Lead Mechanical Design Engineer

Logitech

Cork, Ireland

The Role:

The Lead Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for:

Driving innovation and new product development activities;
Identifying and exploring new product concepts/features/experiences for the simulation gaming genre;
Playing a leading role in a cross-functional team to design and develop these from product front end to successful mass production in the far east.

As a key member of the Logitech sim gaming team, the candidate is responsible for combining engineering expertise, testing and a relentless pursuit of creating the best products and experiences that are sold around the world.

A strong knowledge of electronics and electro-mechanical systems design is an advantage.

Your Contribution:

Be Yourself. Be Open. Stay Hungry and Humble. Collaborate. Challenge. Decide and just Do. Share our passion for Equality and the Environment. These are the behaviours and values you’ll need for success at Logitech. In this role you will:

As a key member of the Cork Studio team, you will be responsible for ideating, exploring & prototyping mechanical & electromechanical solution concepts that transform user experiences. Along with delivering mechanical product designs for sim gaming products, from the Product Front End through product development and into successful mass production in the Far East.

You will also contribute to innovation and technology programs to enable simulation gaming product evolution.

Job description:

Development of user centric Simulation gaming products (Racing/Flight/Space) and participate in the development of User Experience (UX) research to develop customer focussed products;
Develop product architectures and new technology concepts;
Mechanism design;
Build mechanical/electro-mechanical proof of concepts to evaluate UX, function, manufacturability, and/or robustness;
Ensure high quality robust design of complex mechanical systems and components using tools such as dFMEA, QFD and FEA simulation;
Analyse data generated from pilot builds and lab experiments;
Work with Industrial Designers, and product development teams to define and develop products from concept to Mass Production;
Perform tolerance analyses to verify performance of mechanisms and cosmetic specifications in the presence of high volume dimensional variation;
Detailed 3D design and 2D documentation of all parts and assemblies;
Interacting with vendors as well as internal Manufacturing, Supply Chain, NPI and Supplier Quality Engineering groups in the Far East to develop manufacturing processes, tooling;
Define reliability testing requirements and equipment;
Drive Innovation in the Sim gaming product category and continuous improvement/advancement of Engineering capabilities;
Strong knowledge and experience in rapid prototyping, functional lab testing of concepts and analysis of test data;
Optimise designs for performance, quality and cost.

Key Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/mechatronics/Electro -Mechanical Engineering (or similar).

For consideration, you must bring the following minimum skills and experiences to our team:

6-8 years experience in mechanical development of high volume consumer electronic products;
Detailed knowledge of plastics, metal, injection moulding and tooling;
Strong knowledge in Electro-Mechanical design and implementation;
Fluent in Design/Development process and tools of high volume manufacturing;
Fluent in Pro/Engineer or similar 3D CAD package including Advanced Surfacing;
Strong knowledge in ANSYS simulation software;
Knowledge & understanding of sensors/actuators;
Strong Hardware & Firmware debugging skills;
Highly skilled in problem solving;
‘Design Thinking’ mindset;
Strong Communication skills with experience in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams;
Also good at communicating up with senior team and management;
Self-motivated, able to work independently and as part of a team;
Able to speak up and own;
Strong Presentation skills;
Experience in working with and prototyping electro-mechanical solutions is a strong advantage;
Keen interest in latest tech and computing trends;
In addition, preferable skills and behaviours include...;
A passion for the simulation gaming genre;
Understanding of motor electro-mechanical architectures and function;
Experience of thermal analysis, heat transfer, thermal-fluid systems;
Experience in python programming;
Experience in C/C++ embedded programming and embedded systems interfaces;
Video and/or photo editing.