Mechanical Engineer - Consumer Product

About Deako

Deako is changing how people experience and control the lighting in their homes. Our plug-and-play light switches are installed in thousands of U.S. homes, and we're building smart lighting systems that are beautifully designed, highly functional and affordable for everyone.

About the role

Deako is looking for a Mechanical Engineer to help develop new products for our intelligent home platform. You will contribute by owning the mechanical design, development, validation and testing of new products from the concept stage all the way to production.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with cross-functional team (Product, EE, MFG and Compliance) to ensure mechanical designs meet internal and external customer requirements
• Establish or maintain quality metrics, critical-to-quality characteristics and selection of qualified suppliers with the manufacturing team
• Build, modify and fabricate parts and assemblies in the workshop
• Perform NPI functions such as the bring up of tools at our factories in East Asia and Mexico
• Learn and apply safety requirements from UL, ETL and other regulatory agencies
• Perform on-site NPI functions such as FAI & tool bring-up at factories
• Light maintenance of rapid prototyping and fabrication tools

What we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field with a strong product development focus
• 3+ years of experience of Mechanical Design in consumer electronics
• Hands-on rapid prototyping and fabrication of parts and assemblies
• Injection molding design experience
• Stamped metal design experience
• Experience with the full product development process from concept to manufacturing
• CAD design experience in OnShape or equivalent and working understanding version control
• Experience with metrology and application of measurement systems
• Experience with designing consumer electronics for mass production

We know great candidates don't always meet every requirement. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply.

Our core values

• Driven: We're quick learners, innovators and endlessly curious, drawing on diverse sources to keep refining our approach.
• Focused: We tackle challenges one at a time, prioritizing where we can make the most immediate impact.
• Transparent: We share successes and setbacks openly, because innovation comes from solving real problems together.
• Respectful: We value every contribution and challenge ideas constructively.
• Team-first: Our collective strength fuels our success, and we value our community of partners and customers.
• Accountable: We define success, measure results and hold ourselves and each other to it.

Compensation and benefits

• Salary: 100k–140k USD per year, based on experience and qualifications.
• Equity: Available, so you share in the company's growth.
• Untracked PTO: We trust you to manage your time and maintain work-life balance.
• Health and wellness: Medical, dental and vision coverage, plus life insurance.
• Retirement: 401(k) plan.

Equal opportunity

Deako is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.