At the preseason tryouts for the U.S. Boomerang Team in Greenfield, Mass., one figure stands out among the hacky sack players and pizza delivery guys gathering in the soccer fields, limbering up their throwing arms.
Eric Darnell, a soft-spoken 62-year-old Quaker and backyard inventor from South Stafford, Vt., has brought 60 of his latest handmade boomerang prototypes, along with several notebooks, two windsocks and printouts of weather forecasts. While others just hurl their rangs -- as aficionados call them -- Darnell tries to be as meticulous and scientific as possible about the objects he refers to as "my kinetic sculptures."
Job DescriptionThis is what you will do:
Work as part of an international team on one or multiple projects
Think and work like an entrepreneur. Lots of freedom, lots of responsibility.
Take complicated user requirements and translate them into simple, intuitive UI/UX
Take ownership for everything related to design
- BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field, MS preferred
- 4+ years experience, consumer electronics product development
- Experience with high volume, highly cosmetic electronics enclosure materials and manufacturing processes
- Experience integrating electromechanical component modules (audio, display, battery, antenna, PCB's, etc.)
- Strong 3D CAD skills (ProE preferred) including top-down design, robust parametric modelling, and advanced surface generation
- Product validation experience (UL, FCC, environmental testing, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with shop tools and prototyping
- Demonstrated project leadership and mentoring skills
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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