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Senior Device Engineer - Mechanical

San Diego, California · Senior

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About the role

  • This role operates in the fast-paced, high-cadence development environment that defines consumer electronics.
  • Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers. - Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace.

Responsibilities

  • Own product development end-to-end: Independently drive mechanical design of consumer electronics products from concept and industrial-design intent through detailed design, prototyping, and mass production.
  • Lead large-assembly design: Architect and manage complex, multi-part 3D CAD assemblies, maintaining design intent, robust part relationships, and revision discipline across the full product.
  • Build mockups and prototypes: Create mockups and functional prototypes to evaluate concepts, validate fit and function, and accelerate design iteration.
  • Manage simulation and analysis: Plan and manage simulations and engineering analysis, assess risks and design options, and justify decisions against product and cross-functional requirements.
  • Drive industrial-design integration: Manage ID discussions to balance and accommodate optical, acoustic, RF, usability, reliability, and operational-efficiency requirements across the full range of intended environmental conditions.
  • Design for manufacturing across processes: Design and optimize parts for injection molding, die-cast metal, over-molding, silicone (LSR) injection molding, compression molding, double-shot/two-shot molding, CNC machining, sheet metal, die-cut, and stamped processes.
  • Drive tolerance and DFX resolution: Perform tolerance stack-up analysis and lead resolution of DFM/DFA/DFX feedback to ensure manufacturable, reliable, cost-effective designs.
  • Prepare BOMs, RFQs, and documentation: Prepare preliminary and detailed BOMs and RFQ packages, and document decisions, meeting minutes, research conducted, analyses and simulations performed, engineering assumptions and calculations, and risks with mitigation options.
  • Engage vendors and partners: Work directly with tooling vendors and ODM/manufacturing partners across Asia to drive part quality, tool builds, and issue resolution through EVT, DVT, and PVT.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
  • Thorough working knowledge of designing parts for injection molding, die-cast metal, over-molding, silicone injection molding, compression molding, double-shot molding, CNC, sheet metal, die-cut, and stamped processes.
  • Proven experience with tolerance stack-up analysis, GD&T, and resolving DFM/DFA/DFX feedback.
  • Experience producing manufacturing-ready 2D drawings, BOMs, and RFQ packages, and maintaining clear engineering documentation.

Nice to have

  • Experience working in fast-paced consumer electronics development cycles.
  • WHY WORK FOR ALARM.COM?
  • Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers.
  • Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace.
  • Community and Camaraderie: One of our core values is to 'Keep It Fun,' which to us means fostering a strong sense of community.
  • Alarm.com values working together and collaborating in person.
  • Our employees work from the office 4 days a week.
  • Alarm.com is the leading platform for intelligently connected.

Compensation

  • The base salary offered is part of a total compensation package.

Benefits

  • Our total rewards package is designed to support you holistically-in your health, your finances, and your life outside of work.
  • The package includes medical plans with company subsidies, a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution, and a 401(k) with an employer match.
  • We encourage a healthy work-life balance with paid vacation that increases with tenure, paid holidays, wellness time, and paid maternity and bonding leave.
  • To complete the package, we also provide company-paid disability and life insurance, all within a collaborative and casual work environment.

Company info

  • We are seeking a hands-on Senior Device Engineer - Mechanical to join our hardware team in San Diego and help define the future of connected-home devices, including video doorbells, cameras, sensors, and control modules.
  • Our culture is built on collaboration and connection, where we celebrate our successes and believe that a positive, engaging environment is key to doing our best work. - Alarm.com values working together and collaborating in person.
  • However, we are not accepting resumes from recruiters or employment agencies for this position.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity Employer

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Please note that sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.
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