Amazon

Design Engineer, Fauna

Amazon$129K — $185K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in mechanical engineering or related field
  • Experience in 3D CAD software
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
  • Ability to create complex parametric models efficiently
  • Proven experience in designing injection molded parts
  • Direct experience in managing tooling development with overseas vendors
  • Strong skills in 2D drawing and GD&T (ASME Y14.5)

Responsibilities

  • Own detailed 3D modeling and 2D drawing creation for components
  • Design parts focused on injection molding and CNC machining
  • Maintain structured CAD models with robust parametric relationships
  • Manage drawing packages with GD&T callouts and tolerances
  • Support rapid design iterations through prototype build cycles
  • Lead DFM reviews for injection molded parts, resolving key design issues
  • Coordinate with supply chain on tooling lead times and production readiness

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Mental health support and resources
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
Full Job Description
As a Design Engineer, you will own the detailed design and development of mechanical components and assemblies from concept through production release. This is a highly CAD-intensive role. You'll spend your time designing parts, building and maintaining assemblies, and working through the full DFM and tooling process with our overseas manufacturing partners. You'll work closely with our industrial design, mechanical engineering, and manufacturing teams to deliver parts that are beautiful, functional, and manufacturable.

Key job responsibilities

Part Design & CAD

- Own detailed 3D modeling and 2D drawing creation for mechanical components and assemblies in Onshape

- Design parts across a range of manufacturing processes with a primary focus on injection molding and CNC machining

- Maintain clean, well-structured CAD models and assemblies with robust parametric relationships and change-tolerant architecture

- Manage drawing packages including GD&T callouts, tolerances, and surface finish specifications appropriate for the manufacturing process

- Support design iterations rapidly through prototype and EVT/DVT build cycles, incorporating feedback from testing and manufacturing

Injection Molding & Tooling

- Lead DFM reviews for injection molded parts, identifying and resolving issues related to draft, wall thickness, sink, warp, parting lines, and gate location

- Own the tooling development process end-to-end: RFQ, vendor selection, tool design review, T0/T1/T2 sampling, and first article approval

- Manage relationships with tooling vendors - communicating design intent clearly across time zones , tracking tool build progress, and driving issues to resolution

- Review and redline tooling designs, mold flow analyses, and DFM feedback from vendors

- Coordinate with supply chain on tooling lead times, costs, and production readiness

Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Work closely with industrial designers to translate aesthetic intent into manufacturable geometry without compromising the design vision

- Partner with electrical and systems engineers to integrate PCBs, connectors, cables, and other components into enclosures and structural assemblies

- Collaborate with quality and manufacturing teams to develop inspection criteria and first article requirements for molded parts

- Support tolerance stack-up analysis and fit/function verification during builds

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 4+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience

- Experience in 3D CAD

- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent

- Ability to build complex, well-structured parametric models and assemblies efficiently and cleanly

- Demonstrated experience designing injection molded parts for production, including DFM analysis and GD&T

- Direct experience managing tooling development with overseas vendors including tool design reviews, sampling, and FAI

- Strong 2D drawing skills with working knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in robotics design, automation systems development, control systems design, or related product development

- Proficiency in Onshape; experience managing assemblies and drawings in a cloud-based PDM environment

- Familiarity with additional manufacturing processes - die casting, CNC machining, sheet metal, urethane casting - and how they interact with injection molded components

- Exposure to structural simulation or FEA

- Experience working across EVT/DVT/PVT build cycles in a product development context

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 129,100.00 - 185,000.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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Net Income
$21.3 billion
Founded
1994
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$386 billion
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