Mechanical Design Engineer

Mestek, Inc.; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mestek Machinery is seeking a mechanical design engineer to drive new product development and sustaining engineering for HVAC ductwork solutions. You will create CAD models, detailed drawings, BOMs, and manufacturing instructions, while sourcing components and improving engineering processes.

The role requires ownership of projects spanning weeks to months, collaboration across disciplines, and hands-on design in a fast-paced environment. Located in Cedar Rapids area.

Qualifications

• Detailed understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering principles.
• Knowledge of hydraulic systems and electro-hydraulic machines.
• Efficient CAD design for quick production.
• Ability to own projects from concept to manufacturing.
• Perform tolerance stack-up analysis and life-cycle estimations.
• Source and qualify mechanical components and vendors.
• Identify performance issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Contribute to brainstorming sessions and critique designs.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, and controls teams.

Responsibilities

• Design OEM systems and components with CAD models and drawings.
• Create BOMs and manufacturing instructions.
• Source mechanical components and issue RFQs to vendors.
• Improve engineering processes within the organization.
• Support sustaining engineering and product improvements.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Ownership mindset

Root cause analysis

Team collaboration

Vendor qualification

Tools

SolidWorks

Autodesk Inventor

Autodesk Vault

3D CAD

Job description

Mestek Machinery is the industry-leading designer and manufacturer of the most complete, productive, and innovative metal forming solutions for the fabrication of HVAC sheet metal ductwork and fittings. Our family of brands– Engel Industries, Iowa Precision, and Roto-Die have people with decades of experience addressing every facet of the HVAC duct industry.

This position will be responsible for mechanical design efforts related to new product development, existing product improvement, and sustaining engineering. Primary responsibilities will include designing OEM systems and components which will involve the generation of CAD models, detailed engineering drawings, and creating BOM’s and manufacturing instructions. Additionally, this role will require sourcing mechanical components, submitting RFQs to vendors, and general adherence to and improvement of engineering processes within the organization. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, have a strong desire to learn new skills and be comfortable working on larger projects spanning weeks or months as well as fast turnaround projects requiring a couple of hours or days.

• Detailed understanding of modern mechanical and electrical engineering principles and practice.
• Knowledge and experience with hydraulic systems, and components and the ability to design and troubleshoot electro-hydraulic machines.
• Efficient CAD design skills with an ability to quickly design components for immediate production.
• Willingness and desire to take complete ownership and responsibility for projects.
• Able to perform design analysis such as tolerance stack-up analysis and component life cycle estimations.
• Ability to source and qualify mechanical components and vendors.
• Identify performance issues on new or existing equipment, perform root cause analysis, and suggest possible solutions.
• Proactively contribute to brainstorming and whiteboard sessions regarding new designs and productively critique existing designs led by other team members.
• Thrive at working closely in a multi-disciplinary team including mechanical, electrical, software, controls, etc.

Preferred Experience

• Experience using a Product Data Management system such as Autodesk Vault or Solidworks PDM.
• Be able to interpret machine designs generated using 2-D CAD methods.
• Motivation to contribute to the improvement of engineering procedures.
• Experience working in or closely with machine shops is a plus (welding, milling, turning, sheet metal, etc).
• Strong knowledge and experience with 3D Cad software. Autodesk inventor (preferred), or other.