Mechanical Design Engineer - Nuclear

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

Job summary

Crane Nuclear in Twinsburg, OH is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to work on products for the harsh nuclear environment. This role involves collaborating with a cross-functional engineering team to develop and maintain products, ensuring they meet rigorous safety and performance standards.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and has 2–3 years of design engineering experience, preferably with sensors. Proficiency in SolidWorks and familiarity with product development processes are desired. This position offers the opportunity to innovate in a collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a similar field.
• 2–3 years’ experience in Design Engineering (Sensors Design preferred).
• Experience with New Product Design is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop products for the Reuter‑Stokes Nuclear product line.
• Review detailed component and system designs to meet specifications.
• Coordinate project tasks with project managers.

Skills

Problem solving

Translation of cross-functional inputs into design outputs

Design for regulatory compliance

Technical report authorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Professional certifications (FE, EIT, PE)

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 has an opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer, Nuclear onsite in our Twinsburg, OH location.

Responsibilities

• Working with a cross‑functional engineering team to maintain and develop products for the Reuter‑Stokes Nuclear product line, either as improvements to existing designs or as part of new product development.
• 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, or a similar field.
• 2–3 years’ experience in Design Engineering (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.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or more in Mechanical Engineering, or related field required.
• Professional certifications held or in progress are a plus (FE, EIT, PE, or other).

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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.