Design Engineer – Custom Seal Solutions & Test Equipment

Aesseal; Rockford (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aesseal’s Rockford design team is seeking a Design Engineer to modify standard seals for non-standard equipment and develop bespoke seal face geometry.

You will translate customer needs into reliable designs, create SAP BOM codes, and work with manufacturing and inspection teams to resolve issues in ISO environments.

This full-time onsite role offers hands-on problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, and avenues to contribute to new testing equipment and procedures.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical aptitude with ability to read detailed drawings.
• Experience with seal design or related engineering field.
• Familiarity with ISO procedures and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Modify standard seals for non-standard equipment.
• Create bespoke seal designs using existing geometry for new machines.
• Develop test equipment and SAP BOM codes.
• Coordinate with customers, sales engineers, and distributors.
• Support manufacturing and inspection in ISO-compliant processes.
• Assist application engineering with seal enquiries and fit checks.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Drawings interpretation

Communication

Tools

SAP

Job description

Aesseal’s Rockford design team is seeking a Design Engineer to modify standard seals for non-standard equipment and develop bespoke seal face geometry.

You will translate customer needs into reliable designs, create SAP BOM codes, and work with manufacturing and inspection teams to resolve issues in ISO environments.

This full-time onsite role offers hands-on problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, and avenues to contribute to new testing equipment and procedures.