First PM: Mechanical Product Development

Coroflot; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Paid time off 20 days

401(k) plan

Job summary

Craighill, a Brooklyn-based design studio, seeks an Engineering Program Manager to own product programs from kickoff through mass production, targeting around ten new products annually. You’ll apply a mechanical engineering background to spot risks that could delay schedules or affect quality, carrying design goals through every stage and delivering options when issues arise.

You’ll lead cross-functional teams, manage schedules and budgets, and report progress weekly to the co-founders, ensuring

Qualifications

• 5+ years bringing physical consumer products from prototype to mass production, including program leadership.
• Hands-on experience driving factory partners, ideally in China, through engineering and production builds.
• Strong grasp of tolerances, materials and manufacturing processes.
• Candor, sound judgment and clear, concise writing.
• Ability to travel internationally up to 15% of the year.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution of product programs against technical and business goals.
• Own development schedules, decision milestones, dependencies and critical paths.
• Champion mechanical design requirements so factories build to tolerances and specifications.
• Coordinate design, engineering, operations, marketing and factory partners from kickoff.
• Lead prototype and build phases (EVT, DVT and PVT), including component readiness and validation.
• Identify technical, material and logistics risks and drive them to resolution.
• Manage program budgets, scope changes and product cost against target.
• Oversee the timely release of parts and final designs.
• Report program status, risks and decisions to the team and leadership each week.
• Improve the product development process used by the internal and external teams.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Program Leadership

Factory Partnerships

Tolerances & Manufacturing

Communication

International Travel

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Craighill, a Brooklyn-based design studio, seeks an Engineering Program Manager to own product programs from kickoff through mass production, targeting around ten new products annually. You’ll apply a mechanical engineering background to spot risks that could delay schedules or affect quality, carrying design goals through every stage and delivering options when issues arise.

You’ll lead cross-functional teams, manage schedules and budgets, and report progress weekly to the co-founders, ensuring