Product Engineering Contractor

Who We Are

Mockingbird is a DTC-first baby gear brand known for understanding today’s parents, creating thoughtfully designed products, and providing above & beyond customer service. In a sea of old school baby brands, we’re proud to stand out, offering families not just better products but also a better overall experience.

Our flagship product is our Single-to-Double Stroller, an everyday stroller that offers unparalleled flexibility, and can be paired with our complimentary stroller accessories. After years of innovative design & engineering and in-depth consumer testing, we launched our second major product, the 2-in-1 High Chair, which rapidly became one of the most popular high chairs on the market. Our vision is for families to be able to rely on Mockingbird through parenting stages and milestones – from newborn to toddler to child, from first strolls to first food and more – a brand parents could never imagine living without.

What You’d Be Doing

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.

Specifically, here are a few of the things you’ll do:

• 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

What We’ll Be Looking For

• 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

Contract Details

• Hours: 20-30/week