Manager – Design Engineering Full Time

GENERAL FUNCTION

The Design Engineering Team is a part of EssilorLuxottica’s Sport Performance Hub in California, serving the Oakley, Costa, Native and ESS brands for the Eyewear and Goggle categories. This team is responsible for delivering proven mechanical solutions that merge design, functionality, premium consumer experience, and manufacturability.

The Manager of this team leads in a player/coach role—managing & coaching the team, collaborating with cross-functional partners, and independently executing engineering design work for complex models.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for coordinating and managing the execution of the Design Engineering function
• Enable employee engagement, provide guidance & motivation, and promote objective thinking and teamwork
• Build strong partnerships with leaders in Design, Quality, Adv. Concepts, & Product Development Engineering
• Partner with peer leaders to drive alignment, leading negotiations and tradeoffs where needed
• Support project planning by providing technical input on timelines, scope, resource capacity, and complexity
• Track and communicate project status, escalating issues and driving resolution
• Deliver novel mechanisms and proven solutions that merge design, functionality, premium consumer experience, and manufacturability
• Reinforce Design Thinking as a core way-of-working, using rapid ideate/prototype/test loops to inject creativity, refine designs and build confidence in the best solutions
• Verify performance, fit, comfort, and durability of new designs using FEA, mechanical testing, and user testing

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• BS in Engineering or similar
• 5+ years engineering experience
• 1+ years of people management
• Strong organizational, people, verbal and written communication skills, including ability to coach team members
• Strong presentation skills; experience presenting to non-technical partners & executive leaders
• Experience with project/program management; negotiation skillset
• Experience with consumer goods product development, including partnering with designers
• Ability to model components and assemblies in CAD software
• Broad experience with manufacturing processes, specifically injection molding, & associated design constraints
• Hands-on fabrication of prototypes using 3D printing and manual methods
• Experience conducting mechanical testing and sample evaluation
• Demonstrated understanding of Design Thinking—ability to put “fail fast learn faster” into practice

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Multi-industry experience with a focus in consumer products
• Manufacturing experience troubleshooting processing or assembly challenges, ideally at a manufacturing center.
• Strong engineering fundamentals, incl. material stress/strain, failure root cause analysis, & cantilever beam mechanics; experience designing and troubleshooting cam hinges, linkages, ratches, locking mechanisms, etc.
• Experience with polymers, injection molding, die casting, forming, and CNC operations
• CAD proficiency large assemblies and complex surface modeling, CREO ideal
• Experience with structural FEA, impact simulation, mold flow, CFD, and/or kinematic simulation
• Experience with wearable or consumer electronics product design
• Experience with field testing with end-users in various environments
• Passion for and participation in one or more of our core sports—cycling, ski/snowboard, team sports, etc.

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