Product Development Engineering Lead

Product Development Engineering Lead

You build things. Not just in Solid Works. Real things with your hands, your instincts, and a drive to solve problems that most engineers never encounter. We are looking for a Product Development Engineering Lead who thrives at the intersection of precision and creativity, where a parametric model in the morning might give way to a hand-built prototype by afternoon.

This is a role for someone who takes genuine pride in the craft. Someone who can own a project from kickoff to client presentation and still roll up their sleeves when it's time to get into the details.

The Nitty Gritty

• Lead projects from conception through delivery including research, scheduling, third-party resource management, budgets, and scopes of work.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships through direct communication and polished presentations.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams
• Nurture design and engineering talent, help others become their best
• Constantly learn and educate yourself - become a subject matter expert in anything
• Research emerging technologies and advanced component engineering.
• Understand client needs and build statement of work proposals
• Attack challenging engineering problems quickly and creatively. Produce elegant solutions under real constraints.
• Conduct periodic design reviews with engineers and designers
• Develop and interpret system-level electrical block diagrams and MCOs.
• You know how and can teach others to develop 3D CAD parts and assemblies to support detailed engineering, FEA simulation, and prototyping.
• Drive complex 3D modeling in Solid Works, including PDM Works, advanced surfacing, and parametric configurable assemblies.
• Generate precise detail and assembly drawings.
• Build mockups and prototypes craftsman-style, using hand tools with care and confidence.
• Conduct system-level tolerance stack-up analyses.
• Oversee others in quote, order, receive, inspect, and hand-build complex electromechanical prototypes end-to-end.
• Test, analyze results, and iterate.

What You Bring

• Comfort and energy in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary, and multi-project environment. You can context-switch without losing (a bit) momentum.
• Sharp instincts for identifying and communicating project risks before they become problems.
• A collaborative nature. You communicate fluidly across disciplines and know that great work rarely happens alone.
• The ability to juggle competing priorities with a level head and a positive attitude, even when the pressure is real.
• Experience preparing timelines, calculations, and client-facing proposals.
• Resilience. The design world rewards those who are genuinely passionate about making things.

Bonus Points

• Experience managing external partners and vendors, including EE and SW firms, on joint development projects.
• A knack for coordinating, shipping, and tracking parts across multiple active projects simultaneously.
• Ability to assess manufacturing feasibility and select appropriate processes across diverse industries.
• An award-winning sense of humor. (We're serious about this one.)