Junior Mechanical Engineer

Do you have a passion for mechanical design, product development, and turning creative ideas into manufacturable products? We're looking for an early-career mechanical product design engineer with strong CAD skills who can bring your mechanical engineering expertise, 3D CAD skills and innovative mindset into play as you help develop the next generation of LEGO® elements, from concept to production-ready design. We encourage you to attach a portfolio, project examples, design work, patents, publications, or other relevant documentation that showcases your engineering capabilities and contributions to product design and development projects. No relocation assistance is offered for this position

Core Responsibilities

• Develop technical designs for new LEGO® bricks
• Deliver CAD models, technical drawings, and specifications for new LEGO® bricks
• Interpret and apply current quality standards related to functionality, building systems, and product safety
• Ensure Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles are incorporated into element designs
• Conduct prototype testing and verify material selection, element functionality, and product safety
• Play your part in our team succeeding

Nice to Have

• Demonstrate an interest in robust design principles
• Bring experience with plastic materials, mechanics, or moulding technology, preferably gained over 2-5 years
• Collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams within a global organization

What’s in it for you?

• Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive.
• Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Requirements

• Hold a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent discipline
• Demonstrate knowledge of and experience with CAD systems and 3D design
• Apply variation and tolerance design principles, as well as basic statistical methods
• Demonstrate a proven track record of excellence in mechanical engineering
• Work in a focused and results-oriented manner
• Demonstrate knowledge of mechanical and structural design principles
• Build strong relationships across geographical, cultural, and professional boundaries through a global mindset

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe.

Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer. Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Build your career brick by brick and play your part in continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow”.