NPD Senior Engineer - Mechanical Design
$100,000–$140,000 year
On-siteLake Forest, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead project-level mechanical design execution for new cordless and pneumatic power fastening tools, defining scope, coordinating resources, and delivering committed program objectives. Own concept development and detailed design activities, translating customer inputs into viable mechanical concepts, developing designs in 3D CAD, and iterating based on feedback to achieve performance, cost, and schedule goals. Perform critical design analyses such as DFMEA, Design of Experiments, and tolerance stack-ups to identify risks and ensure alignment with product requirements. Coordinate prototype builds and validation activities, overseeing production and supporting transition to manufacturing while ensuring quality standards and cost targets are met. Partner closely with cross-functional teams including marketing, purchasing, and manufacturing to define project scope and assess cost targets. Execute complex assignments with increasing autonomy, demonstrating initiative and ownership while progressively expanding influence within the project team.
Required Qualifications
- BS in Mechanical / Mechatronics Engineering
- 8+ years of relevant product mechanical - design
- 2+ years in product development
- Demonstrated experience working within structured, stage‐based product development frameworks
- Demonstrated design capability
- problem solving skills
- ability to understand and trouble shoot electro-mechanical equipment
- Demonstrated experience of structured problem‐solving
- continuous improvement methodologies, including A3's Problem Solving, 8D, Fishbone (Ishikawa), cause‐and‐effect diagrams & 5 Why's
- Experience in Leading design reviews, DFMEA, PFMEA, DVP&R, and root cause analysis sessions
- Strong understanding of materials, manufacturing processes, and mechanical analysis including, plastic injection, stamping, aluminum, casting, machining, etc.
- Experience in cross-functional collaboration to industrialize new products
- Experience with prototyping, testing, and production tooling
Desired Qualifications
- master's
- Proficiency in CAD Design/Modeling Tools (preferred Pro/Engineer CREO-11)
- Familiarity with PLM systems (Windchill) and version control
- Strong understanding of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools
- Advanced understanding of statistical tools such as FRD, DOE, COV, SPC, Pareto Analysis, etc.
- Project management experience
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