Mechanical Engineer - Electronics Group

Dover Corporation; Jenks (OK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Corporation in Jenks, Oklahoma, is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and validate electro‑mechanical enclosures and systems from concept through final production release.

You will lead prototype testing, ensure regulatory and internal standards compliance, and collaborate with customers, suppliers, and manufacturing teams to optimize cost, quality, and reliability of our products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years hands-on mechanical design experience in electro-mechanical systems or enclosures.
• Experience with automotive 12V/24V systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design and develop mechanical systems, enclosures, and packaging for electromechanical products.
• Lead prototype validation testing on new mechanical designs to verify structural integrity and thermal performance.
• Ensure all product designs comply with internal engineering standards, industry regulations, functional specifications and customer requirements.
• Initiate and participate in cross functional design reviews; identify and execute VA/VE projects to optimize cost, quality, and manufacturability.
• Lead root cause analysis and troubleshooting for complex mechanical issues, product performance, defects, and field/production line failures.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers, and production teams to ensure smooth handoffs for final manufacturing release.
• Maintain ISO procedure compliance and participate in problem prevention and corrective actions.

Skills

3D CAD

SolidWorks

GD&T ASME Y14.5

Tolerance stack-up analysis

Materials selection

DFM/ DFA

VA/VE

Prototyping & testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) or related engineering discipline

Tools

CNC machining

Sheet metal fabrication

Die casting / Injection molding

Job description

This position is responsible for the research, design, development, and validation of mechanical enclosures and electromechanical systems - from initial concept through final production release and ongoing sustaining engineering support.

Essential Responsibilities

• Design and Development: Conceptualize, design and develop mechanical systems, enclosures, and packaging for electromechanical products using standard machine components, gears, castings, fabrications, and machined parts.
• Validation and Testing: Lead 100% prototype validation testing on new mechanical designs to verify structural integrity, thermal performance and overall functionality.
• Compliance and Quality: Ensure all product designs comply with internal engineering standards, industry regulations, functional specifications and customer requirements.
• Design Reviews and Optimization: Initiate and participate in cross functional design reviews; Identify and execute Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) projects to optimize cost, quality, and manufacturability for existing product lines.
• Troubleshooting and Support: lead root cause analysis and troubleshooting for complex mechanical issues, product performance, defects, and field/production line failures.
• Cross Functional Communication: Collaborate directly with customers to clarify technical requirements. Coordinate with suppliers and production teams to ensure smooth handoffs for final manufacturing release.
• This position is also responsible for ISO procedure compliance, initiating action to prevent problems, documenting quality problems, contributing to problem solutions, verifying implementation of solutions, controlling further processing when a problem is identified, protecting the environment including preventing pollution, and analyzing or identifying areas for correction or improvement.
• Other essential duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications/Requirements: Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) or a related engineering discipline from an accredited university.
• 3+ years relevant hands-on experience in mechanical design and product development, ideally focused on electro-mechanical systems, electronic packaging, enclosed machinery, or combination of education and experience.

Preferred

• Experience with electromechanical integration specific to 12V/24V automotive systems, harnesses and interconnects.
• Core Mechanical Design: Strong foundational knowledge of machine design principles, including material selection, tolerance, stack up analysis, structural integrity, and manufacturing processes (sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, die casting, injection molding).
• 3D CAD and Modeling: Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD software, preferably SolidWorks, and drafting standards (GD&T per ASME Y14.5).
• Prototyping and Validation: Hands-on experience building, testing and validating physical prototypes including setup of test rigs, mechanical failure analysis, and environmental/thermal testing.
• Design for Excellence (DFX): Practical experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) methodologies.
• Compliance and Standards: Familiarity with industry standards, for example, NEMA IP ratings for enclosures, Ingress Protection (IP) standards, UL, ISO or CE compliance relevant to electronic packaging.
• Working Knowledge of Design for Manufacturing, Design for Test and Design for Reliability engineering practices.