Mechanical Design Engineer

4 weeks ago


Watertown, United States Standex Full time

A Mechanical Design Engineer is a technical professional who is responsible for creating design specifications for a variety of components, primarily including but not limited to designing, developing, and enhancing mechanical product, components, and systems to meet required specifications and standards. They identify appropriate materials and processes that meet the outlined specifications. Mechanical Design Engineers prepare technical documents detailing designs, instructions, and specifications. They complete proposals, prototypes, test plans and reports, to deliver products which meet the customer's design specifications. The Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for product design from concept through production and providing ongoing design support post launch.

What You'll Do

  • Create new designs including concept, design, and development of mechanical and electrical components.
  • Translate customer specifications into cost efficient manufacturable assemblies.
  • Support the sustainment of existing designs by providing ongoing design support post launch.
  • Adapt existing designs to meet new customer requirements and applications.
  • Generate costing information for internally designed and customer designed solutions.
  • Coordinate prototyping with internal and external partners to deliver products to the customer expectations.
  • Communicate risks or delays in the completion of customer prototypes.
  • Establish test requirements and assist with the testing of new product prototypes to verify product and its conformance to specifications.
  • Create and process ECNs/ECOs, as required, to ensure documentation is released, controlled, and remains accurate.
  • Review and prepare drawings, establish product standards and specifications, and ensure documentation is accurate.
  • Review designs for accuracy, feasibility, economics, and conformance to best engineering practice.
  • Complete reverse engineering activities to determine product specifications and materials.
  • Review, understand, and support customer program requirements for existing and new designs.
  • Technical interface with customers to establish performance/cost targets and execute launches of new products or changes to existing products while developing and maintaining critical relationships with customer engineering teams.
  • Understand industry standards and organizational policies / procedures and ensure they are met.
  • Design to meet agency requirements and works with third party testing agencies to achieve compliance.
  • Work closely with all functions to ensure information is relayed and documented for a smooth release of new products to production.
  • Communicate with internal and external customers to provide technical information, engineering recommendations, action plans, and identification/evaluation of risk.
  • Assist commercial and technical personnel with program feasibility assessments and proposals.
  • Support the development and implementation of best practices, standards, policies, and procedures for the engineering department.
  • Support the implementation and use of lean methodologies such as Daily Visual Management, A3 Problem Solving, and Kaizen.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Associate Mechanical Design Engineer (P2): Can independently manage engineering tasks and offer some guidance to interns or junior engineers.

What You'll Bring

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in a Mechanical Engineering program accredited by ABET preferred. Direct experience and qualifications will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science Degree in an Engineering program.
  • 3+ years of Engineering experience required.
  • MUST be a U.S. citizen

What We Value

  • Knowledge of coil, transformer, and inductor design.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing processes and design for manufacturability.
  • Understanding of 2D/3D Modeling Software, Finite Element Analysis, and Simulation Software.
  • Ability to read and create detailed technical wiring diagrams, schematics, and bill of materials.
  • Understanding of statistical methods and tools.
  • Ability to balance and prioritize multiple work efforts to meet deadlines under minimal supervision.
  • Strong self-management skills including accountability, self-motivation, and time management.
  • Strong organizational skills with a process-oriented mindset.
  • Strong analytical work methodology and problem-solving skills.
  • Solid verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
  • A commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.

The Responsibilities, Qualifications, and Skills/Abilities noted in this job description are a baseline and competencies increase with level. Principle engineers will have more technical knowledge, handle more complex design projects, operate more efficiently and independently, and provide more guidance and direction to other engineers than a Junior Engineer.



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