URGENT: Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

This role involves leading and managing complex mechanical design projects for custom packaging machinery and systems. The position requires providing technical expertise, supporting cross-functional teams, and driving continuous improvement in design and manufacturing processes. A high-level engineering aptitude is needed, with experience in mechanical design, pneumatics, CAD, troubleshooting (root cause), and risk assessments. Responsibilities also include heavy documentation, design reports, and manual writing.

Responsibilities

• Lead detailed mechanical design projects for custom packaging machinery and systems.
• Provide technical support to the sales team in developing layout drawings and high-level quotes that meet engineering specifications.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to ensure designs are feasible and aligned with production capabilities; assist in selecting materials and processes.
• Offer technical guidance to aftermarket, service, and installation technicians, with potential for on-site support.
• Implement best practices for design for assembly, ensuring machinery is easy to assemble and maintain.
• Prepare and maintain engineering documentation, including specifications, design reports, and user manuals.
• Create mathematically verified concepts to resolve packaging challenges, including material analysis, stress/strain, vibration, and pneumatic expectations.
• Evaluate and select components that meet the technical and physical constraints outlined in project scopes.
• Design within safety constraints and conduct design risk assessments for verification and documentation.
• Design new or specialized integrations/modifications according to established specifications regarding size, capacities, and performance.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, project management, and key stakeholders to address and resolve manufacturing, design, and quality issues, ensuring continuous improvement of processes and methods.
• Lead design optimization projects to enhance overall design efficiency.

Essential Skills

• 4 years of machine design experience.
• 4 years of experience with Inventor or SolidWorks software for design.
• 2 years of pneumatic design experience.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in custom machine design.
• Ability to handle documentation, risk assessment, and design reports.

Work Environment

This is primarily an office-based position with the requirement to confirm the status of parts in progress in the shop. While interacting with the shop, the employee may be exposed to fumes, heat, and airborne particles. The noise level in the shop is moderately loud. Safety equipment, such as safety glasses and safety toe work shoes, is required while interacting with the shop.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Sturtevant, Wisconsin.