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Snap Inc. · 1 day ago

Manager, Product Design Engineering

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$229K/yr - $343K/yr

11+ years exp

Snap Inc is a technology company that empowers people to express themselves and communicate through innovative products. They are seeking a Product Design Engineering Manager to lead a team developing next-generation AR products, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely deliverables and high-quality decision making.

Computer Software

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead a project team of mechanical product design engineers developing our next-generation AR products and experiences

People manage a team of engineers in varying stages of their careers providing technical support and career growth

Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders in Engineering, Operations, and Industrial Design/Product to ensure timely deliverables across a multi-phase program

Collaborate cross-functionally to perform complex design trade-off analysis and inform high quality decision making at a product level, including with industrial design and product management

Provide support and guidance to your team to ensure on-time execution of deliverables, occasional direct ownership when needed

Guide product design engineering team members through product development considerations including tolerancing, datum selection, manufacturing, assembly, and validation

Guide team members to conduct failure analysis and implement corrective actions for design improvements

Supervise the mechanical design and integration of sub-systems and lead technical design reviews

Partner with contract manufacturers and vendors from concept to development to deliver scalable designs to production

Develop and model best practices for the team in product development, engineering process and documentation to improve overall team effectiveness

Travel internationally up to 20% to support development builds onsite at external suppliers and partners

Qualification

3D CAD proficiencyMechanical engineering fundamentalsProduct design experienceTolerance analysisDesign for manufacturingConsumer electronics experienceProcess development skillsFailure analysisCommunication skillsTeam managementPresentation skills

Required

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field

11+ years of product design, mechanical engineering, or relevant experience

3+ years of hands-on engineering management and design leadership experience

Strong engineering fundamentals, including wide knowledge of materials and manufacturing methods

Expert level proficiency in 3D CAD and 2D documentation

Technical background in product design, mechanical architecture, tolerance analysis, design for manufacturing, and structural analysis

Experience with designing plastic/metal components, printed circuit boards, and flexible printed circuits

Strong communication skills -- written, verbal, and presentations

Ability to clearly show your ideas to peers and leadership

Preferred

MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related field

7+ years in consumer electronics working with overseas manufacturing partners

Experience with NX CAD software

Demonstrated experience developing and shipping consumer electronic products at scale

Demonstrated experience leveraging simulation to accelerate product development

Excellent process development and documentation skills

Benefits

Paid parental leave

Comprehensive medical coverage

Emotional and mental health support programs

Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success

Company

Snap Inc.

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Snap is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate.

Founded in 2011

Santa Monica, California, US

5001-10000 employees

https://careers.snap.com/

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