A&E Design Engineer
Centerline
Director, Design Engineering
Gantri
full-time
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Location: California • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
Tech Stack
Assembly
About the role
- Gantri is a digital manufacturer enabling designers and brands to create sustainable design products on-demand from its California Digital Factory.
- Role: Director of Design Engineering to lead and expand Gantri’s design engineering discipline and own the Design System.
- Lead a team of design, mechanical, and electrical engineers to transform designer concepts into manufacturable, high-quality products and scale factory capabilities.
- Responsibilities include developing frameworks and standards, expanding product capabilities (wireless, smart features, modularity), integrating with manufacturing, and collaborating cross-functionally.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in design engineering for consumer products (consumer electronics, hardware, or furniture strongly preferred).
- Proven success in bringing complex consumer products to market, from concept through manufacturing.
- Hands-on experience with additive manufacturing, DfM (design for manufacture), and digital fabrication technologies.
- Track record of managing cross-disciplinary engineering teams (design, mechanical, electrical).
- Deep understanding of the balance between design excellence and engineering feasibility.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience working directly with external partners, designers, or brands.
- Fully aligned with Gantri’s Pioneer Spirit and core values: Drive Impact, Think Critically, Champion Change, Move Fast, Empower Anti-Fragility.
