Mechanical Design Engineer - Food Processing Equipment Manufacturing​/ye

Mechanical Design Engineer – Food Processing Equipment Manufacturing – Base Salary to 120k/year – Omaha, NE

Our client, a well-established manufacturer of food processing equipment, is currently seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer proficient in Solid Works who is familiar with both the food industry as well as metal manufacturing (welding, fabrication, CNC machining) to work onsite at their Omaha, NE location, managing 3 to 5 concurrent projects from design to completion. Our client has been in business for over 20 years and is highly focused on quality and customer satisfaction!

• Monday - Friday, 7am - 3:30pm shift
• Create drawings, specifications and perform calculations to design precision equipment to meet the customers’ expectations, timelines and requirements in the food processing industry.
• Design a complete project, system, component, and/or individual piece of custom equipment from concept to manufacturing, including assembly and testing.
• Reverse engineer or create new parts for existing or newly designed equipment.
• Generate bill of materials and drawings for manufacturing.
• Use Continuous Improvement methodology for design modifications.
• Provide technical support to the specifications of customer requests.
• Work closely with manufacturing, suppliers, and engineering colleagues.
• Investigate and address quality control and manufacturing concerns with designs.
• Collaborate with sales, manufacturing re: quality and cost.
• Manage inventory and availability of purchased parts/materials for projects.
• Research, design, evaluate, assist in the assembly, and testing of equipment.
• Monitor assigned design projects from concept to completion assisting as needed.
• Utilize Solid Works to generate drawings & models for fabrication and production.
• Write manuals, part lists, exploded views, assembly directions & renderings.
• Present design projects to teams for design review.
• Collaborate with machining, fabrication and assembly.
• Evaluate equipment and manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with food safety standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in mechanical design engineering for food processing equipment manufacturing (metal fabrication, welding, machining).
• Knowledge of Food Industry compliance regulations.
• Proficiency in Solid Works software for drafting/drawing from concept through design and manufacturing.

• Base salary in the 85k - 120k/year range.
• Comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Short & Long-Term Disability, ADD (accident insurance), Life Insurance & Critical Care.
• 401k with 4% Match (at 1 year).
• 6 major holidays paid off.
• 2 weeks paid vacation to start (3 weeks at 5 years, 4 weeks at 10+ years).
• Tight knit/small company culture with sponsored activities:
  Summer family outing, Christmas Party, Monthly Employee Luncheons, Company promo items, scheduled Fun Fridays.
• Relocation assistance provided as needed.
• Omaha, NE offers affordable cost of living, beautiful natural landscapes, diverse historical and cultural sites and activities!