Sr. Product Design Engineer

NETGEAR • Richmond, BC

1d • CA$97,000 - CA$112,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The NETGEAR Product Design team is a group of highly skilled cross-disciplinary designers working together across continents and cultures in a friendly, fast-paced, and inspiring environment. We design and deliver technology products to a wide range of customers under our brands: Orbi, Nighthawk, and NETGEAR.
As a member of the Product Design team, you will lead the design, testing, performance, documentation, and production of networking hardware for retail and small business markets. These are high-volume products manufactured in Asia, and the successful candidate will manage the design and tooling of plastic and metal enclosures from concept through production for home and small-to-medium office use.
This is a hybrid role, expected to be onsite 3 days a week in our Richmond, BC office.

Requirements

• BSME or equivalent experience.
• Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals required.
• Minimum 5-6 years of experience in Product Design and/or mechanical engineering in computer hardware or a similar consumer-oriented field (can include relevant internship experience).
• In-depth knowledge of Creo/PTC software, including demonstrable skills in creating complex surfaces, parts, assemblies, and drawings.
• Understanding of die casting, plastics, adhesives, stamping, machining, and rapid prototyping.
• Understanding of tolerance analysis.
• Expertise in plastic injection molding design.
• Extensive design experience with high-volume, low-cost products.
• Effective leadership, organization, and project management skills.
• Proven ability and willingness to take ownership of projects and get the job done with minimal supervision.
• Experience successfully leading projects through pilot, mass production, and beyond.
• Self-starter who works well on a team.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Agile database systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, evaluate, test, document, and improve products and components.
• Work closely with the product design team, product marketing, internal industrial design and mechanical engineering teams, and ODM partners to create new products or customize existing ones.
• Take a leadership role to ensure project goals for performance, cost, and schedule are met.
• Collaborate closely with second- and third-tier suppliers.
• Manage outside consultants and fabrication vendors.
• Travel internationally as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior