Design Engineering Intern

The Job’s Responsibilities

You will use your superpowers (listed above) to collaborate with others with their superpowers (you’ll work with others who excel at business strategy, product management, user experience and industrial design, electronics design and engineering, software architecture and development, supply chain and logistics management, finance and business modeling, SCRUM and program management, business development and contracting, sales, and marketing) in a supportive and safe team setting to achieve company goals.

You will contribute to a team responsible for:

• Industrial design of cutting-edge home health devices.
• Enclosure design for mounting internal components and assembly.
• Manufacturing in-house units.
• Rapidly prototyping to test concepts.
• Designing for mass production.
• Conduct user research and gather insights to inform design decisions and improve product usability.
• Developing solutions that solve user experience problems.
• Creating multiple iterations of design prototypes using computer-aided design tools.
• Documenting the design process and presenting progress reports to all relevant stakeholders.

Key Technical Requirements

To hit the ground running, you are comfortable across the entire engineering life cycle leading to a successful product launch and ongoing improvements. In particular:

• Proficiency in 3D CAD models (e.g., Solidworks, Fusion 360), assembly drawings, bill of materials
• Designing for 3D printing and injection molding
• Design of mechanical components, subassemblies, and high-level system integration
• Ability to communicate between an interdisciplinary team of engineers
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes 

In addition, while not essential, it is a definite plus if:

• CNC machining experience (wood, plastic, metal)
• Working with textiles (fabric)
• Understanding of thermal design and airflow

Education and Experience

• Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. e.g. mechanical engineering, design engineering, manufacturing engineering, product design engineering technology, or other related fields.
• Hands-on design and prototyping experience.
• Experience in fast paced and pressured environments