Mechanical Engineer

DMF Lighting; Carson (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

DMF Lighting in Carson, CA is seeking an experienced mechanical engineer to design residential and commercial luminaires from concept through manufacturing. The role collaborates with sourcing, production, and quality teams to deliver robust products and meet certification requirements.

You will apply SolidWorks or Creo, perform thermal analyses, and qualify designs through testing and NEC/building-code processes to ensure reliable, manufacturable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 1+ years of design and product development experience; consumer electronics a plus.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks or Creo.
• Hands-on experience with electrical and mechanical products, assembly, and testing.
• Experience with DFM and GD&T.
• Familiar with thermal analysis and testing in electronic systems.
• Knowledge of plastics, aluminum, and metal properties.
• Knowledge of injection molding, die-casting, extrusion, and sheet metal processes.
• Familiar with NEC/building code certification processes.

Responsibilities

• Design residential and commercial luminaires from concept to manufacturing.
• Pursue project activities and ensure on-time completion of tasks.
• Qualify the products through the certification processes.
• Work across sourcing, production, and quality departments to deliver products.
• Identify product issues, root-cause, and drive towards a solution.

Skills

Mechanical design

Product development

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Thermal analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

GD&T

DFM

Job description

DMF Lighting is a fast-growing leader in the lighting industry, always hard at work engineering what comes next.

We are looking for an experienced mechanical engineer with knowledge of product design and qualification.

Pay range is $70,000-$100,000 (based skills/knowledge/experience).

Location: Carson, CA (onsite)

Roles and responsibilities are as following:

• Design residential and commercial luminaires from concept to manufacturing


• Pursue project activities and ensure on-time completion of tasks


• Qualify the products through the certification processes


• Work across sourcing, production, and quality departments to deliver products


• Identify product issues, root-cause, and drive towards a solution

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering


• Minimum 1 years of experience in design and product development; experience in consumer electronics is a plus.


• Professional with Solidworks or Creo


• Hands-on experience with electrical and mechanical products, assembly, and qualification testing


• Experience with DFM and professional with GD&T


• Familiar with thermal analysis and testing in electronic systems


• Familiar with material properties from plastics to Aluminum and other metals.


• Knowledge of injection molding, die-casting, extrusion, and sheet metal processes


• Familiar with the certification process for codes such as NEC or building codes