Mechanical Design Engineer - Commercial

Crane Nuclear; Kentucky; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Crane Nuclear is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for our Twinsburg, OH location. The role involves developing detectors for harsh environment applications by collaborating with the Commercial Products Technology Team. Ideal candidates have experience in design engineering, particularly in sensors, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Applied Physics.

This position requires skills in CAD tools like SolidWorks, and familiarity with product development processes. A strong emphasis is placed on problem-solving, regulatory compliance, and technical communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, or similar field.
• 2-3 years experience in Design Engineering (Sensors Design preferred).
• Experience with New Product Design and CAD packages.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Commercial Products Technology Team to develop detectors.
• Review detailed component and system designs to meet specifications.
• Ensure designs are analytically robust and tested.

Skills

Problem solving

Design for regulatory compliance

Technical report authorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Applied Physics

Tools

SolidWorks

SAP

Job description

Do you like working in collaborative teams and solving complex technical problems? Designing products for harsh environments? Launching new technologies to market? Interested in advancing technical limits to make sensors withstand harshest environmental conditions?

Crane Nuclear is hiring a Mechanical Design Engineer for our Twinsburg, OH location.

Responsibilities

• Working with the Commercial Products Technology Team, comprised of engineers supporting the Reuter-Stokes Radiation Monitoring, Industrial Sensors, and Downhole Technology product lines, to develop detectors for harsh environment applications
• Developing and/or reviewing detailed component and system designs to meet new product specifications
• Ensuring component and system designs are analytically robust, and empirically tested and verified
• Ensuring that proper DFSS and DFM rigor has been applied throughout the design process, in collaboration with other Technology team members and other functions
• Coordinating multiple project tasks with project managers and functional managers.
• Working directly with the respective Product Line Leader, Quality, Manufacturing, and other Functional Teams to ensure products meet internal and external requirements, start to finish, and provide for continued growth of the product line.
• Fostering a creative environment; allowing for new ideas while embracing speed and excellence.
• Leveraging, expanding, and creating design best practices
• Supporting technical discussions with customers as needed

Qualifications

• Have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, or similar field.
• 2-3 year's experience in Design Engineering experience (Sensors Design preferred) desired.
• Experience with New Product Design is plus
• Experience with a CAD package (SolidWorks preferred)
• Experience with an ERP system such as SAP is a plus
• Experience with product development processes (Stage-Gate is preferred) product development process
• Desired skills: Problem solving, translation of cross-functional inputs into design outputs, design for regulatory compliance and product safety, requirements decomposition, technical report authorship
• Professional certifications held or in progress are a plus (FE, EIT, PE, or other).

Crane Company. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, general identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.