Mechanical Designer

Elemental Brands; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k 5% match

DTO

Parental leave

Sick time off

7 holidays

FSA/HSA with $200 employer contrib

Gym membership

Tuition assistance

Birthday lunches

Employee discount

On-site snacks

Referral bonus

Job summary

Elemental Brands seeks a Mechanical Designer to support design, validation, and manufacturing for its lighting products. The role focuses 80% on Gammalux precision systems and 20% on Elemental LED lines, with on-site travel to San Dimas for engineering tasks and documentation.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years in mechanical design, expert 3D CAD (SolidWorks/Creo/Inventor), FEA experience, tolerancing, and additive manufacturing, plus demonstrated ability to collaborate across engineering teams on

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in CAD/Mechanical Design or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of mechanical design experience on large assemblies.
• Expert in 3D CAD and PDM administration (SolidWorks/Creo/Inventor).
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials.
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis to improve CAD models.
• Experience with additive manufacturing and 3D printing.
• Ability to manage multiple design tasks with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead packaging design for complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Design mechanical lighting components and related hardware.
• Perform tolerance stack-up analyses.
• Create and manage CAD drawings and assembly drawings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Support prototype assembly and on-site testing.
• Travel to San Dimas for on-site support and documentation management.

Skills

Mechanical design

3D CAD

FEM (FEA)

Additive manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Associate’s degree in CAD/Mechanical Design

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

Autodesk Inventor

PDM

Job description

• Compensation: USD 70,000 - USD 95,000 - yearly

Company Description

The Opportunity:

At Elemental Brands, our success starts with our people. Every day, our engineers, innovators, creators, and problem-solvers work together to develop and deliver innovative LED lighting solutions through Diode LED®, Lucetta®, Lucetta CI®, Gammalux®, and Elemental LED®. Together, we are driving innovation and helping define the future of the low-voltage linear lighting industry.

That same spirit of innovation and collaboration shapes everything we do. We encourage curiosity, continuous learning, and fresh ideas across every department, empowering employees to grow their careers, make meaningful contributions, and help shape the future of lighting.

Recognized by EDAWN as “Company of the Year – Large” and “Employees First – Large,” and by the University of Nevada, Reno as “Graduate Employer of the Year,” Elemental Brands is proud to be an award-winning workplace where people come first, innovation thrives, and careers flourish.

Job Description

What You Get To Do:

The Mechanical Designer provides critical engineering support for Elemental LED's award-winning portfolio of lighting products, dimmers, and drivers. The position involves a combination of new product design, sustaining engineering, product testing and validation, and manufacturing support.

This engineer will dedicate 80% of their focus to overseeing Gammalux's precision architectural lighting systems and 20% to Elemental LED's various product lines. Receiving hands-on training and direction directly from the Gammalux Engineering team, the engineer will fulfill specialized customer requests by creating highly detailed customizations for unique architectural spaces. Additionally, this role requires travel to the San Dimas location to provide on-site support and manage essential engineering documentation processes, with travel frequency varying from occasional to routine depending on primary or backup support designations.

Challenge Yourself – The Specifics:

• Lead design of packaging of complex, multi-component electro-mechanical systems
• Design of mechanical lighting components, including extrusions, channels, electromechanical connectors, switches, and junction boxes.
• Anticipate and resolve physical interferences and design challenges early in the design phase
• Conduct comprehensive tolerance stack-up analyses on critical assemblies
• Establish and enforce company-wide CAD standards, templates, and drafting best practices
• Create design drawings, assembly drawings, cable/wire drawings, and specification drawings
• Create component fabrication drawings, assembly drawings, cable/wire drawings, and specification drawings
• Create wiring diagrams and manufacturing assembly instructions using CAD software
• Collaborate with a multi-functional team of engineers and designers
• Assist with assembling prototype systems
• Measure parts using testing equipment to refine the design
• Select appropriate off-the-shelf hardware, brackets, and fastening components.
• Provide engineering support for production tools, including resin/potting machines
• Support inter-site manufacturing efforts through active involvement at the San Dimas facility to provide on-site support, manage engineering documentation processes, and facilitate custom mechanical detailing
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

You Have a Unique Combination of Skills,Talentsand Mindset, Including Many of the Following:

• Associate’s degree in Computer-Aided Drafting, Mechanical Design, or a related technical field.; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 6+ years of extensive mechanical design experience, preferably handling large assemblies
• Expert-level proficiency in 3D CAD software and PDM administration (SolidWorks, Creo, Autodesk Inventor, or similar)
• Deep, practical knowledge of diverse manufacturing processes and material properties
• Experience using Finite Element Analysis to improve CAD models
• Familiarized with additive manufacturing (i.e. experience using 3D printers, designing lattices, knowledge of different types of additive manufacturing processes)
• Ability to manage multiple design tasks independently with minimal supervision

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The Perks and Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Short Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance (100% PAID by employer), available first of the month, following the date of hire
• Company-matched 401(k) Plan, at 5%, no vesting schedule
• Discretionary Time Off (DTO)
• Parental Leave (PL)
• Sick Time Off (STO)
• Seven Paid Holidays
• Pre-Tax Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) - $200 annualemployer contribution
• Discounted Corporate Gym Membership at South Reno Athletic Club
• Tuition Assistance
• Monthly Birthday Lunch Celebrations
• Employee Discount
• On-site Snacks and Beverages
• Employee Referral Bonus Program

About Us:

Visit us at www.elementalbrands.comor call 877-564-5051.