Mechanical Design Engineer (US)

About the role

The Mechanical Design Engineer plays a crucial role in driving innovation and quality in industrial and mechanical design throughout the full product development life cycle in our tightly integrated multidisciplinary teams. They collaborate with teams within Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, and Industrial Design, working at every stage of the product development lifecycle with a particular focus on concept ideation and early-to-mid stage development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams within Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, and Industrial Design
• Work at every stage of the product development lifecycle, with a focus on concept ideation and early-to-mid stage development
• Conduct technical feasibility studies to identify and solve complex design challenges, employing mechanical and electro-mechanical design and fabrication skills
• Create products from conceptual beginnings
• Design and build prototypes to the appropriate level of fidelity, considering product requirements goals, and constraints with an outlook on how prototyping decisions translate into production
• Perform and work with subcontractors to complete technical analysis including tolerance analyses, force distribution analyses, and FEA
• Develop detailed product design in 3D CAD
• Perform comprehensive prototype verification and manage product compliance
• Write specifications
• Liaise with customers and suppliers about project matters
• Document complete designs for manufacture

Accountability

• To Ingenuity and our teams for bringing a positive and “can do” attitude to work everyday, being an active and helpful participant in each team you form part of, and seeing tasks through to completion
• To Ingenuity management team and our customers for performing your work and applying your skills to the highest standard in alignment with our quality management system, delivering project milestones and tasks efficiently and in line with company and project budgets, and accurately capturing and accounting for work time to ensure timely billing to customers

Requirements

• Must be authorized to permanently work in United States
• Hold a relevant qualification from a reputable education organization (e.g. Bachelor of Engineering)
• 5+ years of experience in a hands-on Engineering/Design role in a multi-disciplinary team with experience in consumer electronics and product development
• A high level of experience in 3D CAD (preferably SolidWorks), including design of complex mechanical systems, integration of electrical assemblies, and manipulation of complex ID surface geometry
• Experience working closely with Electrical Engineering, with an understanding of how to prototype and integrate PCBs and electrical assemblies into mechanical systems
• Hands-on experience and knowledge of prototype development processes, including: rapid prototyping, 3D printing, CNC machining, molding, casting, sheet metal design, electrical prototyping, electromechanical integration
• Experience in communicating with local and offshore suppliers
• Experience with rapid prototyping techniques with feasibility for high-volume manufacturing in mind
• You must be able to work with minimal guidance, demonstrate a high attention to detail, be partnership-oriented, and possess strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Preferred Skills

• Experience leading a design team in a consulting environment
• Experience in robotics and mechatronics design

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance