Company: Nextracker
Location: San Rafael, CA
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Technology, Software, IT, Electronics
Description
Job Description:
This position is a hybrid role (3x per week onsite) that will be based at our San Rafael, California office. Position Overview- Responsible for design of parts and systems to increase the throughput and reliability of our Truss Driver machines
- Work with a cross-functional team to define requirements for machine improvements
- Develop concepts of various was of implementing a particular function, them downselect to a preferred implementation
- Design and fabricate prototypes, test, and refine; include working with internal machine shop and external vendors
- Design production parts
- Work with procurement to build production units
- Improve the reliability and maintability of parts as field use reveals weaknesses
- Use design tools such as FEA, FMEA, and DFx to guide design decisions
- Create detailed CAD models and drawings (in SolidWorks)
- Work hands-on in electrical and mechanical domains
- Be a teammate to a wide range of individuals in varied situations
- Requires interacting with people in all areas of the company, including design engineers, field engineers, construction workers
- 6 weeks per year travel required, mostly in the western US
- Field work will typically be on a utility scale solar site, and requires the ability to lift objects of up to 25 pounds and occasionally climb on parts of a machine
Job Qualifications:
- BSME required. MSME desirable
- 2+ years mechanical design experience
- Fluent in English
- Good people skills – communication and interpersonal
- Construction experience desirable
Pay Range (Applicable to California)
$140,000.00 - $150,000.00 dependent on level of experience
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