Senior Product Development Engineer (Mechanical)
Location: Sarasota, FL
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer with a strong mechanical engineering background to help develop innovative physical products from early concept through production.
This is a hands-on product development role for an engineer who enjoys taking an idea, figuring out how it should work, building and testing prototypes, solving the inevitable problems, and ultimately turning it into a manufacturable product.
You will work side-by-side with industrial designers, electrical and software engineers, prototype fabricators, suppliers, manufacturers, and clients across a wide variety of industries. Our projects move quickly and often begin with an open-ended challenge rather than a completed specification.
The ideal candidate has broad product development experience and is comfortable moving between concept development, mechanism design, CAD, prototyping, testing, DFM, supplier interaction, and production implementation.
About ROBRADY design
ROBRADY design is an award-winning, full-service product design and development consultancy with more than 30 years of experience creating innovative, human-centered solutions. We partner with startups, entrepreneurs, and Fortune 100 companies to develop products across medical devices, consumer products, transportation, recreation, and industrial equipment.
Our multidisciplinary team combines industrial design, mechanical engineering, prototyping, and manufacturing expertise to bring products from concept through commercialization. As we continue to expand our medical device practice, we are seeking an experienced mechanical engineer to join our team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the mechanical product development process from concept through commercialization, translating client needs and industrial design concepts into functional, manufacturable products.
- Serve as the primary engineering interface with clients, participating in discovery meetings, design reviews, technical presentations, and ongoing project communication.
- Collaborate with industrial designers to develop products that balance aesthetics, usability, manufacturability, cost, and performance.
- Design, build, and evaluate prototypes to validate concepts and optimize product performance.
- Perform engineering analyses, testing, and root cause investigations to develop robust, reliable designs.
- Create and maintain engineering documentation throughout the product development process, including QMS procedures when required.
- Work closely with clients, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and cross-functional project teams to resolve technical challenges and ensure project success.
- Support design transfer, manufacturing readiness, and product launch activities.
- Contribute to quality processes, design reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Execute engineering activities within Design Controls and ISO 13485 quality system requirements as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- 6+ years of hands-on product development experience designing physical products, mechanisms, or equipment from concept through prototype and into production.
- Demonstrated experience solving open-ended product development challenges where the final mechanical solution was not predetermined
- Proficiency with SolidWorks, PTC Creo (Pro/ENGINEER), or equivalent 3D CAD software, including complex part and assembly modeling, advanced surfacing, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and sound mechanical design principles.
- Experience designing for manufacturing processes, including injection molding, thermoforming or vacuum forming, machining, sheet metal fabrication, and assembly.
- Familiarity with structured product development methodologies, risk assessment tools (such as FMEA), and product verification and validation.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with clients, suppliers, manufacturers, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience developing products in regulated industries—including medical devices, aerospace, defense, or other quality-driven industries—is beneficial but not required.
- Experience with FDA Design History Files (DHF), FMEA, Design Verification & Validation (V&V), and Design Controls are a plus
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience taking products from concept through production.
- Hands-on experience with prototyping, testing, and iterative design.
- Ability to manage multiple projects while balancing technical excellence, schedule, and client expectations.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- Competitive benefits package
- Opportunity to work on impactful projects within a creative, design-driven consultancy.
- Collaborative culture focused on innovation, engineering excellence, and human-centered design.
- Direct Mechanical Engineering ownership of projects from concept through commercialization.
ROBRADY design is an equal opportunity employer.
Pay: $80,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
