Product Design Engineer I (Temp)
About The Position
As a key contributor to new product development, you will collaborate closely with our global Product Innovation Teams across China, the UK, and the US to co-create front-end solutions for both existing and emerging product categories under our core health and wellness brands: Levoit, Cosori, and Etekcity. Positioned at the intersection of design and engineering, this role involves ideating, prototyping, and testing innovative concepts that align with insights from our marketing, brand, and consumer research teams in each region. You’ll work cross-functionally to generate and validate product concepts through consumer testing and prototyping in-market. Once opportunities are deemed viable—based on design, engineering, culinary, marketing, brand, and consumer insight alignment—our China-based R&D teams and manufacturing partners will support detailed design development and production readiness. This is a 6 month temporary position.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant Engineering discipline, including Design or Mechanical design, or at least currently pursuing degree.
- 0-2 years in consumer product design and development for local or international markets.
- Fluent in English
- Able to work in the CN/UK/US.
Nice To Haves
- MSc in Industrial Design Engineering is strongly preferred.
- This is NOT an Industrial Design role.
Responsibilities
- Discovery – gain valuable and unique insights specific to each global region including cultural/market/user/business/design and technical engineering insights
- Technical Expert – Provide support on consumer product technologies, engineering principles
- Builder of things – Manage hands-on in the early develop phase to fail fast to prove or dis-prove an idea through the means of 3D printing or hand-crafted rigs utilizing shop equipment
- Resolve – Listen carefully, ask questions, then understand sometimes complex issues and put forward a point-of-view on next steps
- Consumer & Market Insight – gain insights into each working region across both the consumer and market to guide new product creation
- Process adherence – bring a structured approach to projects to ensure seamless, accurate collaboration within the global IPD process
- Inspiration – bring passion, creativity and drive to support this new endeavor
Benefits
- 100% covered Medical/Dental/Vision insurances for employee AND spouse + dependents!
- 401K with 4% employer match (eligible after 90 days of employment) and immediate 100% vesting
- Generous PTO policy + paid holidays
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Critical Illness Coverage
- Accident Insurance
- Healthcare FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Travel Assistance Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fully stocked kitchen
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
