Lead Design Engineer Onsite Dry-Product Prototyping

Kodu; Maryland; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 10% annual bonus

Pension scheme

Private medical cover after six months

Protection cover

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Job summary

Vax is establishing a new Advanced Development team and seeks a Lead Design Engineer to drive concept generation for dry products, from vacuums to motor systems. You will build demonstrators and set technical direction while mentoring junior engineers.

This role emphasizes hands-on leadership, rapid prototyping, and close collaboration with senior stakeholders to deliver next-generation product concepts.

Qualifications

• BEng or MEng in Mechanical or Product Design Engineering with extensive product development experience.
• Proven track record of concept development and prototyping, not detailed design or sustaining work.
• Strong CAD skills with CREO/NX/SolidWorks/CATIA.

Responsibilities

• Lead concept generation and rapid prototyping for dry products from idea to demonstrator.
• Mentor and develop junior Advanced Development engineers as the team grows.
• Define product and technology architectures and solve hard technical problems.
• Work with external suppliers to bring concepts to life.
• Present trade offs, risk and technical summaries to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Mentoring engineers

Hands-on design-build-test

Leadership

Education

BEng/MEng in Mechanical or Product Design

Tools

CREO

NX

SolidWorks

CATIA

Job description

Vax is establishing a new Advanced Development team and seeks a Lead Design Engineer to drive concept generation for dry products, from vacuums to motor systems. You will build demonstrators and set technical direction while mentoring junior engineers.

This role emphasizes hands-on leadership, rapid prototyping, and close collaboration with senior stakeholders to deliver next-generation product concepts.