Peak Design - CAD Engineer - 1 FTE

ABOUT THE JOB

Peak Design has traditionally made both hard goods and soft goods (think tripods and backpacks). In 2021 we made our first foray into the mobile accessory world when we released a revolutionary line of mobile phone cases and mounting solutions that we call simply Mobile.

This is an engineering and design support role for our team of mobile engineers based in San Francisco . Day to day you will support the development of new products by serving as an outsourced CAD and design resource for our team. Some tasks that will likely be part of your day to day:

Taking rough prototype CAD or concept sketches and creating robust parametric CAD that can be 3D printed or released for prototype testing.

Cleaning up CAD models for existing designs to make them more organized and parametric prior to NPI

Drawing creation and management for assemblies and parts prior to NPI

Maintaining our Onshape CAD library

Working hours

40 hours/week

Requirements

ABOUT YOU

The following list represents a range of traits and experience that would help make you highly effective and impactful in this role:

Strong technical aptitude. You lean into technical challenges and are able and excited to go deep on a technical topic to build your knowledge.

Experience owning mechanical parts and assemblies from prototyping through mass production for high volume products that have successfully shipped to customers.

Highly effective at creating and maintaining complex 3D models and assemblies in any major 3D CAD system. Ability to create CAD models as parametric concise and organized as possible for team collaboration using best CAD practices.

Strong mechanical aptitude both handson and theoretical. You ve worked extensively with moving parts and mechanisms.

Familiarity with a few (or all) of the following manufacturing processes: CNC milling injection molding die casting stamping extrusion and assembly.

Familiarity with materials properties and characteristics: aluminum alloys steels rubbers plastics.

Strong Fundamentals and understanding of assembly constraints manufacturing and assembly tolerances.

Bonus points for direct Onshape experience (we recently transitioned from Solidworks to Onshape).

Bonus points for experience with complex surfacing modeling tools for cosmetic ID (Industrial Design) surface.

Specific requirements:

You are an experienced CAD designer who has more than 5 years of experience designing parts/assemblies in one of the major CAD programs (Solidworks NX Onshape Fusion ) Bonus points for use of Onshape.

You hold an undergraduate or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering Product Design or comparable degree or experience.

You have 3 years of post grad work experience doing some form of mechanical design.

You have basic manufacturing knowledge. You understand the constraints of designing parts for the major manufacturing processes (Injection molding die casting CNC Forming .)

About the Client: Peak Design has traditionally made both hard goods and soft goods (think tripods and backpacks). In 2021, we made our first foray into the mobile accessory world when we released a revolutionary line of mobile phone cases and mounting solutions that we call, simply, Mobile. Job summary: This is an engineering and design support role for our team of mobile engineers based in San Francisco . Day to day, you will support the development of new products, by serving as an outsourced CAD and design resource for our team. Responsibilities: Taking rough prototype CAD or concept sketches and creating robust parametric CAD that can be 3D printed or released for prototype testing. Cleaning up CAD models for existing designs to make them more organized and parametric prior to NPI. Drawing creation and management for assemblies and parts prior to NPI. Maintaining our Onshape CAD library. Must be able to work 40 hours per week. Requirements: The following list represents a range of traits and experience that would help make you highly effective and impactful in this role: Strong technical aptitude. You lean into technical challenges and are able and excited to go deep on a technical topic to build your knowledge. Experience owning mechanical parts and assemblies from prototyping through mass production for high volume products that have successfully shipped to customers. Highly effective at creating and maintaining complex 3D models and assemblies in any major 3D CAD system. Ability to create CAD models as parametric, concise and organized as possible for team collaboration, using best CAD practices. Strong mechanical aptitude, both hands-on and theoretical. You ve worked extensively with moving parts and mechanisms. Familiarity with a few (or all) of the following manufacturing processes: CNC milling, injection molding, die casting, stamping, extrusion, and assembly. Familiarity with materials properties and characteristics: aluminum alloys, steels, rubbers, plastics. Strong Fundamentals and understanding of assembly constraints, manufacturing and assembly tolerances. Bonus points for direct Onshape experience (we recently transitioned from Solidworks to Onshape). Bonus points for experience with complex surfacing modeling tools for cosmetic ID (Industrial Design) surface. Specific requirements: You are an experienced CAD designer who has more than 5 years of experience designing parts/assemblies in one of the major CAD programs (Solidworks, NX, Onshape, Fusion ) Bonus points for use of Onshape. You hold an undergraduate or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or comparable degree or experience. You have 3+ years of post grad work experience doing some form of mechanical design. You have basic manufacturing knowledge. You understand the constraints of designing parts for the major manufacturing processes (Injection molding, die casting, CNC, Forming) . Must be able to work 9:00AM - 6:00 PM Pacific Time Benefits: WHAT WE OFFER: Great Place to Work-Certified Company Premium HMO Holistic employee experience Work-from-home and hybrid work setup Rewards and incentives Monthly engagement activities Career advancement opportunities Paid referral program