Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer

About the Position

We are seeking a seasoned and highly experienced Mechanical Engineer with a passion for outdoor activities. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a thorough understanding of how appealing form, innovative function, and competitive value combine to create successful consumer products.

About Blue Sky Innovation Group

Blue Sky Innovation Group is a growing team of uncommonly talented individuals united by the common goal of designing and manufacturing consumer products that exceed customer expectations. Our products focus on the DIY and outdoor lifestyles. From humble beginnings in a garage, we have expanded to a 40,000 square foot facility situated on 15 acres, with plans for continued growth.

What We Offer

Join us to advance your career in a lean, fast-paced environment where hard work is valued and compensated. We specialize in designing and manufacturing innovative food processing equipment for DIY enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers. Our team needs a creative engineer who recognizes that successful consumer products must balance appealing form, innovative function, and competitive value.

Role Responsibilities

• Drive mechanical designs for a wide range of physical products, from concept to production.
• Develop inventive, practical solutions to complex mechanical and system-level challenges.
• Collaborate with industrial designers, electrical engineers, and clients to create elegant, integrated designs.
• Create robust CAD models, engineering drawings, and tolerance analyses using appropriate CAD software.
• Prototype rapidly and iteratively—hands‑on with 3D printing, machining, and other shop tools.
• Specify materials and manufacturing processes that align with product goals and constraints.
• Work closely with factories to support DFM, tooling, and production readiness.
• Ensure all designs exceed regulatory standards, including UL, CE, NSF and other applicable certifications.
• Extra credit for deep experience in plastic part design, DFM, and DFA in consumer product enclosures.

What we’re looking for:

• You’re a hands‑on engineer who loves turning bold ideas into real, working products.
• You’re inventive, entrepreneurial, and curious—always looking for better ways to solve tough problems.
• You take pride in great engineering, whether it’s a clever mechanism, an efficient assembly, or a cost‑effective enclosure.
• You’ve taken products from concept to production and know what it takes to ship.
• You enjoy working on a variety of projects with different goals, constraints, and timelines.
• You bring fresh thinking to each project and value great ideas, no matter where they come from.
• You’re self‑motivated and don’t need a lot of oversight to do high‑quality work.
• You thrive in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment and want to be part of a team that builds things that matter.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience designing mechanical solutions for hardware products, ideally across multiple industries (e.g. food equipment, consumer products).
• Full time on site, work from home only in extra ordinary circumstances.
• Strong experience with plastic part design, assemblies, and mechanical integration.
• Deep familiarity with the NPD product development lifecycle.
• Highly proficient in Solidworks, inventor or similar CAD software and comfortable producing production-ready drawings and documentation.
• Hands‑on prototyping and problem‑solving skills—comfortable building, testing, and iterating.
• Experience collaborating with overseas and domestic manufacturers.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills—able to explain your thinking clearly and receive feedback openly.
• BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.