Mechanical Engineer Consumer Products

• Competitive base salary with bonus opportunity
• Offered relocation support
• Exposure to a growing pipeline of consumer device innovation
• High-visibility role with meaningful ownership across development and launch
• Collaborative, onsite environment with close partnership across engineering, operations, and suppliers

• Lead mechanical development for consumer products from concept through launch readiness
• Design product and packaging solutions for heat-based, battery-powered, and plug-in formats with safety, durability, and user experience in mind
• Build and refine CAD models, prototypes, and test fixtures to evaluate form, fit, and function
• Partner with suppliers and manufacturing teams to improve tooling, assembly methods, and production readiness
• Define verification plans covering shipping durability, thermal behavior, liquid compatibility, and compliance needs
• Translate product goals, industrial design direction, and technical requirements into manufacturable solutions
• Assess materials, components, and external partner capabilities to improve quality, reduce risk, and manage cost
• Support pilot builds, line trials, and root-cause investigations tied to product or packaging performance
• Document specifications, tolerances, and validation results to support scale-up and execution
• Identify practical opportunities to improve efficiency across materials, packaging, logistics, and device construction

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, packaging engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 5 or more years of experience in mechanical engineering, packaging engineering, or product development for consumer products
• Hands-on experience with CAD tools, ideally SolidWorks, along with prototyping and design iteration
• Background with battery-powered, heated, plug-in, liquid-handling, or otherwise regulated product categories
• Working knowledge of test methods, design validation, and applicable quality or compliance standards
• Ability to manage multiple projects and communicate effectively across engineering, operations, sourcing, and supplier teams
• Strong judgment in root-cause analysis, risk reduction, and design-for-manufacture decisions
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, along with a collaborative and organized work style

• Experience supporting consumer devices or adjacent electromechanical products
• Exposure to supplier qualification, pilot production, and scale-up environments
• Familiarity with products involving liquids, heat, hazardous components, or transportation challenges
• Experience operating successfully in a highly cross-functional, onsite development setting

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