Mechanical Design Engineer

Join us at BOXABL, the most exciting tech start-up on the planet, located in fabulous LAS VEGAS, Nevada. You'll receive a great salary and benefits package and work in an amazing hi-tech studio environment. At BOXABL, we value hard-working and dedicated individuals who thrive in fast-paced, ever-changing environments. If you're only interested in work-life balance, please don't apply. However, if you want to live a life with real purpose, work alongside a wildly talented group of professionals to make a real difference, join us as we work to solve the national housing crisis.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join our engineering team. This role is responsible for designing, developing, and refining mechanical components and assemblies from concept through production, while working closely with our manufacturing facility to ensure designs are optimized for manufacturability, cost, and quality. The ideal candidate combines strong SolidWorks proficiency with hands-on manufacturing floor experience.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Design components, assemblies, and systems using SolidWorks, including detailed part models, assemblies, and production-ready drawings with GD&T
• Translate product requirements and concepts into manufacturable designs, balancing performance, cost, and schedule
• Partner directly with manufacturing and production to support design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and design-for-assembly (DFA) reviews, as well as assembly instruction creation
• Support new product introduction (NPI), coordinating between engineering and production to troubleshoot fit, tolerance, and process issues
• Create and maintain BOMs, engineering change orders (ECOs), and technical documentation
• Select appropriate materials, fasteners, and manufacturing processes based on design intent (machining, sheet metal, injection molding, welding, casting, etc.)
• Perform tolerance stack-up analysis and basic engineering calculations/FEA to validate designs
• Collaborate with R&D team to develop and test prototypes; support first-article inspection and production ramp-up
• Work with Procurement team to ensure suppliers are meeting design specifications & adjust designs based on manufacturability
• Support root-cause analysis and corrective actions for design- or manufacturing-related quality issues
• Evaluate design solutions against industry standards and regulations.
• Document the design process and present progress reports to all relevant stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.