Mechanical Engineer II

Who We Are As one of the fastest-growing on-the-go drinkware companies in America, we’ve got a reputation for doing great things.

Our vision is simple - bring delight to eating and drinking. Delight is different to everyone. Whether it’s the perfect cup of coffee, or a water bottle that helps you crush your workout, our mission is to make it look great, function perfectly and cost less than you’d expect.

Delivering on this promise takes extraordinary efforts and exceptional people. Through our teams’ ingenuity and grit, we’ve created a place where the best ideas win, and they can come from anyone.

Our culture combines the scrappy spirit of a startup with the perks of a market leader. We believe the right way to design products starts and ends with two key ingredients : process + people.

Process is the path that takes us from ideas to products that are on brand, on time and on budget. People are the secret sauce that adds ingenuity every step of the way.

Together, we navigate each day with optimism, curiosity, a healthy sense of humor and a strong allergy to the word no. This desire for better, coupled with a deep understanding of consumers’ daily lives, gets us to meaningful delight.

About the Role As a Mechanical Engineer II, you can expect to help deliver on our mission of bringing delightful products to the market with an eye on speed, innovation, and delight! In this role, you’ll not only refine our current product line, but offer insights into new product development from ideation through production.

Our ideal candidate is no stranger to consumer hardgoods, and is eager to jump into a growing organization. What You’ll Do Using Creo CAD software, work collaboratively to take new products from concept stage through tooling data release and production.

Design parts for function, appearance, manufacturability, cost, and ease of assembly and design mechanisms, closures, seals, or anything pertaining to the function of the product.

Devise and perform testing on prototypes, pre-production, and production products. Produce accurate and complete document packages to ensure design intent is carried through commercialization.

Work with our Asian manufacturing partners and tooling shops to refine mechanical designs for manufacturability and ensure quality.

Coordinate functional prototypes and appearance models of new products with third party partners. Work cross collaboratively to meet product performance and cost requirements and aid in customer documentation requirements.

Use hands-on shop skills to build mock-ups, prototype mechanisms, and assemble models. Perform work under minimal supervision, and provide thoughtful insight on continued process improvements.

Who You Are 5+ years experience as a Mechanical Engineer in a related hard goods field, ideally in the consumer products industry Bachelor's degree is required, preference for a Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology degree Demonstrated excellence in CAD modeling software developing products (both mechanical design and styling surfaces);

preference for PTC Creo or Fusion360 Strong organizational skills with acute attention to detail to ensure timely execution of projects and ability to set and prioritize goals Working knowledge of injection molding plastic parts and injection molding tooling Experience dealing with overseas manufacturing factories preferred Capable of working well in a multi-disciplinary team environment with a high degree of collaboration A desire to learn and grow in a passionate environment with the ability to embrace transparency and shifting priorities while learning from each decision and focusing on the path forward.

Benefits at Leapfrog 15 days Paid Time Off your first year, and an additional day each year thereafter, as well as company paid sick days, holidays and parental leave options Medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as commuter benefits and additional voluntary benefits Annual bonus payouts and up to a 5% 401k match for all eligible employees Summer Fridays - from Memorial Day to Labor Day enjoy half days every Friday Note : Leapfrog is currently operating under a hybrid work model, and this position will report on site to our Lincoln Park office at least 2 days per week.

Please do not apply if you are not comfortable with a hybrid work model. Leapfrog Brands is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination.

We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status.

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