# Josh Lemons

> Product Design Engineering Manager (Mechanical) | Performance Management | Cross-Functional Leadership | Mechanical Architecture | Strategic Planning | High-Volume Consumer Electronics Design

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/joshlemons

High energy, data driven, results oriented mechanical engineering leader with extensive experience driving end-to-end development of high-volume consumer electronics, including smart speakers, wearables, tablets, and IoT devices. Experienced managing multiple teams of mechanical engineers, defining product architectures, resolving cross-functional hardware challenges, and delivering new technologies through full lifecycle execution (concept → EVT/DVT/PVT → launch). Expert in collaborating with global suppliers, leading engineering strategy, and operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments. Strong communicator who elevates teams, drives accountability, and consistently ships innovative products at scale.

## Work Experience
### Product Design Manager @ Amazon Lab126
Jan 2020 – Present
Product Design Manager designing the following products:

Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen, 2024 release)
Echo Show 21 (1st Gen, 2024 release)
Echo Dot (5th Gen, 2022 release)
Echo Dot with Clock (5th Gen, 2022 release)
Halo Rise (1st Gen, 2022 release) - Bedside Sleep Tracker with Wake-up Light and Smart Alarm

### Senior Product Design Engineer @ Amazon Lab126
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020
Product Design Lead designing the following products:

Echo Buds (2nd Gen)
Echo Dot (3rd Gen)
Fire TV Cube (1st Gen)
Fire Stick (2nd Gen)

### Product Design Engineer @ Amazon Lab126
Jan 2012 – Jan 2017
Product Design Engineer designing the following products:

Echo Show (1st Gen)
Fire HDx 8.9" Tablet
Fire HD 8.9" Tablet

### Senior Mechanical Engineer @ Motorola
Jan 2007 – Jan 2012
Mobile Phone Development Engineering for iDEN
Managed multiple CMF projects simultaneously while maintaining high quality and on-time delivery.  Shipping eight phones as lead in less than two year timeframe.  Traveled to China to resolve supplier, manufacturing, tooling design, and part design issues to increase speed to production. Generated quality Pro/E databases for seamless use by downstream customers (simulation, prototyping, vendors, tooling) while utilizing Product Data Management via Windchill and Six Sigma tools. Validated critical fit, form, and function dimensions prior to each build. Identify non-conformances and offer solutions to rectify issues prior to builds.  Designed the following: battery door assembly, including injection molded plastic, electroformed bezel, graphite heat spreader thermal solution, main PCB on product i1, shields, SIM card holder, Main, GPS, BT antennas on several proprietary mobile devices, which involved design of sheet metals and flexible circuits. Championed accelerated life testing (ALT) and design verification testing (DVT), ensuring high quality product for mass production.

### Mechanical Engineer @ Motorola
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007
o	Customer interface to Penang, Malaysia design team
o	Manage External/Internal Customer User Trail Issues, including corrective action communication directly with customer
o	Perform extensive accelerated life (ALT) and design verification testing (DVT) on phone products to verify design integrity and to find and correct product weaknesses
o	Supplier management throughout all milestones of the product life cycle

### Mechanical Engineering College Intern @ Jarden Consumer Solutions
Jan 2001 – Jan 2005 | Summers 2005, 2004, 2002, & 2001
o	Assisted Program Manager for In2itive blender project utilizing the tollgate design process
o	Troubleshoot with Program Manager during two engineering builds and two manufacturing builds including travel to factory in Mexico and Hattiesburg, MS
o	Design POP display of In2itive blender by using in-house parts, saving $75,000
o	Warranty cost projects, including blender blitz analyzing cost of different warranty issues 
o	Improve blender packaging to lower warranty cost by $100,000 
o	Conduct engineering competitive analysis on food processors and design the ideal speed for blender’s food processing attachment

### Mechanical Engineering High School Intern @ Motorola
Jan 2000 – Jan 2000
Current Product Engineering for Talk About Radios (Two way radios)
o	Interact with vendors to solve vendor defect problems and reduce cost of scrap
o	Ease of assembly project solving a problem with assembly of radios
o	Reliability project on new battery charger, discovering a design issue


## Education
### BSME in Mechanical Engineering
University of Florida


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/joshlemons

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Last updated: 2026-04-13