Product Design Engineer
Mechanical product design engineer with 6+ years developing hardware that is worn on, attached to or held by the human body: on-body medical wearables, ear-worn implant systems, smart wristbands and handheld electronics. Works on fit, comfort and packaging from the first prototype, integrates electronics into miniaturized enclosures, and carries designs through suppliers toward production.
Work Experience
/ frog (part of Capgemini Invent) - Mechanical Engineer II
mar 2021 - present - Milan, Italy
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Technical lead within multidisciplinary teams (industrial design, UX, research, electronics), turning user research into mechanical architectures, mechanisms and ergonomic forms for MedTech and consumer devices.
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Lead the studio's model shop: in-house rapid prototyping (FDM/SLA), wearable test prototypes and test fixtures used to validate fit, mechanisms and interactions with real users.
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Integrate electronics (PCBs, batteries, sensors, optics) into miniaturized enclosures; DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis and material selection for injection-molded parts; MedTech documentation under ISO 13485.
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Take designs toward production with manufacturers and mold makers; guide junior engineers and industrial designers.
/ GIUSTA Bici - Founder & Product Lead
mar 2017 - aug 2019 - Curitiba, Brazil
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Founded a studio designing bicycle storage furniture; led three commercially sold products from concept and hands-on prototyping to small-batch production, branding and launch.
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Invented a pedal-actuated lever stand from the engineering thesis, iterated five veneer molds on user feedback, and built a 3D printer for custom parts.
/ Politecnico di Milano - Italy
Master's Degree in Design & Engineering, 2021
/ Federal University of Technology (UTFPR) - Brazil
Engineer's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, 2017
/ INSA Lyon - France
One-year Exchange Program in Mechanical Engineering, 2014
Education
Human Factors & Design:
Wearable fit and ergonomics, Hardware UX, Prototype-based user testing, Concept development
Mechanical & CAD:
Mechanism design, Compliant mechanisms, Miniaturized packaging, DFM/DFA, Injection molding, Tolerance analysis ยท SolidWorks, Creo, Fusion 360, KeyShot, PDM/PLM
Prototyping:
FDM/SLA, Model making, Test fixtures, Electro-mechanical mock-ups (Arduino/RPi)
Languages:
Portuguese & Italian (Native), English (Fluent), French & Spanish (Proficient)