AI Hardware Product Design Engineer

HP; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Long term disability insurance

Short term disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Flexible vacation and sick leave

Job summary

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab, building the intelligence to empower humanity—reimagining how we work, create, and connect to shape the future of work.

As a Product Design Engineer at HP IQ, you’ll develop groundbreaking devices, collaborating with industrial designers, hardware engineers, and interaction designers to transform ideas into tangible prototypes and production-ready designs.

Qualifications

• Recently completed Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Product Design Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience using 3D CAD software (Siemens NX preferred) to design mechanical components and assemblies.
• Hands-on experience building, prototyping, and testing mechanical designs.
• Strong understanding of fundamental mechanical engineering principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to apply engineering fundamentals to open-ended design challenges.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts and present work effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary product development environment.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical parts, components, and assemblies for new consumer devices using 3D CAD (NX).
• Create detailed 2D engineering drawings, define specifications and tolerances, and work closely with overseas vendor partners to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Design and run experiments, applying engineering analysis and test results to guide design decisions.
• Evaluate materials, manufacturing processes, and design tradeoffs to develop robust and scalable solutions.
• Work cross-functionally with hardware, software, industrial design, and other engineering teams to bring concepts from ideation through development.
• Conceptualize, design, and build prototypes that quickly validate ideas.
• Participate in design reviews, clearly communicating design decisions, technical analysis, and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build, test, troubleshoot, and iterate prototypes to identify issues and improve product performance, reliability, and user experience.
• Work with manufacturing and vendor partners to iterate designs and support the transition from prototype to production.

Skills

3D CAD modeling

Mechanical design

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Product Design Engineering, or related field

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab, building the intelligence to empower humanity—reimagining how we work, create, and connect to shape the future of work.

As a Product Design Engineer at HP IQ, you’ll develop groundbreaking devices, collaborating with industrial designers, hardware engineers, and interaction designers to transform ideas into tangible prototypes and production-ready designs.