Lead Research Mechanical Engineer
Location
Redmond, WA
Level
Senior-Level
Department
Consumer Electronics
Type
Salary
$170,000 - $240,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-12-19
Responsibilities
- Lead the mechanical design for specific components, features, or systems with a comprehensive understanding of product development.
- Contribute mechanical solutions as part of a highly cross-functional team.
- Model, build, test, and refine prototypes and characterization test systems.
- Work across the full product development cycle, from concept inception to product shipping.
- Collaborate and manage work with Asia-based Supply Chain.
- Innovate solutions to complex mechanical problems while working with cross-functional technical teams.
- Travel to external vendors up to 20%.
Job Requirements
- BS in Mechanical Engineering.
- 8+ years of industry experience in mechanical design.
- Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and statistical tolerance analysis techniques.
- Working knowledge of material properties such as plastics, metal, adhesive, and glass.
- Testing and analysis experience (FEA, Simulation, Design of Experiments, etc.).
- Knowledge of high-volume manufacturing techniques (stamping, machining, injection molding, etc.).
- Preferred experience includes leading a mechanical team and a history of innovation and patents.
