Product Design Engineer

Advanced Manufacturing Institute; Manhattan (KS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AMI) at Kansas State University seeks a product design engineer to assist startups, entrepreneurs, and university researchers in the early stages of turning ideas into tangible electro‑mechanical products.

You will conduct technical feasibility studies, lead design planning and specifications, develop and select concepts, detail designs, prototype hands‑on, perform functional testing, and guide projects from ideation to launch with cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with a design emphasis.
• At least five years experience in new product development of electro‑mechanical products.
• Mechanical aptitude to develop/refine prototypes.
• Working knowledge of 3D modeling software.
• Passion to learn new technologies.
• Experience in technology-intensive projects from ideation to launch.
• Proven project management skills.
• Excellent customer relations skills.
• Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams.
• Mentoring future engineering professionals.

Responsibilities

• Early stage development of electro‑mechanical technologies and products balancing customer requirements, innovative design elements, performance, and manufacturability.
• Technical feasibility studies, design planning, specifications development, concept creation/selection, detailing designs, prototyping, testing, and project implementation.

Skills

Design emphasis

Electro-mechanical

3D modeling

Project management

Customer relations

Mentoring

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering with a design emphasis

Tools

3D modeling software

Job description

The Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AMI), at Kansas State University, is seeking a product design engineer to provide assistance to small companies, entrepreneurs, and university researchers that are in the early stages of developing new technologies and products.

Responsibilities for this position include: early stage development of new technologies and products that balance customer requirements, innovative design elements, functional performance, and manufacturability for a variety of industry sectors. Specific activities include: technical feasibility studies, product planning, specifications development, creation/selection of design concepts, detailing designs, hands-on prototyping, functional performance testing, and project implementation.

Qualifications include: bachelors degree in engineering with a design emphasis, and at least five years experience in new product development of electro-mechanical products. The successful candidate should possess mechanical aptitude to develop/refine prototypes; working knowledge of 3D modeling software; passion to learn new technologies; experience in technology-intensive projects from ideation to launch; proven project management skills and excellent customer relations skills. The candidate must also be able to work independently and within cross-functional teams and be capable of mentoring future engineering professionals.

K-State is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees.