Mechanical Design Engineer

Overview

Westell is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our product design team in its Aurora, Illinois headquarters. This position will be responsible to design, develop, document, test and debug products – from concept to engineering release - involving all Westell product lines including our outside plant cabinet, cabinet system integration, IBW, and ISM product lines. You’ll be responsible for the entire mechanical product design and will need to collaborate with other mechanical, electrical, system or software engineers in the planning, design, and development of a variety of end products.

The position is full-time and onsite in Aurora. The ideal candidate will have proven cross-functional team experience working with local and remote teams. The candidate will develop significant new products and see their new products come to market. Join a company where you can be a product development leader and not just one of the crowd.

Aurora, IL

SUMMARY: Westell is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our product design team in its Aurora, Illinois headquarters. This position will be responsible to design, develop, document, test and debug products – from concept to engineering release - involving all Westell product lines including our outside plant cabinet, cabinet system integration, IBW, and ISM product lines. You’ll be responsible for the entire mechanical product design and will need to collaborate with other mechanical, electrical, system or software engineers in the planning, design, and development of a variety of end products.

The position is full-time and onsite in Aurora.

The ideal candidate will have proven cross-functional team experience working with local and remote teams. The candidate will develop significant new products and see their new products come to market.

Join a company where you can be a product development leader and not just one of the crowd.

Salary: $85,000.00 - $95,000.00

• Mechanical engineering leadership in cross functional development teams
• Provide technical expertise in definition, design, new product introduction and technical support
• Identify new technologies and technical partners to successfully bring products to market
• Provide leadership in supporting products for the entire product life cycle
• Productize designs developed internally or externally (including generating bills of materials, part specifications, test specifications, fabrication drawings, etc.)
• Direct testing and evaluation of internally and externally developed designs/products
• Generation of technical documentation including requirement and test specifications
• Act as a product expert providing technical support for sales and marketing activities
• Evaluate existing designs for performance cost and quality improvements
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Understand basic heat transfer
• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 3 - 5 years of applied mechanical design skills.
• Strong communication and leadership skills working in cross functional teams
• Experience with mechanical CAD, Solid Works a plus
• Experience with PDM and BOM management, Agile PLM a plus
• Experience with sheet metal, plastics, and printed circuit board design a plus

• Owns NP design / test/ documentation
• Achieve NP Design Goals & Milestones
• Execute NPD Process for all designs
• Research / identify new technologies
• Existing Product Support

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required to sit, stand, bend and walk regularly; lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Visual and auditory ability sufficient for written and verbal communication.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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