Superpedestrian is engineering the future of micromobility. The Superpedestrian team is composed of some of the most talented operations specialists, policy managers, designers and engineers, all focused on transforming the future urban mobility. Our scooters, called LINK, were designed to prioritize safety from the inside out, and our Superpedestrian team is dedicated to building meaningful local and city partnerships across the world. Join us!

We are seeking a Design Engineer with a well-rounded background in product design, engineering, and a passion for bringing concepts to fruitition. This role will be focused on designing new vehicles and features for Superpedestrian including the evaluation of design concepts, rapid prototyping to validate form/fit/function, and being a voice in defining future development efforts.

What you'll do:

-Drive development of new vehicles and features from conceptualization to manufacturing

-Produce and evaluate high quality detailed concepts for initial engineering feasibility, identification of material options, and propose manufacturing processes

-Analyze CMF (Color-Material-Finish) documentation to produce engineering requirements, provide feedback regarding finishing and post-processing techniques, and review of manufacturing feasibility

-Rapidly iterate upon concepts using using various prototyping techniques

-Interact with customers to understand problem space and improve user experience 

What we're looking for:

-Established track record for driving product concept creation and evaluation

-Experience in designing for a variety of manufacturing methods – including plastic injection molding, die casting, extrusions

-Skilled in material identification, evaluation, and tradeoff management

-Experience creating prototypes to display & evaluate aesthetic direction and/or functionality 

-5+ years of experience 3D modeling in SolidWorks

-Ability to run initial feasibility and strength studies (mold flow, part thickness, FEA) (Preferred)

-Proficient in rendering and design tools: Keyshot, InVision (Preferred)

-Preferred previous experience with electric vehicles or bikes, as well as experience with electronics/IoT integration

Superpedestrian actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. If you think you meet most of the requirements, but not every single point on the job description, please still apply! We’d love to have a chat and see if you'd be a great addition to our team.