Lead Mechanical/ Product Design Engineer, Special Projects

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Staff Mechanical Design Engineer to lead mechanical/product design engineering for V1 products from concept to production. You’ll be the mechanical lead for a mission-driven team and have significant ownership over decisions. We’re growing quickly so there are ample opportunities for career growth.

Responsibilities

• Own, architect, and design complex electromechanical systems, including plastic, metal, and soft goods components integrated with novel sensors and actuators.
• Drive designs across the entire development lifecycle, including brainstorming, CAD, prototyping, testing, and ramp into production in Asia.
• Solve highly cross-functional problems by working with electrical, software, reliability, and manufacturing engineering teams.
• Perform analysis and testing to ensure designs meet product goals, including thermal, fluid, and structural analyses.
• Help shape the direction of our products and features by collaborating with industrial design, marketing, and product teams as well as company leadership.

Requirements

• 6+ years of consumer product design experience with knowledge of injection molding, sheet metal forming, and sensor/electronics integration.
• Experience shipping high-volume consumer products, including manufacturing support in Asia.
• Highly proficient with 3D modeling (e.g. Solidworks, NX, Creo).
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing processes, design for manufacturability and assembly (DFM/DFA), tolerance analysis, functional dimensioning and geometric tolerancing (GD&T).
• Solid understanding of root cause analysis, DOEs, and other quality measuring techniques.
• BSME or equivalent.
• Willingness and ability to travel to China as needed.

Qualifications

• BSME or equivalent.

Skills

• Consumer product design experience.
• Injection molding, sheet metal forming, and sensor/electronics integration.
• 3D modeling proficiency (e.g. Solidworks, NX, Creo).
• Design for manufacturability and assembly (DFM/DFA).
• Tolerance analysis, functional dimensioning and geometric tolerancing (GD&T).
• Root cause analysis, DOE, and quality measuring techniques.

Benefits

• Lunch in the SF office 5 days a week
• Full access to health, vision, and dental insurance for you and your dependents
• Supplemental life insurance
• Flexible PTO
• Commuter benefits to ease your daily commute
• Paid parental leave

Pay

Immediate responsibility and accelerated career growth.

Schedule

Immediate responsibility and accelerated career growth.