Senior Mechanical Engineer for Tech Accessory

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-05-31
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We are looking for an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in designing phone cases, AirPods cases, laptop cases, and other injection-molded tech accessories.

The role requires deep knowledge of plastic product design, injection molding, tooling, snap-fit mechanisms, PC + TPU dual-material construction, and DFM/DFA. The engineer should be able to refine existing designs, improve mechanical locking systems, optimize products for mass production, and work closely with mold makers.

Key Requirements:

Experience in designing phone cases, AirPods cases, laptop cases, or similar consumer electronic accessories

Strong understanding of injection molding, tool design, draft angles, shrinkage, gating, ejection, and undercuts

Expertise in snap-fit, mechanical interlocking, and permanent locking mechanisms

Ability to create detailed 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, tolerances, and mold-ready designs

Knowledge of materials such as PC, TPU, ABS, and related plastic grades

Ability to perform or support DFM/DFA review, tolerance analysis, and basic structural validation

Experience working directly with tooling engineers and mold manufacturers

Deliverables may include:

Optimized CAD files

Engineering drawings with tolerances/GD&T

DFM/DFA feedback

Injection molding-ready product design

Snap-fit/interlock performance validation

Ideal candidate:

A senior engineer with 10+ years of mechanical design experience in injection-molded consumer products, preferably with direct experience in mobile accessories and protective tech cases.

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