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Lead, Mechanical Engineer, Experimentalist

Job Description

Do you understand structural mechanics? Would you like designing and running your own tests? Do you want to collaborate with a renowned experimentalist and Magic Leap Fellow? Apply to Magic Leap, a cutting edge tech company with the most advanced Augmented Reality (AR) device on the market.

We’re looking for a driven individual with the ability to both comprehend problems theoretically and prove them out in the lab. Previous laboratory experience using sensors like strain gauges and accelerometers is a plus; a desire to grow, develop, and master unique experimental expertise is paramount. The ideal applicant has 7 or more years of industry experience with significant exposure to transient nonlinear structural mechanics through nonlinear FEA or other approaches that will provide a solid foundation to support the advanced physical testing needed for this exciting job. Job level will be commensurate with candidate’s experience level.

The position is based at Magic Leap headquarters in Plantation, FL and will require the applicant to be on site working in our Advanced Mechanics Lab. Relocation benefits are available.

Responsibilities

• Leverage a variety of sensing techniques and measurement methods available in our world-class advanced mechanics laboratory to investigate a broad range of product development issues ranging from severe mechanical shock to delicate haptics vibrations to complicated in-situ stiffness and strain measurements.
• • Perform these investigations using our shock table, large impact pendulum, precision rotary table, Instron, and several custom test set-ups.
• Work hand-in-hand with our world-class materials and simulation team to bound problems and validate root cause hypotheses in collaboration with our product development teams.
• Explore and develop new methods to make accurate transient measurements of mechanical behavior on ever-shrinking opto-mechanical products.
• Draw inferences and conclusions from large, often highly noisy transient data sets, and communicate all findings and recommendations succinctly to stakeholders (fellow engineers, management, executive leadership).
• Apply advanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) calculations to large amounts of raw data with custom MATLAB® and Kornucopia® scripts.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of, or strong interest in learning how to make a variety of transient mechanical measurements using various types of accelerometers (PR, IEPE, & VC), gyros, lasers, strain gauges, Hall-effect sensors, load cells, ultra high speed video and DIC (Digital Image Correlation).
  • Knowledge of, or strong interest in learning how to verify and validate physical measurement accuracy.
• Solid understanding of linear and nonlinear structural mechanics including statics and structural dynamics (vibration and transient shock).
  • An ideal candidate has significant experience performing FEA simulations with various forms of nonlinearity including large strains/rotations, material, and contact as well as exposure to utilizing closed-form solutions and/or energy methods to help guide/estimate viability of measurements and/or numerical FEA simulations. This experience will give you a solid foundation for understanding and developing the appropriate physical testing approach for a given problem.
• Comfortable and willing to work with custom scripting in MATLAB to process large amounts of physical measurement data and other data from nonlinear transient FEA simulations.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new workflows and to work in both a directed as well as a self-directed manner across many projects, including the ability to simultaneously contribute to multiple projects while maintaining deadlines and high quality of work. Collaborating with team members and internal customers will be key to your success.
• Practical approach to problem solving and experience in determining the best mix of physical testing and FEA simulations for a given situation.
• Experience in analyzing/testing/developing opto-mechanical systems and/or consumer electronics is a plus.
• An inquisitive mind that thinks out of the box and is willing to question the status quo.
• Minimum of 5 years of industry experience. Advanced degrees may reduce experience requirements based on relevancy of degree/experience.

Education

• Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Mechanics, or equivalent work experience.

Additional Information

• All of your information will be kept confidential according to Equal Employment Opportunities guidelines