Mechanical Design and Test Engineer

• Job Description
• Skill Requirement

Background

Praan (Praan, Inc.) is an impact focused deep-tech startup democratizing clean air using breakthrough filterless technology. The company is backed by top tier VCs and CXOs globally and currently operates between the United States and India. Our team puts extreme attention to detail and loves building technology that's aspirational. Praan's team and culture is positioned to empower people to solve large global problems at an accelerated pace.

Why

Everyone worries about the dooms-day in climate change which is expected to occur in the 2050s. However, there's one doom's day which is the reality for millions of people around the world today. Air pollution takes more than 7 Million lives globally every single year. Over 5% of premature children death occur due to air pollution in developing countries. Everyone has relied on governments or experts to solve the problem, but most solutions up until today have either been too expensive or too ineffective. Praan is an attempt at making the future cleaner, healthier, and safer for the generations to come.

Job Description

• Design and Iterate existing components and new upcoming devices.
• Develop CAD with geometric dimension and tolerance stacking.
• Create 2D drawings for high volume production.
• Work in R&D simultaneously to test new prototypes.
• Create DFMEA and identify relevant product risks.
• Creating EBOM, DFM/DFA for the manufacturer.
• Familiarity with Mechanical industry codes/standards (e.g. ASME, ASTM, etc.).
• Execute the assigned tasks/project scope within required KPI’s.
• Perform required calculations for design verification
• Develop sub-system designs and make component selections
• Provide engineering support to sourcing / production teams

Skill Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on work experience with Autodesk Inventor/Fusion or similar softwares.
• BS/MS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering.
• Extremely strong engineering fundamentals
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Hands on prototyping/maker skills for hardware
• Basic electronics and programming knowledge

Good to Have

• Past Inter-collegiate team competitions experience ( Eg. BAJA-SAE, Formula Student) Past experience working at a startup

Praan is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, religion, caste, gender, disability or any other criteria. We just care about working with great human beings!