🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands · 12h ago
Senior Product Design Engineering Lead
Loop Earplugs
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Location: Antwerp or Amsterdam | HybridExperience: 8+ years product design experienceFrom mechanical architecture to mass production. You set the technical bar.As Senior Product Design Engineering Lead, you drive the mechanical development of Loop’s hardware products from concept to mass production. You operate as a technical leader within cross functional squads, translating product requirements into manufacturable, reliable, high performing mechanical systems. You combine deep mechanical expertise with strong technical judgment, shaping decisions across design, validation, and manufacturing to deliver hardware that performs at scale.The roleYou own the system level mechanical architecture and the quality of the technical solution. From proof of concept through EVT, DVT, and PVT, you ensure product requirements translate into robust engineering decisions, with performance, manufacturability, reliability, and elegant design championed throughout development. Depending on team structure, you directly own CAD or oversee it, setting a high bar for modeling processes, tolerancing, mechanical stack ups, and design documentation.You lead through the decisions that determine whether a product succeeds at scale. You drive material and process selection against performance, cost, and timeline needs, and ensure prototyping and analysis are used to prove function and reduce uncertainty. When mechanical issues emerge, you bring structure to ambiguity, driving disciplined root cause analysis and risk mitigation to keep programs moving.Your impact goes beyond the mechanical design itself. You bring Industrial Design, Product, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Sourcing, Acoustics, UX, and other partners into the right conversations at the right time. You make trade offs visible, challenge assumptions when needed, and help teams align around a technically sound and achievable product vision.What You’ll DoOwn system level mechanical architecture, from early concepts through production readinessTranslate the PRD into a clear Engineering Requirements Document that guides detailed design, validation, and reliability testingDrive material and manufacturing process selection aligned with product performance, cost, and timeline requirementsLead structured root cause analysis and risk mitigation for mechanical issues, including issues emerging during late stage buildsGuide cross functional technical decisions, framing trade offs clearly and keeping decisions aligned with long term program goalsDrive engineering sprints that enable critical milestones including PRD lock, vendor selection, and gate reviewsBuild trusted partnerships across engineering, design, product, operations, quality, sourcing, and suppliersSurface technical risks early and create the clarity needed for teams to make difficult decisions quicklyYou won’tLet difficult trade offs stay unresolved until they become late stage problemsSeparate mechanical architecture from manufacturability, reliability, or costChoose comfortable alignment over the hard conversations needed to protect the productTalk about AI without practicing it in your workflowHow You’ll SucceedYou create thoughtful, elegant mechanical systems that deliver on the product vision and remain robust through scale. Programs move toward agreed requirements, timelines, reliability, and cost targets because risks are surfaced early and trade offs are made deliberately.You bring clarity when constraints compete. Your technical decisions are grounded in evidence, your root cause process is rigorous, and stakeholders understand both the recommendation and the reasoning behind it. You build trust across functions by pulling the right people into decisions early and holding a consistently high bar for mechanical quality, feasibility, and design integrity.What You’ll BringBachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or a related field8+ years of experience in mechanical product design, ideally in consumer electronics or hardwareDeep expertise in 3D CAD, with strong knowledge of tolerancing, material selection, and mechanical stack upsStrong understanding of manufacturing processes including injection molding, die casting, CNC, and supplier collaboration during buildsExperience using root cause analysis, DFMEA, prototyping, and validation testing to identify and resolve mechanical risksStrong judgment navigating complex trade offs across Industrial Design, Product Management, Operations, Quality, and engineering partnersThe ability to influence technical decisions by communicating engineering feasibility, risks, and options clearlyIntentional, practical use of AI to improve the quality of your work and decisions. You know where AI adds value and where it doesn’t, critically evaluate its outputs, and remain accountable for what you ship. We’ll explore how you use AI and the judgment you apply to its outputs during our interview process.Loop isn’t for everyone. We might not be a match if you:Prefer owning a component without considering the full systemAvoid making difficult calls when performance, cost, timing, and manufacturability competeWait until late stage builds to surface technical risksFeel uncomfortable challenging assumptions or driving alignment across functionsInterview ProcessApplication window: Now through November 2. Applications will only be accepted during this window.Phone screens (Recruiter + Hiring Manager): October 14 to November 6Onsite interviews: November 9 to November 20Target offer date: November 25Target start date: January 4Still listening?Good. Because building great hardware takes more than getting the mechanics to work. It takes judgment, technical depth, and the ability to make the right calls from first architecture through mass production. If you’re ready to own those decisions and raise the bar for what ships, apply and let’s talk.Compensation Range: €76K - €92KSourced from LinkedIn. Relocantly aggregates public job postings; apply on the original site.