Staff Mechanical Engineer, Hybrid - JUUL Labs

THE COMPANY:

Juul Labs’ mission is to impact the lives of the world’s one billion adult smokers by eliminating combustible cigarettes. We have the opportunity to address one of the world’s most intractable challenges through a commitment to exceptional quality, research, design, and innovation. Backed by leading technology investors, we are committed to the same excellence when it comes to hiring great talent.

We are a diverse team that is united by this common purpose and we are hiring the world’s best engineers, scientists, designers, product managers, operations experts, and customer service and business professionals. If the opportunity to build your career at one of the fastest growing companies is compelling, read on for more details.

Hybrid role

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This is a hands-on role that will be responsible for designing new products that are innovative, cost efficient, reliable, and ship on schedule. The Staff Mechanical Engineer will drive the validation of concepts via early analysis, prototyping and testing, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure that product requirements are managed to achieve optimal experiences for our customers. In addition, the Staff Mechanical Engineer will work closely with internal and external partners to technically define designs and ensure that all product and project requirements are met. The Staff Mechanical Engineer will work closely with other members of the engineering staff to create optimal solutions to a myriad of product related topics such as but not limited to mechanical design, thermal, and data analytics. The Staff Mechanical Engineer will be comfortable sketching and prototyping new ideas and be familiar with engineering best practices, concepts and procedures. We are looking for someone who is flexible and can respond quickly, energetically, and enthusiastically to changes. The Staff Mechanical Engineer should be a strong communicator who is able to lead effectively and work effectively with peers and management alike in a high-paced global environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ability to lead a cross-functional engineering team to drive engineering activities from concept to mass production ramp. Able to prioritize, scope and delegate tasks to a cross-functional engineering working grouP
• Takes initiative and ownership of high level work. Negotiates and drives alignment with product architects, managers, and other key stakeholders across the enterprise
• Design, implement, and drive to completion complex system DoEs spanning several engineering disciplines including EE, ME, FW, and SW

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 10 years of relevant Mechanical Engineering experience in one or more of the following areas: product design, new product release, test engineering, manufacturing support
• Prototyping background: Have a maker mentality that allows you to prototype quickly while also producing robust systems that sustain through heavy use and have well-documented construction and troubleshooting guidelines
• Self-motivated, team player, with a strong desire to learn new skills and grow
• An ability to communicate well with cross-functional team members, efficiently collaborate to achieve project goals, and contribute positively to the engineering community
• Conduct rapid feasibility studies to design for mechanical, fluidic, and thermal robustness
• Oversee internal and external prototyping
• Facilitate design reviews
• Collaborate with local and overseas engineering and manufacturing teams to qualify tooling and define visual quality requirements
• Experience working with overseas suppliers and CM partners, specifically designing and ramping high volume parts and assemblies
• Expertise in one (or more of) the areas of: Statistical Analysis, Design of Experiments, Thermal Design, etc.
• Expertise in 3D MCAD, Solidworks preferred

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

JUUL LABS PERKS & BENEFITS:

• A place to grow your career. We’ll help you set big goals - and exceed them
• People. Work with talented, committed and supportive teammates
• Equity and performance bonuses. Every employee is a stakeholder in our success
• Cell phone subsidy, commuter benefits and discounts on JUUL products
• Excellent medical, dental and vision benefits

Juul Labs is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment for all employees and job applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Juul Labs also complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must have authorization to work for Juul Labs in the US.