Mechanical Design Engineer

Lincoln Electric; Coldwater (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Electric in Coldwater, Michigan, is seeking an Engineer to manage engineering processes for designing and servicing automation equipment. Responsibilities include ensuring product conformity with customer purchase orders and providing mechanical layouts.

Essential qualifications include a technical degree in Engineering and familiarity with CAD software like SolidWorks. The role requires attention to detail and commitment to the company's quality objectives.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of experience is desired.
• Able to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and design documents.
• Computer proficiency includes MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering processes to design, build, ship, and service equipment.
• Meet project timelines and budgets including hours and materials.
• Provide mechanical layouts and detailed prints to production.
• Ensure product conformity with customer purchase orders.
• Compile digital documentation for service manuals.

Skills

Technical degree in Engineering

3D CAD modeling (SolidWorks)

Reading technical drawings

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Technical degree in Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Manage engineering processes required to design, build, ship, and service Lincoln Electric Automation equipment.

Role Qualifications

• Must be familiar with Company quality objectives and play an active role in reaching continuous improvement objectives.
• Focus on design and development.

Responsibilities

• Takes initiative to meet challenging project timelines and budgets including hours and materials.
• Provides small-scale mechanical layouts and detailed prints to production.
• Ensure that product, as designed, is in conformance with Company quote and customer purchase order.
• Assist with compiling digital documentation for service manuals.
• May assist with installation.
• Updates design package to reflect “as shipped” configuration of any critical item.
• Ensure required ISO documentation is completed.
• Typically works on one light design and/ or detail task at a time.
• Works under the direction of a more senior level Designer or Project Engineer.
• Assumes additional responsibilities and performs special projects in support of the Company’s strategic goals.
• Assists other departments for a 2‑4 month period as assigned.

Job Requirements

Essential skills and experience:

• Technical degree in Engineering desired.
• CAD (3D modeling) desired - SolidWorks.
• 0‑2 years’ experience.
• Able to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and design documents.
• Computer proficiency includes MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Commitment to company values.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. Repetition with activity; computer work. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.