Staff Mechanical Engineer, New Product Development

About the role

We're seeking an experienced Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead new product development from concept through to production. You'll be part of a small, mission-driven team and have significant ownership over decisions. 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 manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Benefits

• Your own Pod - And Other Great 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.