Mechanical Design Supervisor

Proactive Technical Limited; Michigan; On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Proactive Technical Limited in Novi, Michigan, seeks a Mechanical Design / CAD Supervisor to lead a small engineering team responsible for mechanical drawings and designs for automated material handling systems.

The role focuses on CAD standards, design automation, and continuous improvement, reporting to the Mechanical Engineering Program Manager. Requires 5+ years in lead design and supervisory experience within industrial equipment."

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical qualification.
• 5+ years' experience in lead mechanical design and/or estimating industrial equipment.
• 5+ years' supervisory experience leading engineering teams across projects.
• Experience in material handling, conveyor systems, robotics, automation or industrial equipment.
• Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD, Inventor and Revit.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 3–8 Mechanical Engineers.
• Allocate engineering resources across multiple projects.
• Oversee drawings and designs for automated material handling systems.
• Ensure deliverables meet schedules, specs and quality standards.
• Develop and maintain CAD standards, drawings, blocks and tools.
• Manage CAD database integrity, revision control and change processes.
• Develop workflows and checklists for design processes.
• Drive standardisation and productivity improvements.
• Collaborate with Project Engineers, manufacturing facilities, vendors and other departments.
• Support training and technical progression within the team.
• Drive adoption of new engineering technologies and design methodologies.

Skills

Team leadership

CAD leadership

AutoCAD

Inventor

Revit

AutoLISP

Autodesk Vault

SAP integration

Project management

Engineering drawings

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

Revit

Autodesk Vault

AutoLISP / iLogic

Job description

I've converted this into the same anonymous Proactive job advert format as the previous Mechanical Project Engineer role, while keeping the more specialist CAD leadership requirements prominent.

Mechanical Design / CAD Supervisor

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Novi, Michigan

Our client is a global leader in automated material handling and industrial automation, designing, engineering, manufacturing and servicing advanced systems across airport, manufacturing and logistics environments.

Their technology portfolio includes complex conveyor systems, automated material handling equipment, robotics and integrated controls. Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced Mechanical Design / CAD Supervisor to join their engineering team in Novi, Michigan.

This opportunity would suit an experienced Mechanical Design or CAD leader with a strong background in material handling, automation or industrial equipment who wants to lead an engineering design team while driving CAD standards, design automation and continuous improvement.

The Role

Reporting to the Mechanical Engineering Program Manager, you will lead a core team of 3-8 Mechanical Engineers responsible for delivering mechanical drawings and equipment designs across multiple automation projects.

You will take ownership of engineering resources, schedules, budgets and design deliverables while maintaining tight control of the CAD environment, including drawing standards, revision control, engineering changes and design processes.

Working closely with Project Engineers and other engineering disciplines, you will play a key role in improving design quality, standardisation and engineering efficiency across the department.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop a team of 3-8 Mechanical Engineers.
• Manage engineering resource allocation and utilisation across multiple projects.
• Oversee mechanical drawings and equipment designs for automated material handling systems.
• Ensure design deliverables meet project schedules, technical specifications and quality standards.
• Develop and maintain departmental CAD standards, standard drawings, blocks, icons and engineering tools.
• Manage CAD database integrity, revision control and engineering change processes.
• Develop and maintain engineering procedures, workflows and design checklists.
• Drive standardisation and consistency across engineering deliverables.
• Develop tools and processes to improve engineering productivity and design efficiency.
• Work closely with Project Engineers, other departments, manufacturing facilities, vendors and suppliers.
• Support personnel development, training and technical progression within the engineering team.
• Drive innovation and the adoption of new engineering technologies, components and design methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent technical qualification/industry experience.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in lead mechanical design and/or estimating of industrial equipment.
• Minimum 5 years of supervisory experience, ideally managing engineering teams across multiple projects.
• Experience within material handling, conveyor systems, robotics, automation, unit handling or industrial equipment.
• Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD, Inventor and Revit.
• Strong understanding of mechanical design, engineering drawings and CAD standards.
• Experience managing engineering resources, workloads, schedules and deliverables.
• Strong customer, supplier and cross-functional communication skills.
• Experience with engineering data management, revision control and structured file management.
• Limited project-related travel to customer sites, manufacturing facilities and vendors.

Preferred Technical Experience

• Experience developing AutoLISP routines and custom macros to improve design automation and productivity.
• Working knowledge of Autodesk Inventor iLogic for rule-based engineering and design automation.
• Experience using Autodesk Vault for engineering data management, collaboration and revision control.
• Strong understanding of file structures, naming conventions and version-control processes.
• Understanding of engineering data flow from conceptual design through engineering release.
• Experience integrating engineering data with MRP/ERP platforms such as SAP.
• Experience developing engineering standards, templates, tools and automated design processes.

Reasons to Apply

• Join a global leader within material handling and industrial automation.
• Lead and develop a dedicated Mechanical Engineering design team.
• Work on complex, large-scale automation and material handling projects.
• Take ownership of CAD standards, engineering processes and design automation.
• Opportunity to introduce new tools and technologies that improve engineering productivity.
• Work with advanced Autodesk technologies including AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit and Vault.
• Excellent long-term progression within a global engineering organization.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.

Proactive encourages and promotes equality and diversity within the workforce. We act with honesty, integrity and impartiality, ensuring your application is considered on its own merits and without bias.

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.