Design Engineer

Cindavi; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cindavi in Wilmington, Ohio is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our onsite team, supporting regulated electromechanical products and their mechanical components. You will work with product development, test, quality, regulatory, manufacturing and operations to design, verify, and document solutions that meet FDA/ISO requirements.

We welcome new graduates or engineers with up to five years of experience who can maintain SolidWorks drawings, develop BOMs, review design histories, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
• SolidWorks proficiency and strong mechanical design foundation.
• Experience with regulated documentation (FDA/ISO) preferred.
• 2–5 years of relevant experience preferred; new grads welcome.
• Knowledge of GD&T and design for manufacturability is a plus.
• Willingness to work fully onsite in Wilmington, Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Maintain SolidWorks drawings and BOMs for mechanical products.
• Contribute to new-product development and design reviews.
• Support verification, validation, and product certification activities.
• Investigate field issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Identify design-related cost improvements with manufacturing and quality teams.

Skills

SolidWorks proficiency

Mechanical design

Regulated documentation experience

FDA/ISO familiarity

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

FEA

DFMA

Job description

A design doesn't stop mattering when it's released. It needs to work, hold up, and improve when real-world use reveals a problem. Bring your SolidWorks skills to engineering work that connects design decisions with product performance, whether you're a recent graduate or an experienced engineer.

Job Summary

We're hiring a Mechanical Design Engineer for fully onsite work in Wilmington, Ohio, near the Dayton metropolitan area. You'll support regulated electromechanical products and their structural and mechanical components, contributing to new designs, existing-product improvements, and the investigation of field issues.

Working with product development, test, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and operations teams, you'll help maintain design documentation and support product verification and validation. Qualified new graduates are welcome; two to five years of relevant experience is preferred, not required.

What You'll Do

• Support mechanical product and subsystem design, maintain SolidWorks drawings and models, and create or update bills of materials.
• Participate in new-product development and design reviews, contribute to failure mode and effects analysis, and maintain design-history and product documentation before and after release.
• Review verification and validation test plans and results, working with test, quality, and regulatory teams to support product certification requirements.
• Investigate customer complaints and field issues, perform root-cause and failure analysis, and coordinate cross-functional corrective actions through implementation.
• Develop improvements to existing products and work with manufacturing and quality engineers to identify design-related cost improvements.

What You'll Bring

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering is required; equivalent experience does not replace the degree requirement.
• SolidWorks proficiency and a strong foundation in mechanical design.
• Ability to learn our products and engineering processes and work with regulated documentation, including FDA/ISO requirements.
• Two to five years of relevant experience is preferred; qualified new graduates can be considered.
• Knowledge or experience with GD&T, Design for Manufacturability and Assembly, and FEA is preferred.
• Prior regulated-industry experience and experience developing or supporting medium- to high-volume products are preferred, not required.
• Willingness to work fully onsite in Wilmington, Ohio.

We offer an annual base salary of $85,000-$100,000, a 10% bonus opportunity based on company and individual performance, and lump-sum relocation assistance. Interviews include a Teams conversation followed by an onsite interview.