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Staff Mechanical Simulation Engineer

Molex
life insurance, parental leave
United States, California, Fremont
May 14, 2025

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Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry. We provide the highest performing and field-proven wavelength management solutions from components, modules to integrated line-cards. Continuous innovation in passive component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation, cutting edge WSS and amplification technology and comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software design capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks of telecom, datacom, hyperscale datacenter and supercomputing.

Located in Fremont, California, we are looking for a talented Thermal Mechanical Simulation Engineer to join our team. The engineer for this position will work with a global multi-disciplined team, including mechanical, electrical, optical, reliability, and production line teams.

What You Will Do

  • Do thermal mechanical simulation to support multiple product development in either module or component level. The simulation includes predictions of temperature and airflow distributions as well as thus induced thermal stress and deformation and provide guidelines for optimization of product designs to meet spec and avoid any reliability issues in terms of temperature, deformation, stress, humidity, electrical force, etc.
  • Do static structural simulation to analyze deformation and stress induced by either external forces or environmental temperature changes to guide product design and pass all tests.
  • Do other simulations such as seam seal, laser welding, soldering, fatigue, MEMS chip's mechanical performance simulation, opto-mechanical integrated simulation by working together with optical simulation engineers, etc.
  • Work with mechanical and electrical design engineers to modify and optimize mechanical layout and electrical PCB layout designs as well as choose proper materials (metal, non-mental, ceramic, glass, epoxy, etc.), fans, power supply, heatsink/TEC, thermal pad/gel, etc. to control temperature and minimize deformation and stress to meet the spec and manufacture requirements.
  • Work with reliability engineers to design various reliability tests, verify the reliability performance of product, and pass test for product delivery.
  • Help develop new simulation capabilities requested from product developments to solve the issues and problems newly encountered in production.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • Master or Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering or related technical fields or discipline with strong analytical capabilities.
  • Solid fundamentals in heat transfer and fluid mechanics. Knowledge of dynamics and solid mechanics is a plus.
  • At least 5 years working experience in telecommunication industry or other related industries or institutes with at least 3 years experience in simulation and modeling.
  • Proficient in using ANSYS Mechanics, Icepak, Solidworks or SpaceClaim, etc.
  • Familiar to mechanical design and be able to create and read 2D/3D model and drawing.
  • Eager to learn and have strong ability to develop new methodologies for solving the problems.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills. Good team player to work with cross-discipline teams.
  • Good skills in analysis, creating simulation reports, and model documentation.

What Will Put You Ahead

  • Familiarity to other tools such as ANSYS Electronics, FloTherm, Abaqus is a plus to the position.
  • Fluency in Mandarin is a plus.

For this role, we anticipate paying $125,000 - $190,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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