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Mechanical Engineer

Job in Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois, 60056, USA
Listing for: Lapmaster Wolters
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-25
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Job Description & How to Apply Below

BASIC FUNCTION

Reports to the Engineering Manager, performs a variety of engineering work related to lapping processes and machines, including machine and tooling design/modification, research and product development/evaluation and equipment order review.

PRIMARY DUTIES
  • Works with internal & external customers to create designs that focus on functionality (assembly, operation, and maintenance), cost, and appearance.
  • Using established methods produces or modifies layout and detail drawings for a variety of machines, components, and process tooling. Designs or modifies electrical and pneumatic diagrams for machines and tooling.
  • Completes other externally and internally driven engineering projects including tooling quotes, equipment order reviews, product evaluations, and facility layouts.
  • Ensures all drawings and diagrams are updated to reflect the latest design changes. Creates and maintains bills of materials and master part number assignment in accordance with established departmental policies.
  • Writes and updates assembly procedures and operations/maintenance manuals for all machines and accessories.
  • Prepares and maintains timelines for large projects showing major milestones and progress vs. plan. Communicates status and priority of engineering projects to the Engineering Manager, and company personnel both orally and in writing, as appropriate.
  • Identifies, evaluates, and helps prioritize ideas for improving design of machines, components, and process tooling.
  • Uses safe work practices at all times. Identifies potential safety hazards and takes prompt action to eliminate them.
  • Interface with sales, purchasing and production teams on project activities
  • REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY

    Requires a B.S.M.E. or M.S.M.E with a minimum of three years work experience in machine design/automation. The ideal candidate will have experience/proficiency in 3D solid modeling preferably Solid Works. Experience with Microsoft Office is preferred. Must possess good organization, communication, and interpersonal skills.

    SALARY

    Commensurate with experience and dependent upon potential.

    Company Description

    Lapmaster International, LLC is a leading international precision machine tool builder headquartered in Chicago’s Northwest suburbs near O’Hare Airport. Our diverse team works with a broad variety of industries and technologies. Our technical expertise includes Motion Control, Robotics, Automation, Machine Design, and Application Engineering. Our customers include small, mid‑sized and Fortune 100 companies in a variety of industries including Automotive, Aerospace, Semiconductor, Electronics, Bearings, Optics/Electro‑optics, Pumps, Valves, Compressors, and Medical Devices.

    Our business model is to utilize leading technologies and exceptional engineering talent coupled with outstanding customer service to solve manufacturing and precision machining problems.

    Since 1948, industry has relied on Lapmaster to solve the most challenging precision surfacing problems. With over 60 years of experience, Lapmaster has a proven history of successfully developing cost effective processing solutions for virtually any application requiring precision sizing, flatness, parallelism, roundness, straightness, or surface finish. Lapmaster serves the Fine Grinding, Advanced Materials, Precision Optics, Bore Honing and Finishing, Lapping/Polishing and Metallographic markets through an expanding network of sales and services offices located throughout the world.

    Sales and technical service is available either through local Lapmaster Sales Representative or through our main Sales and Technical Services Centers located in Mount Prospect, IL, Plymouth, UK, Chennai, India, Tokyo, Japan and Shenyang, China.

    Competitive Benefits Package for Full Time employees
    • 401(k) with Matching
    • Medical Insurance (Company contribution for Dependents)
    • Dental insurance
    • Vision insurance
    • Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
    • Company Paid Life & AD&D
    • Vacation, Sick, Holidays
    • EAP

    Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

    Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEO)

    It is the policy at Lapmaster…

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