Mechanical Design Engineer (mid-level) – Waco, Texas

The Mid-level Mechanical Engineer is experienced and highly effective with stress calculations. This position is a demanding one from the standpoint of performance, productivity and output. It should be rewarding in the rapid completion of projects and the variety of companies this individual will have the opportunity to work with.

The Mid-level Mechanical Engineer reports to the Director of Engineering and is accountable for producing results.

• Primary responsibilities
  • Perform stress calculations.
  • Perform and supervise conceptual designs and quoting.
• Secondary responsibilities
  • Interact with customers and sales reps to develop spec and concept.
  • Perform detailed design and track the progress of projects.
  • Review and check drawings.
  • Support shop with manufacturing issues.
  • Support technical writer in the creation of manuals.
• Travel
  • The only travel required would be for trade shows, product demos, and customer service, but this should be limited to about 20 days a year, maximum.
• Requirements
  • Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant engineering field.
  • Five (5) years of mechanical engineering experience.
  • Extensive mechanical design and stress analysis experience.
  • Experience with FEA and the latest 3D CAD software, including SolidWorks, Inventor or CREO.
  • Be a customer interface.
  • Project management skills.
  • Strong organizational and communication skills.
  • Proficient in 3D modeling and drafting with SolidWorks, Inventor or CREO.

Our client is a US-based, highly respected, growing and profitable design and manufacturing firm.

The company has over 50 employees, including at least 20 engineers and designers, and a 60,000 square foot facility in Central Texas – Where they not only design solutions for their customers, but also manufacture high-quality prototypes and limited production runs of their creative designs.

Some of their customers are well known multi-billion-dollar manufacturers in the construction equipment, mining equipment, agricultural equipment, and aerial equipment industries, as well as key players in the oil and gas industry. They also do some special defense-related design projects for the US military.

The highly skilled engineering team often acts as an extension of their customers’ existing internal engineering team and is frequently called upon to tackle complicated design challenges that require very creative solutions. They have successfully applied their experience in mechanisms, structures, hydraulics, and control systems – to complete an amazingly “diverse” collection of design projects (some patented) over their 25 years of being in business.