Mechanical Product Designer (Switch / Storage)

Role Summary
The UI Switch / Storage Mechanical Engineer is responsible for mechanical design and NPI ownership from concept through mass production for switch and storage products. This role owns design quality, manufacturability, validation readiness, and risk closure. The engineer is expected to combine hands-on 2D/3D design capabilities with DFMEA thinking, validation planning, supplier engagement, and factory issue closure.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical product design for switch and storage systems, including sheet metal, plastic, die-casting, rack/structural parts, cable routing, connector interfaces, and serviceable modules.
• Create and maintain 3D CAD models, 2D drawings, tolerance stack-ups, GD&T, BOM input, and design specifications from concept through MP release.
• Lead mechanical DFMEA review for key failure modes such as connector contact risk, cable pinch, thermal pad compression, screw loosening, latch force, vibration sensitivity, assembly interference, cosmetic gap/step, and transport risk.
• Define validation plans, including mechanical fit, assembly, reliability, vibration, shock, thermal cycling, drop/packaging, torque, force, dimensional, and functional checks.
• Troubleshoot prototype, reliability, factory, and field issues; drive root cause, corrective action, containment, and closure evidence instead of relying only on functional pass or single-sample pass.
• Define critical-to-quality characteristics (CTQs), inspection criteria, SOP/SIP requirements, go/no-go gauges, and rework limits for manufacturing partners.
• Work closely with EE, thermal, reliability, quality, procurement, CM, suppliers, and global teams to balance product performance, schedule, cost, quality, and manufacturability.
• Review supplier design/process changes, tooling readiness, measurement data, and capability reports; challenge weak evidence and require objective data before risk closure.
• Capture lessons learned and update design guides or checklists to prevent repeated mechanical and manufacturing escapes.

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of mechanical design experience in server, storage, networking, switch, rack, desktop, telecom, or high-volume electronic products.
• Proven ownership of mechanical modules or full product assemblies from concept design to MP launch.
• Strong understanding of mechanical architecture, component design, assembly design, tolerance stack-up, DFM/DFA, materials, tooling, and manufacturing variation.
• Hands-on experience with NPI builds, prototype debugging, reliability failures, factory issue closure, and supplier technical communication.
• Able to evaluate risk from physics, tolerance, process margin, and reliability evidence, not only from test pass/fail results.
• Good problem-solving capability for cross-functional issues involving mechanical, thermal, electrical, manufacturing, quality, and supplier factors.
• Strong communication skills and ability to drive clear decisions with global teams, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable owning issues under tight schedule pressure.

Technical Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field.
• Minimum 8 years of professional mechanical engineering experience.
• Proficient with 3D CAD tools; SolidWorks experience is preferred.
• Experience with 2D drawing release, GD&T, tolerance analysis, part specification review, and mechanical design documentation.
• Experience with sheet metal, plastic injection molding, die casting, CNC/prototype parts, thermal pads/TIM, cables, connectors, screws, latches, brackets, or rack/storage mechanical structures.
• Familiar with DFMEA, DFM/DFA, CTQ definition, validation planning, SOP/SIP review, issue tracking, root-cause analysis, and corrective action closure.
• Able to interpret measurement data, reliability test results, supplier reports, and basic statistics to support engineering decisions.
• Solid English communication skills; Mandarin communication ability is preferred for supplier and factory collaboration.