Interactive Design Engineer — Prototyping to Production

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous parental leave (4-12 weeks)

Job summary

HP Inc. seeks an Interactive Design Engineer for HP IQ to push the boundaries of consumer devices through hands-on design, prototyping, and rigorous validation.

You will work with industrial designers, hardware engineers, and interaction designers to turn concepts into production-ready solutions. You will leverage Siemens NX for 3D CAD and develop detailed drawings, specs, and tests, ensuring manufacturability and scalable design choices while communicating technical results to diverse audiences

Qualifications

• 3D CAD modeling, prototyping, and design validation experience.
• Hands-on engineering experience applying fundamental mechanical principles.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical parts, components, and assemblies for new consumer devices using 3D CAD (NX).
• Create detailed 2D drawings, define specs and tolerances, coordinate with overseas vendors for quality.
• Design and run experiments, apply engineering analysis and test results to guide decisions.
• Evaluate materials, manufacturing processes, and tradeoffs for robust solutions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, software, industrial design, and other teams from ideation to development.
• Conceptualize, design, and build prototypes to validate ideas quickly.
• Participate in design reviews, communicating decisions and tradeoffs clearly.
• Build, test, troubleshoot, iterate prototypes to improve performance and user experience.
• Support transition from prototype to production with vendor partners.

Skills

3D CAD modeling

Prototyping

Engineering analysis

Design optimization

Cross‑functional collaboration

Communication of technical concepts

Education

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

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

HP Inc. seeks an Interactive Design Engineer for HP IQ to push the boundaries of consumer devices through hands-on design, prototyping, and rigorous validation.

You will work with industrial designers, hardware engineers, and interaction designers to turn concepts into production-ready solutions. You will leverage Siemens NX for 3D CAD and develop detailed drawings, specs, and tests, ensuring manufacturability and scalable design choices while communicating technical results to diverse audiences