Mechanical Design Engineer

Hubbell Incorporated; Hamilton (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated in Ohio is seeking a Design Engineer to develop electrical connector and enclosure designs for utility power applications. You’ll bring concepts to life using CAD, simulation, and prototyping tools, and create test plans to validate and improve designs.

You’ll collaborate with marketing, manufacturing, and sourcing teams on product development, perform testing, and implement design modifications to boost quality, reliability, and cost efficiency while meeting regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field is required.
• Experience designing, testing, and validating electronics-based products.
• Knowledge of manufacturing methods including casting, extrusion, stamping, forming, and machining.

Responsibilities

• Participate in New Product Development (NPD) teams to deliver new products with a high degree of complexity, including requirements analysis and system design.
• Design, develop, test, and validate product designs.
• Perform testing, troubleshooting, and validation for new and existing products.
• Design and evaluate products, parts, and processes for cost efficiency and reliability.
• Contribute design modifications to improve quality and function of products.
• Interact with marketing, sales, production, and with vendors on product development.

Skills

Product development

Test & validation

Documentation

Cross-functional teamwork

Manufacturing knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

Inventor CAD

Job description

The Design Engineer is responsible for producing electrical connector and enclosure designs for Utility power applications. The Design Engineer collaborates with various marketing, manufacturing, and sourcing team members to bring projects from conception to completion using new product development processes, CAD software, simulation, and prototyping tools. This role is also responsible for creating test plans and design modifications to improve the quality and function of existing products.

A Day In The Life

Every day at Hubbell is different and you’ll contribute in many ways. On any given day, you’ll make a difference by:

• Participating in New Product Development (NPD) teams to deliver new products with a high degree of complexity; including requirements analysis and system design.
• Designing, developing, testing, and validating product designs.
• Performing testing, troubleshooting, and validation for new and existing products.
• Designing and evaluating products, parts, and processes for cost efficiency and reliability.
• Contributing design modifications to improve the quality and function of the products.
• Interacting with marketing, sales, and production, as well as with vendors on product development.

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field (required)
• Proficiency in CAD Software such as Inventor (required)
• 3-6 years industry experience in electronics-based product development
• Experience creating and testing product designs.
• Knowledge of manufacturing methods. Process expereince including Casting, Extrusion, Stamping, Forming, and Machining.
• Strong organizational skills in documenting design, testing, and validation processes
• Experience with test equipment and measurement methodologies
• Experience with designing and testing for regulatory requirements (UL, CSA, ANSI, etc.)