Staff Mechanical Engineer

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead new product development from concept through to production. This role is based out of our San Francisco Office 5 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Arcitect 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.
• Shape the direction of our products and features by collaborating with industrial design, marketing, and product teams as well as company leadership.
• 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 analysis.

Requirements

• 8+ years of consumer product design experience with knowledge of injection molding, sheet metal forming, and sensor/electronics integration.
• Track records of shipping high-volume consumer products, including manufacturing support in Asia.
• Willingness and ability to travel to China as needed.
• Highly proficient with 3D modeling and simulation tools (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.
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Qualifications

• BSME or equivalent.
• MS preferred.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in CAD and simulation tools.
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing processes.

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

Based out of our San Francisco Office 5 days/week.