Small Biz Hardware & Launch Engineer

*This is a paid internship

PowerBX makes architectural brackets for office interiors; think room scheduling displays: the clean, precision-machined brackets and enclosures you see in Fortune 500 conference rooms running Cisco, Crestron, and Logitech systems. We have real customers, proven products, and a clear opportunity to intelligently expand our product line.
 

We’re a small business and need a startup-minded engineer who is creative, lean, and wants start-to-finish design and fabrication experience. Sketch it, CAD it, prototype it, document it, hand it off ready to launch. Expect to touch every part of the process — and be hands-on deploying architectural-grade products to name-brand headquarters across the country.
 

The right person can grow this into a flexible high earning role within 12–24 months.  
 

Design & CAD

–      Design sheet metal brackets, tablet enclosures, display mounts, and hardware accessories from concept to production-ready files

–      Work in SolidWorks — SLDPRT, Mfg DXF, Architectural DXF, renders, and complete drawing packages are your standard outputs

–      Use 3D printing for rapid prototyping, fit checks, and short-run products

–      Own revision history, BOM documentation, and drawing standards — no tribal knowledge
 

Product Roadmap

–      Identify new product opportunities from client installs, integrator feedback, and device releases

–      Turn ideas into documented requirements, prototypes, and quotes — then see them through to production

–      Prioritize by revenue potential, manufacturability, and speed to market

Client & Technical Support

–      Interface directly with AV integrators, architects, and enterprise clients to confirm requirements

–      Translate device specs, wall conditions, and install constraints into real product decisions

–      Create drawings and install references that help clients understand exactly what they're getting
 

Vendor & Manufacturing

–      Coordinate with fabrication, powder coating, 3D printing, and hardware vendors

–      Review first articles and production samples — flag issues before they become returns

–      Support make-vs-buy decisions and identify cost reduction opportunities as volumes scale

Documentation & AI-Assisted Launch

–      Build product documentation that goes beyond engineering — use cases, install notes, competitive positioning, sales enablement

–      Use AI tools and agent-based workflows (we use Claude heavily) to turn product docs into launch assets: product pages, spec sheets, quote templates, email campaigns

–      Own the handoff from engineering to market — you're not done until it's live and sellable

You should already have:

–      Strong CAD skills — SolidWorks preferred, Fusion 360 or Onshape also fine

–      Experience with sheet metal design: bend allowances, tolerances, fastening, DFM

–      Comfort with 3D printing for prototyping or short-run parts

–      Clear communication — you can talk to a client, a fabricator, and a sales rep in the same day

–      Documentation habits that don't rely on you being in the room to work