MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Join Deako and help us design the next generation of light switches.  You will contribute to the design, development, validation and testing of new products from the concept stage all the way to production. Deako is looking for a Mechanical Engineer that can apply established design processes, robust engineering and new ideas to an extremely simple application - light switches. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field with a strong product development focus. 
• 4+ years of experience designing consumer electronics or related mid/high-volume products.
• Injection-molded plastics design experience.
• Stamped metal design experience.
• FEA experience
• Experience with full product development process from concept to manufacturing.
• CAD design experience in SolidWorks, OnShape or equivalent and working understanding version control
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing processes.
• Experience with designing consumer electronics for mass production. 
• Experience working with regulatory testing requirements (FAA, UL, ASME, etc.)

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with cross-functional team (ID, EE, Reliability & Compliance) to ensure Mechanical designs meet internal and external customer requirements
• Establish appropriate quality metrics, critical-to-quality characteristics and selection of qualified suppliers
• Perform onsite NPI functions such as the bring up of tools at our factories. Likely to include travel to East Asia and Mexico
• Learn and apply safety requirements from UL, ETL and other regulatory agencies
• Direct on-site NPI functions such as FAI & tool bring-up at factories