Mockingbird

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description We’re looking for a Contract Design Engineer to support our Product Development team in bringing thoughtfully designed baby gear to life. This person will help translate design intent into manufacturing-ready documentation. - Create 2D dimensional drawings from 3D components/parts (Basic GD&T) - Apply appropriate tolerances - Identify and call out critical and significant details - Develop subassembly drawings when applicable - Develop manufacturing specification sheets for assemblies (both softgoods and hardgoods), including: - Tolerance application - Critical callouts - Clear communication of assembly intent - Soft and hard good assembly technical packages - Review and support 3D CAD for assembly and manufacturing readiness - Design for Manufacturing (DFM) feedback - Materials review and validation - Poka-yoke and assembly simplification (mitigating manufacturing assembly errors) - Cost and part count reduction analysis - Light modeling and design edits as needed - Perform tolerance stack-up analysis on assemblies to ensure fit, function, and manufacturability - Create and manage Bills of Materials (BOMs) with part number allocation - Apply strong general engineering fundamentals and best practices to improve product quality, reduce risk, and support scalable manufacturing Qualifications - 3+ years of experience in mechanical or product design engineering (consumer products experience preferred) - Strong proficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks or similar) - Working knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis - Experience preparing manufacturing-ready drawing packages - Familiarity with both hardgoods and softgoods assemblies - Strong understanding of materials and manufacturing processes (injection molding, extrusion, metal fabrication, textiles, etc.) - Ability to balance quality, cost, and manufacturability in decision-making Requirements - Contract Details: Hours: 20-30/week

• Lead the planning and execution of multiple product development programs within your assigned experience portfolio, from feasibility through launch and sustaining. • Create and maintain comprehensive program schedules, with dependencies clearly mapped, critical paths identified, and milestones tracked across programs within your portfolio. • Serve as the primary point of accountability for delivery outcomes within your portfolio, ensuring products ship on time and meet defined quality, cost, and performance requirements. • Assess portfolio health holistically, identifying cross-program risks, dependencies, and opportunities to optimize sequencing, resourcing, and learning across launches. • Proactively assess and forecast resourcing needs across Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Development, Operations, and external partners for your portfolio. • Identify resourcing constraints, capacity risks, or timeline conflicts early, and elevate them clearly to cross-functional partners, adjacent Program Managers, and leadership to enable informed tradeoffs and prioritization decisions. • Facilitate regular program syncs and executive-level updates, driving accountability and alignment across Engineering, Product, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations. • Plan and execute engineering build events both domestically and internationally, including creation of Build Plans, Build Matrices, and Clear-to-Build checkpoints. • Partner closely with suppliers to ensure manufacturability, cost targets, quality standards, and readiness for scaling and launch. • Own the escalation and mitigation of technical, schedule, and delivery risks across programs within your portfolio. • Maintain and evolve core product lifecycle documentation, including BOM accuracy, ECO tracking, and change request processes. • Use and help evolve the team’s common program management tools, templates, and documentation standards to ensure consistent execution across the portfolio. • Partner with adjacent PDPMs to align cross-portfolio milestones, capacity constraints, hand offs and decision-making across the broader product roadmap. • Contribute to shared PDPM processes and operating rhythms, including cross-portfolio planning, launch readiness reviews, and standard reporting. • Support the onboarding and evaluation of new manufacturing partners as Mockingbird grows and diversifies its supply chain. • Travel to overseas partners (primarily Asia-based) to support builds, supplier readiness, and launch execution, approximately 3-4x per year.