Product Design Engineer V (Mechanical Engineer V)

The main function of this Product Design Engineer is to explore and implement new designs, then to validate technical and product level functionality, use cases, and tech maturity. The Product Design Engineering team is working on cutting edge technology and needs help from skilled engineers that will help bring ideas to reality.

Our client, a Internet Content & Information company, is looking for a Product Design Engineer V (Mechanical Engineer V) for their Sunnyvale, CA/Hybrid location.
 
Responsibilities:

• Looking for a Product Design Engineer to join the world's leading social networking companies.
• This individual will work with the Reality Labs organization which helps people around the world come together through next generation Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality.
• The Product Design Engineering team is working on cutting edge technology and needs help from skilled engineers that will help bring ideas to reality.
• The main function of this Product Design Engineer is to explore and implement new designs, then to validate technical and product level functionality, use cases, and tech maturity.
• In parallel with de-risking efforts, you will be preparing production documentation including governing design files and bill of materials.
• Work closely with Asia based JDM suppliers, guiding and managing them through the design and build phases.
• Work alongside a diverse and expert XFN team.
• Lead the mechanical design for a particular component, feature, or system while having end-to-end product development understanding
• Contribute to mechanical solutions as part of a highly cross-functional team
• Model, build, test, and refine prototypes and characterization test systems
• Work across the full product development cycle, from concept inception to shipping product, along with our JDM partners
• Collaborate and manage work with Asia-based Supply Chain
• Push state-of-the-art technologies and approaches to solving complex mechanical problems while working with cross functional technical teams
• Work with the Reality Labs organization which helps people around the world come together through next generation Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality.

 
Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, related engineering field, or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of experience designing and shipping components or systems for Consumer Electronics, or similar mid to high-volume industries
• Strong engineering fundamentals and experience with:
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)
• Statistical tolerance analysis techniques
• High-volume manufacturing techniques (stamping, machining, injection molding, MIM, 3D printing, etc.)
• PCBA and FPC design and manufacturing methods
• Working knowledge in material properties, such as plastics, metal, adhesive, etc.
• Production drawings, functional dimensioning, GD&T, and 3D/2D CAD
• Heat transfer, Statics, Dynamics, Structural design
• Proven technical communication skills
• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, related engineering field
• 10+ years of product design and development experience of handheld and/or wearable high-volume consumer electronics, including complex subsystems and/or full systems ownership
• Experience with:

• Designing and shipping products with Asia-based supply chains, including with JDM working model
• Designing with softgoods materials
• Designing highly cosmetic products and working with Industrial Design
• Designing mechanisms
• Designing for reliability, familiarity with reliability and compliance testing
• Testing and analysis (FEA, Simulation, Design of Experiments, etc.)
• Proficient in NX

• Strong engineering fundamentals and experience with:

• Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)
• Statistical tolerance analysis techniques
• High-volume manufacturing techniques (stamping, machining, injection molding, MIM, 3D printing, etc.)
• PCBA and FPC design and manufacturing methods

• Working knowledge in material properties, such as plastics, metal, adhesive, etc.
• Production drawings, functional dimensioning, GD&T, and 3D/2D CAD
• Heat transfer, Statics, Dynamics, Structural design
• Proven technical communication skills: Need actual product design (someone who can design the product themselves within consumer electronics or medical companies that build watches)
• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, related engineering field

 
Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities