'll work with sales and operations to turn customer problems into elegant mechanical solutions, then see them manufactured and shipped.
- Bring a self-directed mindset and can pick up new concepts quickly
Responsibilities
- You'll design new fiber optic products and improve existing ones, moving from concept sketches to detailed CAD models all the way to customer delivery.
- Work with sales, operations, and engineering teams to design new products that solve customer problems
- Lead the product improvement design process, including CAD design, drawings, bill-of-materials, FEA, and cost analysis
- Build prototypes to test functionality and fit, working with outside vendors to source and quote components
- Analyze existing products to identify cost-reduction and improvement opportunities while maintaining design requirements
- Mechanical Design Engineer JD
- We're building something big, and we want good people along for the ride.
Requirements
- Have a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
Nice to have
- Have conceptual design experience (a plus, but not required, since we can teach you fiber optic design)
Compensation
- $65,000 to $85,000 base, plus annual bonus
Benefits
- Robust health, dental, and vision coverage that starts on day 1
- Flexible PTO that grows over time
- Compensation: $65,000 to $85,000 base, plus annual bonus
Company info
- We are changing the norm by being customer-focused, technology-led. viaPhoton is reimagining fiber optic manufacturing for the AI era.
- We design and deliver custom-engineered, end-to-end fiber connectivity solutions for the data centers, 5G networks, and AI infrastructure shaping the next decade, and our customers need them in weeks, not months.
- In five years we've grown to a team of 200+ and 4x'd our revenue in the last year alone, and we're just getting started.
- We're looking for people who want to do their best work with a team that's moving fast.
Equal opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and make all employment decisions based on merit and qualifications.
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