Design Engineer - OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey

Helen of Troy•New York, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join our Engineering team at Helen of Troy and make an immediate impact on our trusted brands: OXO, Hydro Flask, and Osprey. Together, we build innovative and useful products that elevate people's lives everywhere every day. Look around your home, and you'll find us everywhere, in your kitchen, living room, bedroom, and bathroom. We are already making your everyday lives better. We are powered by knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking people committed to developing a culture of inclusion. Whether you are just starting your career or in need of a challenge, we recognize, develop, and empower talent!

Requirements

Bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Design.
2+ years of relevant experience in full-time product development.
Portfolio in the form of PDF or website along with the application is required.
Exposure to new product design and engineering.
Experience with 3D CAD.
Effective project management, collaboration and communication abilities.
Practical hands-on general workshop skills (hand-tools, power-tools, saws, drill-presses, grinders, etc.).
Ability to travel domestically to other offices as needed.
Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

Consultancy background.
Experience working in the consumer goods realm.
Experience with Asian manufacturing.
Experience with SolidWorks.
Experience with prototyping and 3D printing.
Previous exposure to product manufacturing; plastics and injection molded part design.

Responsibilities

Leads design-engineering segment of a project, working within the design team.
Work with industrial designers through the entire product development cycle.
Design product architecture through mechanical design solutions.
Create solutions that enhance a product’s performance and user experience.
Engineer solutions that integrate with the industrial design, manufacturable and within project budgets.
Generate CAD models and assemblies to evaluate and conceptualize how a product will be constructed.
Simulate use-case of products through prototyping, model-building, proof-of-concept mock-ups of mechanical subsystems or complete assemblies.
Share and present test results and design status with design team and managers, evaluating performance, project timeline, project risks, etc.
Design within the project brief, hitting target schedules, end goals, manufacturing, and cost.
Engineering support of new products from t1 through pilot/first production.
Understand, tackle, and prove out manufacturing methods (molding, fabrication, etc.) for each unique product and application.
Partner with manufacturing partners to refine assembly and manufacturing process to ensure manufactured products meet design specifications, functional and visual criteria.
Communicate and work with project engineers when required to fix and resolve manufacturing issues.