Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Title

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Quality & Eng Manager

Exempt

Full-time, Monday – Friday

Legal authorization to work in the United States required. No visa sponsorship available.

The Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and improving innovative transport systems and components, from concept through production support while meeting performance, cost, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Core responsibilities include:

• Lead Engineering for new product development or continuous improvement projects
• Apply APQP process to ensure customer requirements are met and enhance the quality of our product. Defining the mechanical assemblies or sub-assemblies of the products or systems under their responsibility
• Selecting, within their field of expertise, the technical solutions that best meet the expressed requirements or needs, and justifying those choices
• Ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the technical data and information communicated
• Integrating cost, quality, manufacturability, and maintainability constraints previously defined, with technical support from relevant stakeholders
• Reporting regularly—and whenever required—to the Project Manager or the Head of the Design Office

• Research, analyze, specify, and justify technical solutions that meet specifications and manufacturability constraints
• Design mechanical systems using engineering tools: 3D digital modeling, simulation and pre-sizing, functional and maintainability analyses
• Conduct risk analysis, participate to feasibility study, control plan definitions
• Contribute to product development within a project team
• Lead and/or participate in technical meetings (internal, with suppliers or customers)
• Create and maintain bills of materials
• Produce definition drawings: creation and/or modification of assembly and detailed drawings
• Produce technical documentation and specifications: creation and/or modification of specifications (e.g., purchasing, testing)
• Compile and maintain the Design Definition File in the technical database (creation and/or integration of supporting documents)
• Participate in supplier selection in collaboration with purchasing, quality, and methods departments

• Implement improvements to existing systems or products
• Address obsolescence issues
• Make necessary changes following regulatory updates
• Execute or contribute to cost-reduction projects for existing systems or products
• Provide technical solutions for breakdowns, failures, non-conformities, or other mechanical issues encountered during production or operation
• Support After-Sales Service by providing technical assistance

• Conduct technological monitoring
• Propose improvements in design, quality, cost, and lead time

• Internal:
  Project Teams, Methods, Sales, Purchasing, Supply Chain, After-Sales Service, Industrial/Production Management, Quality
• External:
  Customers, Suppliers, Partners, Authorities

• Must be eighteen years of age or older
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
• Completion of a high school diploma and/or GED
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering technology, or related field preferred
• 5-10 years of experience in a manufacturing or engineering support role working on product development and CAD/PLM systems
• Attention to detail and organizational skills to manage complex product structures and revisions
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, supply chain, fabrication)
• Willingness to learn new systems (PLM/ERP); training will be provided
• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes, mechanical components, or industrial production is a plus

• Strong knowledge of Mechanical Engineering (Expert)
• Strong knowledge in APQP process (DFMEA, MSA, control plan, feasibility study, etc) (Confirmed)
• Proficiency in technical/design software (Confirmed)
• Ability to read and…