Senior Product Design Engineer
hace 24 días
San Leandro
Job DescriptionCompanyGantri is the first digital manufacturer for design. We enable any designer or brand to create high-quality, sustainable design products 10x faster with no minimums. We manufacture at our Digital Factory in California on-demand at industrial-scale efficiency and ship directly to the end customer. Gantri is the most awarded design manufacturer in America. Role We are seeking a Senior Product Design Engineer who is a highly motivated, creative, and relentless problem-solver with deep experience and a proven track record of driving products from concept through mass production. You will play a critical role on Gantri’s product design engineering team, translating industrial design concepts into high-quality, manufacturable products with global manufacturing partners. In this role, you’ll design and create the foundational building blocks of Gantri products—shaping them for our next-generation digital manufacturing platform. You’ll ensure our products are functional, scalable, and aesthetically pleasing while helping to bring bold ideas to life. This role is highly collaborative and hands-on, spanning product design, documentation, project management, and vendor engagement. The ideal candidate is self-driven and thrives on solving complex problems and takes full ownership of technical challenges from early design through production release.Responsibilities • Product Design & Development:, • Translate industrial design concepts into mechanical parts, assemblies and detailed hardware specifications to develop Gantri’s products using our next generation digital manufacturing processes., • Own mechanical architecture, detailed part design, system integration, and documentation, • Prototype, test and validate new designs and concepts., • Design for various mid to high volume manufacturing processes for oversea and domestic production, • Drive DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, Thermal, FEA analysis, and cost optimization, • Support prototyping, EVT, DVT, PVT builds and production ramp, • Drive reliability testing and validation methods, • Lead design reviews and mentor junior engineers when needed, • Continuous Improvement: Diagnose and resolve design, quality, and manufacturing issues. Analyze issue reports against sales data to prioritize high-impact problems. Conduct Root cause analysis and FMEA on returned products to identify root causes and validate solutions., • Documentation & Manufacturability: Develop and maintain production-ready 3D and 2D documentation with appropriate tolerances and GD&T. Manage Engineering documentation, BOMs, and change control (ECO/ECN) within PDM and PLM systems. Produce detailed assembly instructions for customer facing and production utilization, SOPs, and technical specifications., • Project Management: Oversee new product inventory projects, defining requirements and coordinating timelines. Support exploration of new product categories, ensuring design and manufacturing alignment., • Vendor Management & Sourcing Support: Interface with domestic and overseas manufacturing partners and Gantri’s remote Sourcing Manager. Assist with vendor selection and provide technical expertise on sourced components, • Design Optimization: Define design parameters and optimize product performance for Gantri’s digital manufacturing platform.Requirements, • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (Master’s preferred)., • 7+ years of professional product design and development / mechanical engineering experience, • Expert-level proficiency in SolidWorks (surfacing, complex assemblies, drawings), • Proven track record in solving complex engineering problems and technical challenges, • Extensive experience designing for high, mid, and low volume manufacturing processes: injection molding, FDM, Resin and Metal 3D printing, CNC machining, stamped metal, extrusions, castings, and laser cutting, • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with industrial designers and cross-functional teams, • Working knowledge and experience with simulation and analysis methods (Thermal, FEA, CFD and statistical tolerance analysis), • Comprehensive understanding of engineering principles and mechanical fundamentals, including materials, manufacturing, assembly, mechanisms, structures, • Exceptional ability to develop clear, accurate, and production-ready documentation, • Practical experience managing data and workflows within PDM and PLM systems, • Proficient in developing reliability test plans and procedures for mechanical and environmental testing: Shock, Drop, Vibration, IPXX testing, Thermal shock/cycle, humidity, and UV., • Highly Effective in collaborating with overseas manufacturing partners and supporting sourcing processes., • Experience with FMEA and continuous improvement practices., • Strong organization and project management skills with attention to detail.Desired Skills, • Knowledge of sustainable materials and their application in product design, • Experience writing specifications and RFQs for electronic components (PCBA, batteries, cables), • Experience with regulatory and compliance requirements (UL, FCC, CE, etc..), • Familiarity with furniture or non-lighting product hardware., • Background in lighting product design., • Experience with process optimization in a design or manufacturing context.Why Gantri, • Be part of a company reimagining how design meets manufacturing., • Play a pivotal role in shaping the building blocks of Gantri products., • Drive innovation on our next-generation digital manufacturing platform., • Advance sustainable design practices in real-world production., • Work in a fast-growing, design-driven environment., • Bring visionary concepts to life at scale.Benefits, • Competitive salary and equity options, • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, • Paid time off and flexible vacation policy, • 401(k) retirement plan with company match, • Professional development opportunities and learning stipend, • Collaborative, creative, and sustainability-focused work environment, • Access to Gantri-designed products and innovation initiative