Onsite Mechanical Design Engineer: Custom Machinery (Fort Wayne)

Goodwin Recruiting; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance with

HSA options

401(k) with company match

Company-paid life and AD&D insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Paid time off and holidays

Employee assistance program

Professional training and development

Job summary

Goodwin Recruiting is seeking a hands-on Mechanical Design Engineer for an onsite role in Fort Wayne, IN. You will design, improve, and troubleshoot custom industrial machinery in a collaborative manufacturing environment.

The role focuses 75% on improving existing equipment and 25% on new machine designs, working closely with machinists, builders, and controls engineers to deliver reliable equipment. Competitive salary ($75,000–$90,000), full-time first shift, 45 hours per week, plus

Qualifications

• Hands-on mechanical engineering or machine design experience with industrial machinery.
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems and design for manufacturability.
• Ability to work with machinists, builders, and controls engineers to resolve issues.
• Experience producing manufacturing drawings, BOMs, and design documentation.
• Ability to troubleshoot design issues during assembly and testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, improve, and troubleshoot custom industrial machinery.
• Collaborate with machine builders and controls engineers on projects.
• Lead design work from concept to prototype and documentation.

Skills

Mechanical design

Problem-solving

Project management

Team collaboration

Tools

SolidWorks

Autodesk Inventor

DraftSight

Job description

Goodwin Recruiting is seeking a hands-on Mechanical Design Engineer for an onsite role in Fort Wayne, IN. You will design, improve, and troubleshoot custom industrial machinery in a collaborative manufacturing environment.

The role focuses 75% on improving existing equipment and 25% on new machine designs, working closely with machinists, builders, and controls engineers to deliver reliable equipment. Competitive salary ($75,000–$90,000), full-time first shift, 45 hours per week, plus