Lead Product Engineer

Lead Product Engineer - Electrical / Mechanical

Air Pro Diagnostics | Jacksonville, FL (On Site)

Department:
Hardware Product Engineering

Reports To:

Chief Technology Officer

Employment Type:

Full-Time, Exempt
Travel:
Occasional

Air Pro Diagnostics designs, builds, and supports diagnostic and ADAS calibration technology used by collision repair and auto glass professionals. We engineer our own hardware, develop our own software, and manufacture products in our Jacksonville facility.

Our engineers work across the full product lifecycle, from concept and prototype through production and field support.

We are seeking a hands-on Lead Product Engineer with strong electrical engineering expertise and broad mechanical design capability. This role will own the development of electromechanical products used daily in automotive repair environments.

A primary focus will be leading the transition from aging commercial tablet-based hardware to a new single-board-computer platform with a custom carrier board. You will oversee electronics integration, mechanical design, manufacturing readiness, validation, and continuous product improvement.

As our first dedicated hardware engineer, you will help establish engineering standards, influence product architecture, and build future technical teams.

• Review and improve schematics, PCB layouts, and carrier board designs.
• Design wiring harnesses, power systems, connector interfaces, and sensor integrations.
• Build, test, and troubleshoot prototypes using scopes, meters, and diagnostic tools.
• Maintain engineering documentation, BOMs, schematics, and revision control.
• Support EMI/ESD, thermal, ingress protection, and reliability requirements.

• Configure and troubleshoot single-board computers, industrial PCs, sensors, and control systems.
• Work with USB, CAN, RS-232/485, I2C/SPI, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi interfaces.
• Develop engineering utilities, automation tools, calibration software, and test scripts in Python or C/C++.
• Collaborate closely with software and firmware teams.

• Design enclosures, frames, fixtures, mounts, and adjustable mechanisms using 3D CAD.
• Create production drawings with appropriate tolerances and GD&T.
• Prototype and iterate designs using in-house equipment.
• Own critical alignment and accuracy requirements related to ADAS calibration systems.

• Apply DFM/DFA principles to improve manufacturability and reduce cost.
• Develop assembly procedures, work instructions, fixtures, and test methods.
• Support pilot builds, production launches, and ongoing manufacturing operations.
• Investigate product failures and implement corrective actions.
• Participate in DFMEA, PFMEA, validation testing, change control, and compliance activities.

• Work directly with PCB vendors, machine shops, molders, and contract manufacturers.
• Support sourcing, supplier qualification, first article inspections, and product launches.
• Partner with Product, Quality, Purchasing, Technical Support, and Operations teams.
• Contribute to intellectual property development and patent activities.

• 6+ years developing electromechanical products.
• Strong electrical engineering foundation with experience reviewing schematics and PCB designs.
• Experience taking physical products from concept through production.
• Manufacturing support experience, including pilot builds and production ramp-up.
• Hands-on experience with soldering, wiring, harness fabrication, and electronic troubleshooting.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD (Solid Works preferred; equivalent platforms accepted).
• Experience with embedded systems, industrial computing platforms, or control systems.
• Ability to write or modify engineering software, scripts, or test utilities.
• Strong root-cause analysis and technical documentation skills.
• Comfortable working between engineering labs and manufacturing environments.

Candidates should have a strong understanding of modern ADAS systems, including cameras, radar, LiDAR, ultrasonic sensors, and calibration procedures. The ability to understand OEM calibration requirements, sensor alignment tolerances, and calibration workflows is highly desirable.

• Automotive, ADAS, diagnostics, collision repair, instrumentation, or precision equipment experience.
• Experience with machine vision, cameras, radar, LiDAR, IMUs, or alignment systems.
• Injection molding, tooling, sheet…