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- BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering or Product Design Engineering
- 6+ years experience in a mechanical engineering role
- Experience designing multiple consumer electronic devices from concept to mass production
- Tooling experience, especially parts with high cosmetic requirements
- In-depth understanding of high volume manufacturing process and DFM (injection molding, stamping, die-casting, CNC)
- Deep understanding of foams, conductive substrates, and structural integrity and how these characteristics interrelate during use
- Experience with Solidworks (or equivalent) to maintain high-quality CAD design files and documentation
- Proven track record with new product development: from 0-1, leading to the launch of a successful product
- Experience producing high-quality renders and strong presentation skills
- Outstanding team player and communicator
- Experience with wearables, ergonomics, and user research
- Experience with flexible electronics
- Experience with bio-sensors / EMG / EEG / electrodes
- Experience working at a startup or small companies
- Experience setting up manufacturing lines in China / Taiwan
- Comprehensive understanding of biocompatibility and safety standards for medical devices
- Comfortable with demos and presentations
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Senior Product Design Engineer - San Francisco, United States - Wispr AI
Description
Wispr is building a more natural way to interact with technology with neural interfaces. We have an elite team of engineers, product designers, and research scientists building magic.We've raised 25M from top-tier VCs like NEA and 8VC. Our angels and advisors include Chester Chipperfield (product lead for the first Apple Watch), Ben Jones (COO, CTRL-Labs), Dave Gilboa (CEO, Warby Parker), and Jose Carmena (Berkeley professor; co-CEO iota). Our founders are Stanford alums and have previously sold a company and run a team at a deep tech startup with over 100M in funding.
As part of the product design engineering team at Wispr, you will design unique wearable designs for this new class of devices. You'll collaborate closely with Wispr's founders and team to execute Wispr's product vision and prototype comfortable, precise, and ergonomic wearable designs.
We value creativity and breaking down barriers. We iterate, iterate, and iterate again until it's right. We seek passionate individuals who aren't afraid to step outside their comfort zone. We're creating intuitive, reliable, and highly performant interactions that are truly transformative. We design beautiful products that people fall in love with.
Come join us and make magic happen.
Core Job Responsibilities
Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience
Nice to have Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience
• Do the best work of your life
• Design the next generation of personal computing in a creative, innovative, and collaborative environment.
• Work closely with a world-class team.
• Flexible work arrangements to support you in working in the way that you work best.
For full-time employees:
• Generous health, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous parental leave, unlimited PTO (we encourage taking days off)
• 401k match
• Commuter benefits
• Relocation assistance
• Total compensation for this position may also include stock options and other potential future incentives
At Wispr, diversity is important to us.
At Wispr, we believe that true innovation starts with people from diverse backgrounds coming together, bridging ideas, and collaborating. Wispr is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.