Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

This Mechanical Engineer role focuses on new product development for positioners and welding automation systems, including a precision, robot-programmed product line. You will lead mechanical design activities in Creo, perform analysis and tolerance studies for high-precision components, and support integration of automation, motion control, robotics, hydraulics, and structural systems. The position offers a clear succession pipeline toward future engineering leadership, with opportunities to wear multiple hats, shape your career path, and contribute directly to a growing product portfolio in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Study specifications, engineering blueprints, tool orders, and shop data to understand design requirements and manufacturing constraints.
• Confer with engineering, service, and shop personnel to resolve design issues related to material characteristics, dimensional tolerances, service requirements, manufacturing procedures, and cost.
• Spend approximately 70% of your time using Creo for 3D CAD design, modeling, and detailing of components and assemblies.
• Work approximately 15% of your time on the production floor with production teams and fabricators to support service, troubleshooting, and design clarification.
• Allocate approximately 15% of your time to ERF integration and analysis, ensuring that engineering changes are properly evaluated and implemented.
• Lead new product development efforts for positioners and welding automation systems, including precision, robot-programmed product lines.
• Perform mechanical design, finite element analysis (FEA), geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and tolerance analysis for high-precision, tight-fit components.
• Drive design-for-manufacturing practices to ensure repeatability, reliability, and scalability of products.
• Support the integration of automation, motion control, robotics, hydraulic systems, and structural systems into cohesive solutions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing teams, suppliers, and leadership to execute product roadmaps and meet project milestones.
• Develop and maintain accurate bills of materials (BOMs) and CAD documentation to support manufacturing and lifecycle management.
• Apply lean product development principles to streamline design processes and improve product performance.
• Contribute to project management activities for new product development, including planning, coordination, and progress tracking.
• Engage in continuous improvement initiatives, incorporating feedback from the shop floor and service teams into design updates.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years' experience preferred, or equivalent experience combined with an associate's degree.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD design for manufacturing, with strong experience using Creo for modeling and detailing.
• Ability to interpret and apply engineering blueprints, specifications, and shop data in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience creating and managing bills of materials (BOMs) for mechanical assemblies.
• Hands-on experience with CAD design and CAD documentation for production.
• Working knowledge of finite element analysis (FEA) for structural and mechanical components.
• Proficiency in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and performing tolerance analysis for high-precision, tight-fit components.
• Experience designing for manufacturing, with a focus on repeatability, reliability, and scalability.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, service, and shop personnel to resolve design and manufacturing issues.
• Experience with 3D CAD design for manufacturing processes and production environments.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Project management experience for new product development initiatives.
• Experience using Creo and Windchill for CAD and product lifecycle management.
• Hydraulic system design experience, including integration into mechanical systems.
• Robotic and welding automation systems experience, including exposure to robotic applications.
• Structural analysis experience, particularly using FEA tools.
• Familiarity with servo motor and drive applications in motion control systems.
• Exposure…