Product Design Engineering Lead, Applied Research and Characterization

What you'll do

• Lead and develop a team of engineers to design and build instrumented test and measurement systems.
• Apply measurement science and engineering analysis to evaluate system responses and customer experience impacts.
• Develop and implement custom mechanical characterizations for parts and prototypes for product design teams.
• Manage day-to-day lab operations and long-term planning for characterization equipment and capabilities.
• Scope and add new measurement capabilities, including capital equipment and staff training.
• Triage and prioritize incoming project requests based on urgency, complexity, and team capacity.
• Provide personal development plans and performance feedback to team members.

What we're looking for

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or a similar technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as an individual contributor on an R&D or test/measurement-focused team.
• Experience applying engineering first principles to evaluate design performance.
• Experience using or designing multiple measurement systems, such as mechanical test systems, thermal chambers, and optical metrology.
• Familiarity with sensor technologies, data acquisition systems, and analog/digital signal processing techniques.
• Strong technical communication skills with experience aligning cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, LabVIEW, JMP, or similar data analysis tools.
• Experience using CAD and basic lab tools to design and fabricate test fixtures and measurement systems.
• Advanced degrees are valued (preferred).
• 3+ years of experience managing an R&D, test/measurement, or product design team (preferred).
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with cross-functional stakeholders (preferred).
• Understanding of and ability to interpret computational mechanics in complex multi-physics behaviors (preferred).
• Proficiency in statistics to ensure proper interpretation of data (preferred).
• Experience evaluating and incubating emerging sensor technologies to innovate on lab capabilities (preferred).