Mechanical Design Engineer

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

About Us

We imagine the future – and then we create it. Speck Design creates product experiences. We are a team of strategists, designers, and makers who have been helping companies identify and create new and better products for 20 years. Clients including Google, Ford, Facebook, and Silicon Valley’s leading start-ups come to us when they want to create innovative products and need a team who is able to conduct generative research, apply world-class design, and engineer for manufacturing all under one roof. We’re driven to design products that elevate our humanity and look to work with companies who have like-minded aspirations.

We're looking for Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join the Speck Design team in the San Jose office.

Skill/Job Requirements:

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years’ experience designing and developing success mechanical parts.
• Expert in Mechanical Design, 3D CAD tools. Must be highly capable using Solidworks
• Expertise in designing plastic, sheet metal and metal parts for high volume production
• Proven ability to integrate electronic sensors, motors, and motion control components to perform mechatronic tasks.
• Strong analytical skills including FMEA, tolerance analysis, and statistical methods.
• Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DSA) and Design for Service
• Collaboration skills, with experience working with UX and ID teams
• Ability to manage multiple projects, and producing excellent results in high-stress environments
• Team leadership skills and interpersonal skills

Desired Skills

• 3d Surfacing skills
• Experience in designing and implementing systems with linear actuators, stepper and servo motors, electro hydraulic systems
• Knowledge of drawing standards and geometric dimensioning per ASME Y14.5
• Understanding of mechanical tolerances and GD&T
• Experience in designing compact gear mechanism and assemblies
• Comfortable using machine shop, lathe, mill, CNC mill and hand tools
• Experience with the various forms of rapid prototyping technologies, including additive technologies, rapid tooling, prototype injection molding and metal laser sintering

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical assemblies, components, mechanisms, and highly-cosmetic customer-facing parts for mass production. Generate test and manufacturing specifications for these items
• Integrate industrial design input to produce beautifully crafted parts and user experiences
• The ability to project manage projects, including interfacing to the client as the technical voice of the project
• Select and specify materials for components
• Perform engineering analyses of parts and assemblies (FEA, fatigue, manufacturability, FMEA, root cause analysis, DOE creation)
• Iterate design concepts by rapid prototyping physical models (3D printing, machining, etc)
• Create and maintain documentation of product development (2D drawings, design notes, assembly methods, test specifications)
• Speck Design is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.