Senior design engineer job description
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Senior design engineer requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in senior design engineer job postings.
Sample senior design engineer requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Design Engineering.
- 5-7 years of design engineering experience.
- Proficient in 3D CAD modeling.
- Experience with FEA and CFD simulations.
- Experience with engineering materials.
Sample required senior design engineer soft skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Understanding of design processes and best practices.
Senior design engineer job description example 1
Google senior design engineer job description
Minimum qualifications:
+ Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
+ 3 years of experience in a technical, UX, or design setting, or related experience.
+ Experience with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript development.
+ Experience with development on mobile platforms.
Preferred qualifications:
+ 7 years developing clean, valid, and compatible websites and applications.
+ 5 years of experience in a Technical, UX, or Design setting, or related experience.
+ 3 years of experience managing projects.
+ Experience in one or more of the following: Python/PHP/Ruby, Flash/ActionScript, Objective-C, or Java.
+ Experience with object-oriented JavaScript and modern JavaScript libraries (e.g., Closure, jQuery, Node).
+ Experience with vector and motion graphics, including SVG, HTML5 Canvas, and animation using JavaScript and CSS.
At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Google's UX Engineers are versatile and passionate about taking on new problems to drive progress and vision for design teams. They're comfortable wearing many hats and get excited about working across discipline lines to develop products and prototypes that bring new ideas to life.
Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google's businesses.
As a UX Engineer, you'll work as part of a UX team in a challenging, fast-paced environment. You'll demonstrate your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user facing technologies to create prototypes that identify the best product experiences, launch innovative features, build tools that accelerate UX teams, bridge between design and engineering discussions, and enable efficient, high quality execution.
The Google Augmented Reality team is a diverse group of experts tasked with building the foundations for great immersive computing and building helpful, delightful user experiences. We're focused on making immersive computing accessible to billions of people through mobile devices, and our scope continues to grow and evolve.
+ Deliver innovative, engaging prototypes using the latest in front-end technologies.
+ Advise, collaborate with, and synthesize feedback from UX designers and researchers.
+ Fulfill several project requests simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
+ Serve as a mentor for junior UX engineers and peers.
+ Assist front-end engineers with final development of Google products
+ Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
+ 3 years of experience in a technical, UX, or design setting, or related experience.
+ Experience with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript development.
+ Experience with development on mobile platforms.
Preferred qualifications:
+ 7 years developing clean, valid, and compatible websites and applications.
+ 5 years of experience in a Technical, UX, or Design setting, or related experience.
+ 3 years of experience managing projects.
+ Experience in one or more of the following: Python/PHP/Ruby, Flash/ActionScript, Objective-C, or Java.
+ Experience with object-oriented JavaScript and modern JavaScript libraries (e.g., Closure, jQuery, Node).
+ Experience with vector and motion graphics, including SVG, HTML5 Canvas, and animation using JavaScript and CSS.
At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Google's UX Engineers are versatile and passionate about taking on new problems to drive progress and vision for design teams. They're comfortable wearing many hats and get excited about working across discipline lines to develop products and prototypes that bring new ideas to life.
Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google's businesses.
As a UX Engineer, you'll work as part of a UX team in a challenging, fast-paced environment. You'll demonstrate your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user facing technologies to create prototypes that identify the best product experiences, launch innovative features, build tools that accelerate UX teams, bridge between design and engineering discussions, and enable efficient, high quality execution.
The Google Augmented Reality team is a diverse group of experts tasked with building the foundations for great immersive computing and building helpful, delightful user experiences. We're focused on making immersive computing accessible to billions of people through mobile devices, and our scope continues to grow and evolve.
+ Deliver innovative, engaging prototypes using the latest in front-end technologies.
+ Advise, collaborate with, and synthesize feedback from UX designers and researchers.
+ Fulfill several project requests simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
+ Serve as a mentor for junior UX engineers and peers.
+ Assist front-end engineers with final development of Google products
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Senior design engineer job description example 2
Fluor senior design engineer job description
Under General Supervision, utilizing technical expertise or overseeing a specific area within established practices and guidelines, by Management of Fluor or its subsidiaries (indicated as "the Company"), the purpose of this position is to provide the essential administrative and technical knowledge and direction for the job functions listed below with the objective of ensuring Fluor's competitiveness within the global marketplace by delivering quality services of unmatched value.
Primary Job Duties/Functions:
1. Serves as Lead or Area Lead on assigned projects or engineering assignments of moderate to difficult complexity and develops the most cost-effective total project solution for execution of the discipline engineering work.Lead duties include but are not limited to: develops and updates job plans, supports proposal and estimate activities, develops and reviews specifications including design criteria, develops and monitors schedules, develops and monitors manpower estimate forecasts, assigns work to teams, monitors material estimates and quantities, interfaces with project disciplines/client representatives/construction, participates in equipment and material procurement activities, permitting activities and subcontracting activities
2. Performs and checks calculations, specifies equipment, and solves problems of moderate to difficult engineering complexity
3. Reviews specifications, drawings, and vendor equipment documentation from both within the discipline as well as from other disciplines for compliance with project requirements and actively seeks resolution
4. Monitors work done by Fluor offices or other designated entities performing Distributed Execution Engineering
5. Directs and oversee audits
6. Ensures adherence to Industry codes and standards as well as department practices and procedures
7. Actively participates in and promotes the use of Fluor's Knowledge Community and other available resources
8. Participates in people development through mentoring, development of training material, and conducting of training seminars
9. Focuses on performance appraisal input and counseling
10. Develops and builds client relations
11. Provides close interface with, and promotes the understanding of, other discipline functions
12. Meets Company expectations for attendance
13. Other related duties/functions as assigned
Secondary Job Duties/Functions:
1. Supports the Global Excellence Leader and Department Manager on initiatives
2. Assists in the development of department standards, procedures, practices and guidelines
3. Assists with company functions outside the department
4. Actively participates in Fluor University® as necessary to follow the curricula as outlined in the Functional Development Frameworks
5. Travels to ensure successful execution of Project or Department goals
6. Promotes company branding by active participation in external technical organizations and code committees and presents technical papers or presentations through Fluor's P4 process
7. Serves as member on an external organization or code committee's steering or technical committee
Basic Job Requirements
•Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in engineering field of study and ten (10) years of work-related experience; a recognized professional certification or registration in the applicable field, if required; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements
•Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors
•Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
•Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines
•Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
Other Job Requirements
Experience with instrumentation specification and logic related activities.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Intermediate computer and software skills to include the use of word processing and email as well as the intermediate use of spreadsheets.
2. The use of Discipline Specific software may be required.
3. Professional Registration preferred
Primary Job Duties/Functions:
1. Serves as Lead or Area Lead on assigned projects or engineering assignments of moderate to difficult complexity and develops the most cost-effective total project solution for execution of the discipline engineering work.Lead duties include but are not limited to: develops and updates job plans, supports proposal and estimate activities, develops and reviews specifications including design criteria, develops and monitors schedules, develops and monitors manpower estimate forecasts, assigns work to teams, monitors material estimates and quantities, interfaces with project disciplines/client representatives/construction, participates in equipment and material procurement activities, permitting activities and subcontracting activities
2. Performs and checks calculations, specifies equipment, and solves problems of moderate to difficult engineering complexity
3. Reviews specifications, drawings, and vendor equipment documentation from both within the discipline as well as from other disciplines for compliance with project requirements and actively seeks resolution
4. Monitors work done by Fluor offices or other designated entities performing Distributed Execution Engineering
5. Directs and oversee audits
6. Ensures adherence to Industry codes and standards as well as department practices and procedures
7. Actively participates in and promotes the use of Fluor's Knowledge Community and other available resources
8. Participates in people development through mentoring, development of training material, and conducting of training seminars
9. Focuses on performance appraisal input and counseling
10. Develops and builds client relations
11. Provides close interface with, and promotes the understanding of, other discipline functions
12. Meets Company expectations for attendance
13. Other related duties/functions as assigned
Secondary Job Duties/Functions:
1. Supports the Global Excellence Leader and Department Manager on initiatives
2. Assists in the development of department standards, procedures, practices and guidelines
3. Assists with company functions outside the department
4. Actively participates in Fluor University® as necessary to follow the curricula as outlined in the Functional Development Frameworks
5. Travels to ensure successful execution of Project or Department goals
6. Promotes company branding by active participation in external technical organizations and code committees and presents technical papers or presentations through Fluor's P4 process
7. Serves as member on an external organization or code committee's steering or technical committee
Basic Job Requirements
•Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in engineering field of study and ten (10) years of work-related experience; a recognized professional certification or registration in the applicable field, if required; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements
•Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors
•Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
•Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines
•Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
Other Job Requirements
Experience with instrumentation specification and logic related activities.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Intermediate computer and software skills to include the use of word processing and email as well as the intermediate use of spreadsheets.
2. The use of Discipline Specific software may be required.
3. Professional Registration preferred
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Senior design engineer job description example 3
Apple senior design engineer job description
San Diego,California,United States
Hardware
+ Multi-disciplinary understanding of EE, ME, and Physics principles
+ Strong EE fundamentals and experience with analog/mixed signal design
+ Proven working proficiency in algorithms development / signal processing as applied to sensor systems
+ Proficiency in MATLAB, SPICE, or similar simulation and modeling / scripting tools
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with collaboration and leadership skills
+ Familiarity with mechanical design principles, FEA, and advanced materials is a plus
+ Proficiency in COMSOL, Maxwell, or similar FEA tools is a plus
+ Analog circuit design experience required
+ Experience with scripting languages (MATLAB, Python etc.) required
+ Knowledge of electrical, thermal, and mechanical systems is preferred
+ Experience with high volume mass production is a plus
**Description**
You will develop and maintain comprehensive, multi-functional sensor system models to inform decisions. You will work with your peers on system integration challenges such as sensor and module design as well as co-existence analysis and mitigations. You will work on a cross-disciplinary team for feature definition, block-level simulation, and spec authorship of sensor modules. You will propose and negotiate multi-functional requirements to guarantee module performance. Develop of detailed module architecture specifications based on first principles analysis and complex engineering trade-offs. Lead efforts for future sensor technologies. Analyze engineering and production datasets in order to reconcile system models with real-world measurements. Work with test teams to ensure sensors are tested and calibrated to specification. Collaborate with firmware and algorithm teams to develop advanced algorithms to ensure module performance meets user experience requirements. Work closely with the mechanical engineering team in optimizing material and mechanical design trade-offs. Help mentor and lead junior engineers as they grow into leaders of their own. Author regular technical communication for executive and multi-functional briefings. Up to 10% travel required (this % may vary by team).
**Education & Experience**
M.S. + 10 years or PhD + 3 years in Electrical Engineering, Physics or industry experience equivalent
**Additional Requirements**
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Apple is required to comply with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate issued by the New York City Department of Health. We will verify the vaccination status of all New York City team members who are working at an Apple Store, office, or partner store in New York City. New York City Department of Health Learn more (Opens in a new window) .
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Hardware
+ Multi-disciplinary understanding of EE, ME, and Physics principles
+ Strong EE fundamentals and experience with analog/mixed signal design
+ Proven working proficiency in algorithms development / signal processing as applied to sensor systems
+ Proficiency in MATLAB, SPICE, or similar simulation and modeling / scripting tools
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with collaboration and leadership skills
+ Familiarity with mechanical design principles, FEA, and advanced materials is a plus
+ Proficiency in COMSOL, Maxwell, or similar FEA tools is a plus
+ Analog circuit design experience required
+ Experience with scripting languages (MATLAB, Python etc.) required
+ Knowledge of electrical, thermal, and mechanical systems is preferred
+ Experience with high volume mass production is a plus
**Description**
You will develop and maintain comprehensive, multi-functional sensor system models to inform decisions. You will work with your peers on system integration challenges such as sensor and module design as well as co-existence analysis and mitigations. You will work on a cross-disciplinary team for feature definition, block-level simulation, and spec authorship of sensor modules. You will propose and negotiate multi-functional requirements to guarantee module performance. Develop of detailed module architecture specifications based on first principles analysis and complex engineering trade-offs. Lead efforts for future sensor technologies. Analyze engineering and production datasets in order to reconcile system models with real-world measurements. Work with test teams to ensure sensors are tested and calibrated to specification. Collaborate with firmware and algorithm teams to develop advanced algorithms to ensure module performance meets user experience requirements. Work closely with the mechanical engineering team in optimizing material and mechanical design trade-offs. Help mentor and lead junior engineers as they grow into leaders of their own. Author regular technical communication for executive and multi-functional briefings. Up to 10% travel required (this % may vary by team).
**Education & Experience**
M.S. + 10 years or PhD + 3 years in Electrical Engineering, Physics or industry experience equivalent
**Additional Requirements**
**Apple Footer**
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (Opens in a new window) .
Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. United States Department of Labor. Learn more (Opens in a new window) .
Apple is required to comply with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate issued by the New York City Department of Health. We will verify the vaccination status of all New York City team members who are working at an Apple Store, office, or partner store in New York City. New York City Department of Health Learn more (Opens in a new window) .
Apple will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. If you're applying for a position in San Francisco, review the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance guidelines (opens in a new window) applicable in your area.
Apple participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program (Opens in a new window) .
Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Apple is a drug-free workplace. Reasonable Accommodation and Drug Free Workplace policy Learn more (Opens in a new window) .
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Updated March 14, 2024