Product Design Engineer

Full-time - Mid Level

Palo Alto, CA

About the position

Snap Inc is a technology company that believes the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. We are looking for a Product Design Engineer to join the Snap Lab team at Snap Inc. In this role, you will design, prototype, and analyze exciting new products and components from concept to mass production. You will collaborate with industrial design, operations, and cross-functional engineering teams, conduct failure analysis, and implement corrective actions for design improvements. You will also support development builds onsite at external component suppliers and contract manufacturers, create detailed design models and documentation for production, and develop and conduct technical experiments to select designs, materials, and technologies. Additionally, you will lead and contribute to technical design reviews and may need to travel internationally up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and analyze new products and components from concept to mass production.
• Collaborate with industrial design, operations, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Conduct failure analysis and implement corrective actions for design improvements.
• Support development builds onsite at external component suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Create detailed design models and documentation for production.
• Develop and conduct technical experiments to select designs, materials, and technologies.
• Lead and contribute to technical design reviews.
• Travel internationally up to 20%.

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong engineering fundamentals, including wide knowledge of materials and manufacturing methods.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD and 2D documentation.
• Technical background in product design, mechanical architecture, tolerance analysis, design for manufacturing, and structural analysis.
• Strong communication skills -- written, verbal, and presentations.
• Ability to clearly show your ideas to peers and leadership.

Nice-to-haves

• MS in mechanical engineering or related field.
• Experience with consumer electronics.
• Experience with mechanical design of plastic and metal components, printed circuit boards (PCB), and flexible printed circuits (FPC).
• Experience with overseas manufacturing.
• Experience with Nx CAD software.

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