Senior mechanical engineer vs lead design engineer

Differences between senior mechanical engineer and lead design engineer duties and responsibilities

Senior mechanical engineer example responsibilities.

• Create DFMEA documents to help manage risks and improve initial quality.
• Set up and manage PCB manufacturing including all chemical baths, lasers, and exposure equipment.
• Restructure VHDL code and chip/module hierarchy to achieve timing goals for the dual cache controller and the chip.
• Achieve timely convergence of complex designs by building RTL models from validation area and integrating them, before official model release.
• Lead FPGA development of key digital communication component used in successful demonstration of spacecraft radio link.
• Provide mechanical design and sustaining engineering expertise to troubleshoot manufacturing defect trends and achieve a more robust and producible product.
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Lead design engineer example responsibilities.

• Design the micro self-test libraries and achieve several projects s/w on the UL list.
• Manage automation projects including purchasing, scheduling fabrication and assembly, debugging, and delivery to customer.
• Introduce company to new rapid design and prototyping processes to include SLA and durable prototypes.
• Provide assistance and technical support to regulatory department for UL, CE and CSA approval testing.
• Lead a project for the FEA analysis-design of compressor wheel near net shape forging with common die sets.
• Build and develop testing prototypes for reliability and FAA certification- dynamic and static testing (FMEA, FEA, DFMA).
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