Key Responsibilities

• Design reliable, useable, and cost-effective solutions for consumer products.
• Own the design and execution of components and assemblies including validation and testing.
• Manage, execute, and report on 20-30 active projects at one time varying in complexity and scope.
• Deliver feedback to industrial design and product management teams during initial product concept and design phases of product development process.
• Create and maintain product specifications and validation plans including risk analysis.
• Execute competitive benchmarking and validation testing of new product prototypes.
• Support Production Engineers and Factory Liaison Managers to launch products on time, on scope and in budget.
• Ensure patent protection on new product designs and other areas of intellectual property development.
• Create Bills of Materials and other process documents.
• Visually communicate construction methods and design intent across teams, globally.
• This position reports to the Director of Engineering.

Skills and Experience

• Successful track record delivering a constant flow of projects with aggressive timelines
• Ability to leverage virtual teams spread across the globe
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes specifically including metal forming and plastic injection molding.
• Knowledge of materials and Color, Material, Finish related to consumer hard goods including plastics, stainless steel, glass, ceramics desired.
• Experience working and communicating directly with production engineers and factories desired.
• Experience in consumer hard goods industry desired.
• 3+ years of experience in product design, Lean Design and Design for Manufacture; Experience with Asia based factories desired.
• 5+ years of experience with CAD (SolidWorks preferred);
• Bachelor’s or Associates Degree in Engineering (preferably Mechanical or Design);
• Excellent technical, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively work with individuals and groups at all levels within the organization;
• Self-motivated with an ability to prioritize tasks; must have time-management, organizational, problem-prevention and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to efficiently translate product requirements and industrial design into manufacturable and robust engineering solutions.
• Work accurately with close attention to detail.
• Adapt to changing business needs and deadlines.
• Experience programming or building test equipment (Raspberry Pi or Arduino desired);
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time.

Averro, founded in 2006, is Veteran Owned and Operated and focused on delivering uncommon solutions to exceed our customers’ expectations. We are a goal-orientated organization, dedicated to providing our knowledge and ability in technical solutions and business consulting to boost our consultant’s careers and customers businesses forward.