Principal Mechanical Engineer

Location: Remote USA. This role can be performed anywhere from the United States.

The Role

GoPro is seeking a top-tier candidate for a Principal Mechanical Engineer who will be responsible for developing innovative mechanical design solutions for cameras, mounts, 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

• Manage the mechanical architecture and detailed design of new products
• Own the overall design, analysis, documentation and functional validation of mechanical and electromechanical components and assemblies
• Collaborate with internal and external teams (i.e., Suppliers, partners, 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.)
• Mentor junior engineers and be the go-to resource for mechanical product development

Skills We’re Excited About

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with 12+ years of relevant experience in mechanical and/or product design development
• Extensive experience creating MCOs for PCB/FPC design and working directly with EE team members
• Expert in CAD and solid working knowledge of FEA
• Experience working with Asian ODM/JDM partners and suppliers
• A multitasking team player with project management experience

Bonus Points For

• Experience using Siemens NX and Teamcenter CAD applications

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 $147,050 - $196,000. 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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