Designer, Mechanical II

Conductix Wampfler; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401k plan

Paid vacation/personal time

Holidays

Profit sharing

Tuition reimbursement program

Job summary

Conductix-Wampfler seeks a Mechanical Designer to create electro‑mechanical designs in SolidWorks and AutoCAD. You will process ECOs, document changes, and develop design solutions for new applications while supporting manufacturing and quality teams with tolerancing and inspection needs.

You will assist with on‑site inspections, quoting activities, and address design issues, while ensuring compliance with applicable codes and standards.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent experience in mechanical/electrical design.
• 3–7 years of related design experience.
• SolidWorks and AutoCAD proficiency required.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, dimensioning, tolerancing, and inspection practices.
• Experience with mechanical and/or electrical system design preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create and update electro‑mechanical designs and drawings in SolidWorks and AutoCAD.
• Process ECOs and maintain accurate design documentation.
• Develop design solutions for new applications and customer requests.
• Support manufacturing and quality teams with design, tolerancing, and inspection requirements.
• Assist with on‑site inspections, quoting activities, and troubleshooting design issues.

Skills

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Manufacturing knowledge

Dimensioning & tolerancing

Mechanical/electrical design

Education

Associate degree in Mechanical Design, Electrical Design, Engineering Technology

Job description

What You’ll Do:

• Create and update electro‑mechanical designs and drawings in SolidWorks and AutoCAD.
• Process engineering change orders (ECOs) and maintain accurate design documentation.
• Develop design solutions for new applications and customer requests.
• Support manufacturing and quality teams with design, tolerancing, and inspection requirements.
• Assist with on‑site inspections, quoting activities, and troubleshooting design issues.

What We’re Looking For:

• Associate degree in Mechanical Design, Electrical Design, Engineering Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–7 years of design experience.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks and AutoCAD.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, dimensioning, tolerancing, and inspection practices.
• Experience with mechanical and/or electrical system design preferred.

If you’re a detail‑oriented designer who enjoys solving engineering challenges and collaborating across teams, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today.

Conductix‑Wampfler offers a great starting wage, with health, dental, and life insurance, 401k plan, paid vacation/personal time, holidays, profit sharing, and tuition reimbursement program.

Please apply online at www.conductix.us under careers.

Drug‑free workplace/EOE

See full job description below:

The Mechanical Designer role shall support the Product Platforms and Engineering team completing design work using SolidWorks and AutoCAD / Draftsight. The Designer role is responsible for the content and accuracy of drawing deliverables from the Engineering department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include

• Completes electro‑mechanical design work in SolidWorks.
• Process Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) completing design and drafting work to create and revise parts and drawings.
• Determines part and assembly tolerances in accordance with current established standards.
• Determines inspection dimensions for key characteristics and quality assurance / control inspections.
• Makes final drawing, checking dimensions, materials to be used, the relation of one part to another, and the relation of various parts to the whole structure or project on the drawing.
• Develops design proposals to meet the needs of new application and sales requests, solicits input as needed from Application Engineering and supporting Engineering roles.
• Measures distances to verify the accuracy of dimensions of structural installations and layouts.
• Utilizes knowledge of various machines, engineering practices, mathematics, materials, and other physical sciences to complete drawings.
• Suggests manufacturing and assembly methods appropriate for product designs, solicits input as needed from Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering.
• Reviews and understands test requests and reports to support ECO processing.
• Provides engineering support to the manufacturing shop floor as required.
• Corrects any errors/omissions that occur in an expeditious manner and looks for ways to reduce / eliminate reoccurring errors.
• Performs on‑site inspections and supports quoting activities.
• Understands and interprets regulatory codes such as UL, NEC and NFPA.
• Performs any other duties as required by the customer and assigned by management. Supports and upholds the Quality and EHS policy. Upholds the Core Values.

Supervisory and Leadership Responsibilities

• This role has no supervisory responsibilities but is expected to provide guidance to the Designer I role.

Qualified candidates will possess the following

• Associate degree (A.S.) in Mechanical Design, Electrical Design, or Engineering Technology and three to seven years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD 2018 or newer and SolidWorks are required.
• Working knowledge of common manufacturing techniques, dimensioning, inspection, and tolerancing are required.
• Experience with mechanical and/or electrical system design is desirable.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. During travel noise levels may require the use of hearing protection. Work in our prototype or test facility will require the use of PPE including safety glasses and steel-toe safety shoes.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.