Staff Mechanical Engineer

Location:  Flexible (San Mateo, CA) This role offers the flexibility to work from home, within proximity to the office location.

The Role

As a top-tier Staff Mechanical Engineer you will be responsible for developing innovative mechanical design solutions for cameras, mounts, motor sports products and related accessories. This role will contribute to feasibility studies, drive mechanical architecture of new product concepts and manage these designs to production. The ideal candidate should have thorough ability to use state-of-the-art CAD and analysis tools to develop mechanical designs consisting of high-volume mechanical and electromechanical parts and assemblies.

What You Will Do

• Drive and support the mechanical architecture, development and analysis for new products
• Be responsible for the overall design, analysis, documentation and functional validation of mechanical components and assemblies
• Conduct and participate in mechanical engineering evaluation and test to validate the robustness and proper performance of new products
• Collaborate with internal and external teams (i.e. suppliers, partners, ID, PDM, manufacturing, operations, quality, tooling, etc.) to ensure the successful development and launch of new products
• Contribute to the development of mechanical tooling and production part qualification (i.e. first-article inspections, manufacturing process capabilities (Cp/Cpk), measurement gage repeatability and reproducibility (GR&R), material certifications, etc.)
• Engage in international travel as required for project needs and collaboration.

Skills We’re Excited About

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and 8+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in the development of consumer electronics products; preferably in handheld, mobile and wireless devices
• Thorough knowledge and experience in using NX, SolidWorks or equivalent
• Working knowledge of FEA tools such as ANSYS or equivalent
• Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and performing statistical tolerance analysis
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Works with minimal supervision on complex efforts on the mechanical development of components and subsystems of devices
• Navigates ambiguous situations and resource constraints with scrappy problem-solving to deliver results.

Bonus Points For

• Enthusiasm for and/or experience in the motor sports industry
• M.S. Degree

Why Work With Us?

Create your own destiny. GoPro enables you and trusts you to get your own job done, because we believe that autonomy in role brings out the best in our employees.

Live your best life. We’ve adopted remote and flexible work arrangements to support work at GoPro alongside our commitment to supporting employee wellbeing, belonging and connection with one another.

Work with leading edge technologies. We encourage employees to cultivate and use the latest and greatest technology, to provide the best solutions to serve our customers. We celebrate creative solutions that bring innovation to GoPro technology.

GoPro Highlights

• Get your very own GoPro camera + gear
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance – premiums are 100% paid for employees, 80% paid for dependents
• Life insurance and disability benefits
• Generous time off policy
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for new parents
• Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) options
• Discounted employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• LiveHealthy monthly wellness reimbursement
• Wellness programs including 1:1 Coaching, 1:1 Therapy sessions, and mental health resources
• Innovative remote-friendly wellness classes and events
• Flexible work arrangements
• Monthly phone and internet reimbursement
• Professional + personal development opportunities, i.e. LinkedIn Learning, technology trainings, certifications, Peer-to-Peer learning, conferences and more
• Opportunities to get involved in the causes that you care about (annual camera donation + volunteer events)

GoPro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The pay range for this role is between $126,650 - $165,500. Actual pay within the range is dependent on multiple factors, including your residence location and prior work experience. Equity, benefits, and a discretionary bonus may be additional forms of compensation for this role and are not included in the provided pay range.

 

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