Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

About the business:
LAI Games is an arcade experience company that connects people with games. An exciting new component of our arcade experience ecosystem is Arcade Legend - a Virtual Reality game launching on Steam and the official Quest store. Combined with a range of physical arcade games, VR experiences, and other exciting arcade-based titles in development, our team members have the opportunity to contribute to a broad range of unique and innovative projects that engage and delight players across physical and virtual worlds.

About the role:
Key Responsibilities:

- Create 3D and 2D CAD mechanical parts and assembly drawings that detail the product’s design intent, supported by engineering calculations where necessary.
- Be the Mechanical Engineering team leader and offer guidance to the team and mechanical engineers.
- Review engineering designs & related documentation (e.g., 2D drawings, BOMS, calculations, tolerance analysis, etc.) from Mechanical Engineers with the aim of achieving the most optimal design.
- Create RFQs and purchase requests for parts from suppliers and these may include electro-mechanical elements such as motors, solenoids, sensors, etc. Do simple sourcing of catalogue parts to fulfill prototyping and testing needs prior to production release, e.g., during concept trials.
- Ensure the released product design is manufacturable, reliable, repeatable, cost-optimized (including optimized for container loading), and is safe and easy for assembly & servicing at customer locations.
- Ensure released product design meets regulatory requirements of the destination region such as CE mark & UL22.
- Specify and manage product BOMs.
- Manage engineering changes via Engineering Change Notifications with supporting engineering documentation.
- Document the key aspects necessary to accomplish the reliable manufacturing of products that will perform consistently in specified operating environments.
- Design & build mock-ups and prototypes by collaborating with vendors & technicians and/or via 3D printing.
- Collaborate with professionals outside the mechanical engineering team. This includes discussing and solving complex engineering problems with the various team members, suppliers, test labs, and customers.
- Support project teams to meet agreed project deadlines, scope, quality & budget.
- Support Supply Chain team in specifying, analyzing & testing components/products for alternate sources or for cost reduction activities.
- Support customer-related quality issues with quick & reliable engineering solutions that are supported by test results.
- Help the technical documentation writer by supplying technical information and other required information to complete user/operator manuals, etc.
- Create lessons learnt documentation to prevent the recurrence of repeat issues.
- Help with on-site setup and conduct its testing and reporting.
- Travel to visit suppliers and production facilities when needed.

Required Skills and Experience:

- Minimum 6 yrs. of mechanical engineering working experience designing machines with electro-mechanical components, linkages, springs, etc.
- Master or bachelor’s degree holder in mechanical/mechatronics engineering or similar discipline
- 3D & 2D CAD software, preferably Autodesk Inventor with working knowledge in 3D surfacing, dynamics and FEM (mechanical stresses).
- Sheet metal design, especially for non-stamping processes, such as bending, welding, and laser cutting, and applicable secondary processes such as powder coating, spray painting, electroplating, etc.
- Designing with non-ferrous materials such as plywood, MDF, and sheet plastics.
- The creation and maintenance (ECNs) of 3D & 2D drawings and BOMs.
- Specifying manufacturing and product tolerances and performing tolerance analysis.
- Performing engineering calculations such as kinematics of linkages, torque requirements. analysis, forces in linkages, simple stress calculations of beams.
- Conceptualizing and designing reliability test rigs & writing test procedures to prove designs.
- Performing data analysis using MS Excel.
- Reviewing and providing constructive feedback on designs or documentation improvements.

Special Requirements (nice to have):

- 3D printing technologies and able to work with 3D printers using the FDM method
- Designing vacuum-formed parts and injection molded parts.
- PLM/PDM systems.
- Confluence (a system to store & share information)

What do we offer:

- Performance bonus scheme
- Annual personal technology fund of $1,000 to buy games, toys, and tech
- Annual Timezone Powercard so you can enjoy all the latest arcade games
- Training and education programs
- Private medical, dental, and life insurance coverage
- Flexible working hours
- Monthly self-directed personal development days
- Finish work early every Friday afternoon for social drinks and games
- Work in a dynamic, creative arcade/workspace
- Team events - being a part of the out-of-home entertainment industry,