The successful candidate will be instrumental in evaluating trial proposals, assessing part suitability, and the effect of the trial on production. This role seeks a candidate with strong hands-on experience as well as FEA skills.

Responsibilities:

• Technical Support: Serve as a primary technical resource regarding running FEA’s and assessing the effects of material changes on parts.
• Trial Proposal Evaluation: Conduct thorough evaluations of trial proposals, specifically focusing on aspects such as stamping formability, strain, wrinkling, and process effects.
• Part Suitability Assessment: Critically assess parts for their suitability in proposed trials, ensuring alignment with trial objectives and minimizing potential risks.
• Trial Optimization & Planning: Work in teams to develop strategic plans and guide part selection to minimize the number of required trials while ensuring comprehensive data collection and validation.
• Cross-Functional Interface: Act as a key interface and technical liaison between Product Development (PD), Research & Innovation Center (RIC), Materials Engineering, Paint, and Supplier Technical Assistance (STA) teams to gather necessary technical support and insights.

Qualifications:

• Education: Associate's degree in Engineering (e.g., Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering) or a related technical field.
• Experience: 3+ years of experience in an engineering role, preferably within an automotive manufacturing or R&D environment.
• Technical Acumen: Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing processes, material properties, and testing methodologies related to FEA, hemming, and joining.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex technical data and proposals.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to diverse audiences.
• Interpersonal Skills: Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and build strong working relationships.
• Organizational Skills: Highly organized with strong project coordination and time management abilities.
• Travel: Ability to travel to various stamping facilities as required (monthly or bi-weekly).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Engineering (e.g., Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering) or a related technical field.
• Experience with FEA tools for Stamping Formability assessments
• Experience with quality tools such as Argus
• Knowledge of Ford's product development and manufacturing processes.

Benefits:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Salary:

This position is a salary grade 5 – 8 and ranges from $65,100-$166,100.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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As a Composite Technician, you will cut, lay-up, fabricate, cure and assemble various types of composite products and assemblies, including bonded and mechanically fastened assemblies. You will exercise a basic knowledge of the physical properties of materials such as thermosets, thermoplastics and composites and their forming and processing characteristics, and of the physical and bonding characteristics of materials and adhesives used.

Key responsibilities include:

• Cutting, laying up, fabricating, curing and assembling composite products and assemblies
• Locating critical reference points and assuring coordination of parts and subassemblies to exacting tolerances
• Building laminated assemblies by determining proper placement and laying up composite plies and adhesives onto tools or molds
• Preparing parts for bagging, including placement of bleeders, thermocouples, probes and vacuum connections
• Setting up assemblies and parts in various types of processing and curing equipment

Required qualifications include:

• A U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• High School graduate or equivalent

Preferred qualifications include:

• 1-3 years of Composite Fabrication or equivalent experience
• Experience collaborating cross functionally
• Polished communication and presentation skills
• A bias towards action
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks efficiently

Salary range: $60,000 - $78,000 USD

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About the Team

OpenAI's Hardware organization develops silicon and system-level solutions designed for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. The team is responsible for building the next generation of AI-native silicon while working closely with software and research partners to co-design hardware tightly integrated with AI models. In addition to delivering production-grade silicon for OpenAI's supercomputing infrastructure, the team also creates custom design tools and methodologies that accelerate innovation and enable hardware optimized specifically for AI.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Mechanical Engineer with 7+ years of experience in design of IT hardware from chip/package to system levels. You'll work alongside experts in thermal, mechanical, electrical, software, and systems engineering to support the design, analysis, and validation of mechanical and thermal systems that ensure the reliability, efficiency, and longevity of mission-critical hardware. This position requires strong analytical skills, hands-on testing experience, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-disciplinary environment.

In this role, you will:

• Lead mechanical design for AI supercomputer product in the data center application

• Collaborate with the cross functional team to design and optimize thermal solutions for data center hardware, including chips, power modules, and system-level cooling architectures

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate thermal management strategies into hardware design, from concept to mass production

• Design and validate mechanical systems, including chassis, enclosures, cooling systems, and high-power connections, ensuring alignment with performance and reliability standards.

• Perform 3D modeling, FEA, tolerance analysis, and prototyping, ensuring manufacturability and adherence to strict quality requirements.

• Conduct mechanical testing, including vibration, shock, and thermal cycling, to ensure long-term reliability under extreme operating conditions.

• Identify and evaluate new technologies and methodologies to improve mechanical and thermal performance in product design, and contribute to the development of new products and technology by providing expertise in mechanical design

• Develop appropriate specifications and test procedures as necessary to ensure desired reliability and performance of electronic equipment, collaborate, supervise, mentor, and motivate suppliers to design and develop excellent products, and mentor engineers in all aspects of concept development, analysis, design, and specification

• Lead the production and launch of new products and technologies and ensure compliance with relevant quality standards and regulation

• Partner with suppliers and manufacturers to support the development of custom mechanical and thermal components and ensure quality in production

You might thrive in this role if you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred).

• 7+ years of industry experience in mechanical design, simulation, and validation for IT hardware

• Proficiency in CAD tools and FEA

• Strong understanding of mechanical design, material properties, manufacturing methods, and test procedures

• Ability to analyze experimental data, identify root causes of mechanical or manufacturing issues, and implement corrective actions

• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to perform first-principles calculations to support design decisions.

• Self-driven, detail-oriented, and able to work independently or collaboratively in cross-functional engineering environments

Preferred Skills

• 10+ years of industry experience

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