About the role#
As a Mechanical Packaging Engineer Co-op, you will support the design of advanced packaging components for new products. You will work with 3D software to create designs and generate manufacturing drawings while ensuring all components meet performance requirements. This role involves direct collaboration with engineering staff, external vendors, and contractors to validate designs and troubleshoot issues.
What you'll do#
- Perform mechanical integrity and thermal simulations, tolerance analyses, and characterization.
- Support the development of advanced packaging components and test fixtures using 3D software.
- Generate manufacturing drawings for fabrication and assembly.
- Apply Design for Manufacturing principles to new product designs.
- Drive package debug activities during product validation and qualification.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in an M.S. or Ph.D. program in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a similar field.
- Experience with 3D CAD design, tolerance analysis, and GD&T using SolidWorks or similar software.
- Experience with thermal and thermo-mechanical simulations using ANSYS or similar software.
- Experience documenting fabrication, inspection, and assembly processes.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of design for manufacturing regarding 2.5D or 3D packaging.
- Experience in high-speed electronics or laser package design.
- Familiarity with metrology techniques such as SEM/XSEM, confocal microscopy, or acoustic imaging.
- Familiarity with design and simulation of optical packaging using free space optics or fiber coupling.
Location & details#
- Term: Winter 2027 (January 2027 to April 2027).
- Duration: 4 months.
- Modality: On-site.
- Locations: Sunnyvale, California or New York, New York.
- Employment: Full-time, paid internship.
About Nokia
Nokia provides technology for fixed, mobile, and transport networks. The company focuses on telecommunications, software, and services. It maintains headquarters in Espoo, Southern Finland. The organization operates as a public company with over 100,000 employees.
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