Product Design Engineer

Hardware      ·        Brooklyn, NY       ·     Full time

At OpenBCI we are defining the future of high-quality human-computer interfaces. We are a growing team of ambitious engineers, designers, and scientists. We are on the lookout for an experienced product design engineer who has a history of successfully bringing products to market. As OpenBCI grows, so will the complexity of our products. The product design engineer will be responsible for bringing our next generation of biosensing headwear to life.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work closely with cross-functional teams to generate product concepts and prototypes
• Be a bridge between internal and external HW Design, Mechanical, and Manufacturing teams to drive industry best practices
• Contribute to the creation of technical specifications and product definition
• Test and evaluate designs for manufacturability and performance
• Ensure high-quality products are delivered on-time, meeting all reliability, regulatory, and safety requirements
• Work closely with manufacturing partners to optimize part design and production processes
• Executing proto builds, including procuring components and assembling benchtop prototypes prior to factory ramp
• Drive full documentation of mechanical design, including BOM, drawings, and procedures
• Stay on top of emerging technologies, materials, and manufacturing processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
  5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and shipped at least one product
• Demonstrated ability in detailed part design for a variety of materials (soft goods/foam/fabric, flexible and rigid plastic, flexible circuits, metal, joining, multi-material, etc.) and functions (structural, cosmetic, dynamic etc.) in wearable devices
• In-depth experience in mechanical design and related manufacturing processes
• DfX (design for manufacturing, assembly, cost, etc.)
• Professional experience with 3D design tools, such as SolidWorks, Pro/E or NX, including solid and surface modeling. SolidWorks preferred.
• Experience converting ID models into master models
• Experience defining geometry for and integrating PCBA, FPC, rigid-flex, assemblies, including connector positioning and bi-directional ECAD/MCAD exports and imports
• Ability to identify, root cause, and make design improvements
• Ability to leverage manufacturing data to identify design and assembly issues to drive continuous quality improvement
• Experience in color, materials, and finishes designed for consumer/medical/research product
• Statistical tolerance analysis techniques, functional dimensioning, and geometric tolerancing

Preferred Skills

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of non-invasive electrophysiological tool design (EMG, ECG, EEG)
• Experience with ergonomics and wearable design
• Experience with designing head-mounted displays and headset design
• Experience with product rendering using Keyshot or similar software
• Surfacing experience
• PDM and PLM experience, including best practices for managing shared assemblies with multiple engineers

Perks

• Growth potential – OpenBCI is still a small team with lots of room for growth
• 100% company health care coverage
• 401K matching up to 4% of salary
• Equity – own part of a growing company
• Commuter reimbursement
• Flexible working hours
• Flexible holidays
• Incredible rooftop view of Manhattan 🙂

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