Mechanical Engineer DFM / Product Development (Remote)

Company context

VNT-001 AB is a Sweden-based operating company that builds and owns multiple brands across biotech/public-health products (institutional/B2B) and consumer health (supplements). The company runs a shared internal team and shared infrastructure across brands including manufacturing, packaging, regulatory coordination, logistics, and go-to-market execution. One biotech/public-health platform has fulfilled a ~$6M U.S. state-level contract for large-scale distribution of a public-health testing product. All work is internal and there is no client or agency work.

Short role summary

You will execute mechanical development for a second-generation physical product used in public-health environments. The focus is practical engineering including fewer parts, better reliability, cleaner assembly, and manufacturability at scale.

Key responsibilities

• Design and iterate mechanical components and assemblies for a field-use physical product
• Drive DFM and DFA decisions including part consolidation, tolerance strategy, and assembly simplification
• Own prototype cycles with rapid iterations early and controlled builds as the design locks
• Build and run testing including fixtures, protocols, reliability checks, failure analysis, and corrective actions
• Coordinate with tooling vendors and contract manufacturers to move from prototype to production
• Maintain disciplined documentation including drawings, BOMs, revisions, and change history

Required skills / experience

• Degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience with 3+ years of product development work
• Strong CAD capability and production drawing discipline with manufacturing-ready outputs
• Experience with manufacturing processes such as plastics, die-cutting, bonding, and assembly
• Proven ability to take designs from prototype to production within constraints
• Comfort operating in regulated contexts where documentation and change control are required
• Practical mindset where solutions must work on a factory floor and in real-world use conditions

Ideal candidate profile

You design with constraints in mind including cost, assembly steps, tolerances, failure modes, and supply risk. You can own a subsystem end-to-end and stay calm under iteration pressure.

Why the role is different / impact

This is not abstract R&D. You are improving a platform already proven in institutional workflows where your decisions directly impact reliability, cost, and scale.

Location / structure

• Project-based contract
• Remote-friendly with supplier and manufacturing engagement
• Travel may be required for builds, tooling, or manufacturing ramp support