Product Development Engineer

The Lumistella Company•Atlanta, GA

11h

About The Position

The Lumistella Company is a global intellectual property company dedicated to bringing Santa’s North Pole to life for children around the world through consumer products, original entertainment and brand experiences. We are home to the most iconic and beloved Christmas brands of this generation including The Elf on the Shelf, Elf Pets, and Elf Mates. The Product Development Engineer will be the cross-functional technical expert responsible for ensuring plastic components and products are fully engineered and manufacturable across Lumistella’s product ecosystem. This role collaborates closely with category Product Development Managers and Product Designers to take surface CAD and develop engineering CAD for complex finished goods. This person will provide engineering specifications and drawings to supplement finished good product specifications for manufacturing and will assist in validating breadboard prototypes and pre-production samples. While not responsible for product concepting or vendor sourcing/negotiations, this role is essential to ensuring factories are successful in building tooling and executing projects on time by providing accurate & complete production-ready CAD. This role will work closely with the factory and their tool-maker on tool design and development.

Requirements

6+ years in product engineering within consumer goods, toys, plastics/injection molding, or similar industries
Proficiency in CAD software (SolidWorks, Rhino, ArtiosCAD, or equivalent)
Deep understanding of product assembly, tolerance management, and DFM (Design for Manufacturing)
Experience reviewing samples and resolving spec issues in partnership with vendors and sourcing
Experience working with global suppliers and factories, particularly in Asia.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field

Responsibilities

Spec Finalization & Engineering Documentation
Sample Evaluation & Risk Mitigation
Cross-Functional & Vendor Collaboration
Cross-Category Specification Ownership
CAD Documentation & Exploded View Development
Technical Risk Mitigation During Sampling
Vendor & Factory Feasibility Collaboration
Material, Tolerance, and Assembly Precision
Cross-Functional Problem Solving & Communication
Protects company assets through the proper management of asset files and adherence to company policy with regard to information security and management.