Mechanical Design Engineer - RC Spektrum Battery

Mechanical Design Engineer - RC Spektrum Battery

At Horizon Hobby, we inspire dreams and help build memories! Our company is the leader in the global Radio Control industry, celebrating 40 years in 2025! We offer tremendous opportunities for growth and development and a full array of benefits including discounts on our products! We are currently hiring for a Mechanical Design Engineer!

This is a full-time, on-site position at our either our Champaign IL or Rancho Cucamonga CA location. Working hours are Monday-Friday 8am-5pm.

This Mechanical Design Engineer role is specifically for our Spektrum Battery Ecosystem. This role is responsible for executing mechanical design activities for Spektrum batteries, chargers, connectors, and related accessories. This role develops and maintains 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, BOMs, and product documentation while ensuring consistent design language, fit, function, and manufacturability across the Spektrum power ecosystem.

This individual will work closely with cross-functional teams to convert product requirements into detailed designs, support prototype and production builds, manage engineering changes, and maintain design integrity throughout the product lifecycle. The ideal candidate will place a strong emphasis on CAD excellence, configuration management, design standardization, and continuous improvement across existing and future product lines.

• Create andmaintain3D CAD models, assemblies, and detailed engineering drawings for battery packs, chargers, connectors, power accessories, and related products.
• Develop production-ready designs that meet performance, cost, manufacturability, and reliability requirements.
• Design plastic, metal, and electromechanical components for injection molding, stamping, machining, and assembly processes.
• Support concept development, prototyping, design reviews, and validation activities throughout the product lifecycle.
• Perform tolerance analysis, fit checks, interference analysis, and design-for-manufacturing (DFM) evaluations.

• Establish andmaintainconsistent design standards,componentarchitectures, and mechanical interfaces across the Spektrum battery ecosystem.
• Ensure compatibility between batteries, chargers, connectors, mounts, and supporting accessories.
• Maintain common design practices, CAD standards, and documentation procedures across multiple product families.
• Drive reuse of proven designs, components, and assemblies where appropriate to improve efficiency and reduce development costs.

• Create and maintain engineering drawings, specifications, bills of materials (BOMs), assembly documentation, and product records.
• Manage CAD data, revisions, and engineering change orders (ECOs) within PDM systems.
• Ensure documentation packages are accurate, complete, and released according to company procedures.
• Support supplier and manufacturing documentation requirements.

• Collaborate with Product Development, Electrical Engineering, Sourcing, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to execute product development plans.
• Support prototype builds, testing activities, and validation efforts.
• Work with suppliers to resolve design, tooling, manufacturing, and quality issues.
• Incorporate test results, supplier feedback, and manufacturing learnings into design improvements.

• Maintain and improve existing products through cost reductions, quality improvements, and engineering changes.
• Investigate root causes of product issues and develop corrective design solutions.
• Support transition of products from concept through production and ongoing lifecycle management.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in mechanical product design and development.
• Proficiency in Solid Works including part modeling, assemblies, surfacing, sheet metal, drawings, and design tables.
• Experience with Product Data Management (PDM) systems, revision control, and engineering change processes.
• Experience creating detailed engineering drawings compliant with GD&T and industry drafting standards.
• Knowledge of tolerance stack-up analysis and design-for-manufacturing (DFM) principles.
• Ability to develop andmaintainbills of materials, product specifications, and engineering documentation.

• Experience designing battery packs, chargers, power systems, connectors, or consumer electronics products.
• Experience with lithium battery packaging, enclosure design, thermal considerations, and mechanical integration.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes including injection molding, machining,…