Design Engineer

Allied Maker; City of Glen Cove (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off, holidays, and parental

Employer-paid life and disability

Employee discount on Allied Maker

Safety shoes allowance

EAP

Job summary

Allied Maker in Glen Cove, NY is seeking a Design Engineer to translate creative direction into buildable fixtures. You will produce CAD models, drawings, and documentation that guide shop floors, vendors, and installers.

You will collaborate with design to sustain aesthetics and with manufacturing to ensure producibility, leading prototype builds and driving production releases. This on-site role offers strong benefits and the opportunity to contribute to luxury lighting that blends art and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design Engineering, or closely related field.
• 3–5 years of design engineering experience creating production-ready drawings.
• Strong CAD skills in Autodesk Fusion (Fusion 360) or similar, with GD&T proficiency.
• Experience designing for multiple materials and processes (machining, metal spinning, casting, glass, wood).
• Balance aesthetic intent with buildability and iterative design with a team.

Responsibilities

• Create parametric 3D models and manufacturing drawings in Fusion 360 for collection and custom fixtures.
• Produce clean, dimensioned drawings with tolerances, finishes, and notes.
• Develop BOMs and revisions in NetSuite with support from the Systems Engineer.
• Partner with design studio from concept through production release; review concepts and prototype iterations.
• Lead prototype builds and capture lessons for production release.
• Review designs with Manufacturing Engineer for manufacturability and cost, and issue drawing packages to vendors.
• Incorporate feedback from QC and Assembly into drawings and ECOs.
• Design fixtures meeting UL standards in collaboration with Assembly Engineer.

Skills

CAD skills

GD&T

Communication

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Fusion 360

NetSuite

Job description

The Design Engineer translates creative direction into buildable fixtures. Working on both new collection development and bespoke custom orders, this role produces detailed CAD models, drawings, and documentation that our shop floor, vendors, and installers can all build from. The Design Engineer partners closely with the design studio on aesthetics, with the Manufacturing Engineer on producibility, and with the Assembly and Quality teams on how a fixture actually comes together and gets inspected.

Key Responsibilities

CAD & Technical Drawings

• Create parametric 3D models and manufacturing drawings in Autodesk Fusion (or similar tools) for collection and custom fixtures.
• Produce clean, dimensioned drawings with tolerances, finishes, and notes appropriate to the vendor or in-house process.
• Develop BOMs and maintain part revisions in NetSuite with support from the Systems Engineer.

New Product & Custom Development

• Partner with the design studio from concept through production release: sketch review, massing studies, proportion and scale studies, and prototype iteration.
• Specify materials and finishes in collaboration with Design, including glass, machined and spun metal, alabaster, and wood.
• Lead prototype builds, capture lessons learned, and carry them into a clean production release.

Manufacturability & Vendor Handoff

• Review designs with the Manufacturing Engineer for manufacturability, tolerance stacks, and cost before release.
• Issue drawing packages to vendors and answer technical questions through the Manufacturing Engineer.
• Incorporate feedback from QC and Assembly into drawing updates and ECOs.

Standards & Compliance

• Design fixtures that meet UL 1598 / UL 8750 and relevant electrical and structural standards in collaboration with the Assembly Engineer.
• Maintain design documentation and revision history in a disciplined way so that what’s in the field matches what’s in the system.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 3–5 years of design engineering experience producing production-ready drawings for manufactured products.
• Strong CAD skills in Autodesk Fusion (Fusion 360) or a comparable parametric CAD tool, with GD&T proficiency.
• Experience designing for multiple materials and processes: machining, metal spinning, casting, glass, and wood.
• Ability to balance aesthetic intent with buildability; comfortable iterating with a design-led team.
• Strong communication skills and organized documentation habits.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing lighting fixtures and familiarity with UL 1598 / UL 8750.
• Experience with NetSuite item and BOM records.
• Background in luxury goods, architectural hardware, or high-end furniture.
• Exposure to rendering, photometric analysis, or thermal considerations for LEDs.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $90,000 – $115,000 annually (based experience)
• Discretionary annual performance bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off, holidays, and parental leave
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Safety shoes and prescription eyewear allowance
• Employee discount on Allied Maker products

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• On-site at the Glen Cove, NY workshop; split between CAD work and time on the shop floor
• Occasional exposure to shop-floor conditions during builds and reviews
• Requires seated work with periodic standing and light lifting (up to 25 lbs)

About Allied Maker

Allied Maker is an American design and manufacturing studio creating luxury-crafted lighting fixtures. Based in New York, each piece is made to order by a dedicated team of craftspeople, with a focus on authentic materials, refined form, and enduring quality.

The studio operates at the intersection of design, engineering, and manufacturing. Ryden Rizzo leads product design and form. Lanette Rizzo leads design direction, production, and client strategy. Together, they set a standard where design integrity, engineering, and performance are inseparable.

Allied Maker is widely specified by leading architects and designers and continues to expand its capabilities while maintaining a singular focus: deliver artisan-crafted, highly engineered, sophisticated yet simple lighting design solutions.

Salary Range Annually: $90,000 USD - $115,000 USD