Job Description
At Lakewood Advisors, llc, design engineers collaborate closely with industrial designers and technologists to create consumer products that enhance peoples everyday lives. Design engineers work through all phases of product development, from brainstorming and concepting to high-fidelity prototyping and DFMA.
Responsibilities:
Design parts and assemblies in CAD using top-down surface modeling
Work closely with industrial designers to help assess technical feasibility
Build prototypes at varying levels of fidelity using standard shop and rapid prototyping tools to solve design and engineering challenges
Support a team of engineers to develop product architectures considering DFM and user experience
Conduct product testing to validate design decisions
Participate in engineering and design brainstorms to generate ideas for solving technical and user-centered problems
Communicate technical work to internal and external stakeholders across different disciplines
Participate in user testing and research
Qualifications:
Has or working towards a degree in mechanical engineering or related field
At least 1 engineering internship or co-op
Hands-on prototyping skills with basic shop tools
Portfolio of a variety of projects showcasing your engineering process (concepting, prototyping, CAD, shop experience, teamwork, engineering fundamentals)
Nice to have:
User research experience
DFMA experience
Experience working on consumer products
Familiar with surface modeling