Product Development Engineering Lead

Job Description

Job Description

You build things. Not just in SolidWorks. 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 SolidWorks, 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.)