Product Development Engineering Lead

newdealdesign•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

This role is for a Product Development Engineering Lead who thrives at the intersection of precision and creativity, where a parametric model in the morning might give way to a hand-built prototype by afternoon. It is for someone who takes genuine pride in the craft, can own a project from kickoff to client presentation, and still roll up their sleeves when it's time to get into the details.

Requirements

Comfort and energy in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary, and multi-project environment. Ability to context-switch without losing momentum.
Sharp instincts for identifying and communicating project risks before they become problems.
A collaborative nature. Communicate fluidly across disciplines and know that great work rarely happens alone.
The ability to juggle competing priorities with a level head and a positive attitude, even when the pressure is real.
Experience preparing timelines, calculations, and client-facing proposals.
Resilience. The design world rewards those who are genuinely passionate about making things.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing external partners and vendors, including EE and SW firms, on joint development projects.
A knack for coordinating, shipping, and tracking parts across multiple active projects simultaneously.
Ability to assess manufacturing feasibility and select appropriate processes across diverse industries.
An award-winning sense of humor.

Responsibilities

Lead projects from conception through delivery including research, scheduling, third-party resource management, budgets, and scopes of work.
Build and maintain strong client relationships through direct communication and polished presentations.
Lead multidisciplinary teams.
Nurture design and engineering talent, help others become their best.
Constantly learn and educate yourself - become a subject matter expert in anything.
Research emerging technologies and advanced component engineering.
Understand client needs and build statement of work proposals.
Attack challenging engineering problems quickly and creatively. Produce elegant solutions under real constraints.
Conduct periodic design reviews with engineers and designers.
Develop and interpret system-level electrical block diagrams and MCOs.
Develop 3D CAD parts and assemblies to support detailed engineering, FEA simulation, and prototyping.
Drive complex 3D modeling in SolidWorks, including PDM Works, advanced surfacing, and parametric configurable assemblies.
Generate precise detail and assembly drawings.
Build mockups and prototypes craftsman-style, using hand tools with care and confidence.
Conduct system-level tolerance stack-up analyses.
Oversee others in quote, order, receive, inspect, and hand-build complex electromechanical prototypes end-to-end.
Test, analyze results, and iterate.