Subj: Mechanical Engineer / Product Designer, inch-inc. (New York, NY)
inch-inc. is a clever, small and scrappy
engineering and product development consultancy
founded by David Cowan, a Stanford MSE, in 1990.
We work with big firms as well as startups. We
have developed a wide range of products,
including wing deicing systems (Boeing), digital
dental imaging equipment (Air Techniques), and a
syringe for antibiotic powder (Johnson & Johnson).
We’re interested in more than just making things
that work well and look good. We want to improve
nutrition, expose children to great books
(<http://www.tincan.com/>www.TinCan.com) and
consistently do some good. We work with clients
that we respect and we create products that we believe in.
Our designs have twice won an annual I.D.
magazine gold award, and inch-inc. has been
featured in: The New York Times, Inc. Magazine,
The Wall Street Journal, and at the London Design Museum.
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for people who are great problem
solvers, have a lot of patience and can handle
starting over several times to develop a design
that’s a little better than iteration number 3.
You also have to like working hard – sometimes projects need to go very fast.
You need to be an artist and an engineer. Most of
the products we make have to do much more than
just work – they have to look elegant, or tough,
or fun, and always well designed.
We need people that understand the physics of the
problems they are solving, and have at least a
BSME from a great school, but also are sensitive
to the practicalities of making a product that
people love to use. We need people that are
experienced in developing, prototyping and moving
a product into manufacturing with a thorough
documentation package. Experience working as part
of a development team on technical products with
appearance requirements is a significant advantage.
You need to be very good at SolidWorks and eager
to become great. You should have experience
designing complex parts for injection molding. We
use other modeling software as well, and you’ll
need to become an expert. You will also need to
be good at sketching. These don’t have to be
pretty sketches, just quick and clear so that
everyone can understand and react to your ideas.
You’ve got to have a vision and be able to
respectfully disagree when you see things
differently than everyone else. But you also need
to be able to recognize when your concept isn’t
the best and be able to get 100 percent behind
the new direction. You have to be a great
teammate, someone who helps everyone get stronger, more open and trusting.
If you’re not a perfect match, but you’re certain
you would become indispensable in a few months, send an email and convince us.
How to contact us:
Send images, drawings and anecdotes to show us
that you have the talents, personality and
experience that we’ve described. Send email with
PDF attachments only, or a link to a website. Do
not mail anything to us, and please don’t call.
E-mail to: info[at]inch-inc[dot]com
Thank you. We’re looking forward to learning more about you.
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