Product Design Engineer – Mechanical Product Development

MOHR Talent; Jacksonville (AR); On-site; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Health insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

MOHR Talent is seeking a Product Design Engineer to own mechanical products from idea to production on-site in Jacksonville, Arkansas.

You will design with sheet metal and plastics, develop 3D models in SolidWorks, create drawings and BOMs, and work with manufacturing to validate and improve. This is a full-time, on-site opportunity with a strong production focus.

Qualifications

• Mechanical engineering or product design experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with SolidWorks.
• Experience taking products from concept to production.
• Experience with sheet metal and/or injection-molded plastics components.
• Understanding of DFM and DFA principles.

Responsibilities

• Own designs from concept through production launch and ongoing improvement.
• Develop detailed 3D models and assemblies in SolidWorks.
• Create production-ready drawings, BOMs, specifications, and release documentation.
• Design components involving sheet metal, formed metal, plastics, and injection-molded parts.
• Apply Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles throughout development.
• Build prototypes and drive design improvements from testing data and manufacturing feedback.

Skills

SolidWorks

Sheet metal design

Injection-molded plastics

DFM

DFA

Engineering drawings

BOMs

Prototyping

Tolerance analysis

FEA basics

Manufacturing collaboration

Job description

Product Design Engineer – Mechanical Product Development

Location: Jacksonville, AR
Workplace: 100% On-Site
Compensation: $105,000–$120,000 + Bonus
Employment Type: Full-Time

Take Your Designs From Concept to Production

Are you a mechanical design engineer who wants to do more than make CAD changes or support someone else's designs?

We're seeking a Product Design Engineer who enjoys owning products from the initial idea through design, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to take real ownership of mechanical products, work closely with the people who manufacture them, and see your designs move from SolidWorks to the production floor and ultimately into the field.

This role is ideal for an engineer with strong experience designing sheet metal and/or injection-molded plastic components who understands that a great design needs to work not only on the screen, but also in manufacturing.

You'll join a stable, growing organization and work alongside an experienced Product Engineer with more than 15 years with the company.

What You'll Do

• Own mechanical product designs from concept through production launch and ongoing improvement.




• Develop detailed 3D models and assemblies in SolidWorks.




• Create production-ready engineering drawings, BOMs, specifications, and release documentation.




• Design components involving sheet metal, formed metal, plastics, and injection-molded parts.




• Apply Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles throughout the development process.




• Build and evaluate prototypes and make design improvements based on testing, performance data, and manufacturing feedback.




• Perform engineering calculations and analysis including basic FEA, stress analysis, tolerance stack-ups, and thermal assessments.




• Work directly with manufacturing and industrial engineering teams to resolve production challenges and improve manufacturability.




• Collaborate with suppliers on materials, tooling, component design, and production capabilities.




• Support testing, validation, field evaluation, and product troubleshooting.




• Improve existing products to reduce cost, simplify manufacturing, shorten lead times, and improve quality.




• Participate in the development and integration of mechanical products involving air movement, ventilation, fans, HVAC-related components, or similar systems.




• Use Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous-improvement principles to improve products and processes.

What We're Looking For

We're especially interested in engineers who can point to products they've personally helped take from an idea to a manufactured reality.

Strong candidates will bring:

• Mechanical engineering or product design experience in a manufacturing environment.




• Strong hands-on experience with SolidWorks.




• Proven experience developing mechanical products from concept through prototyping, validation, release, and production.




• Demonstrated design experience with sheet metal and/or injection-molded plastic components.




• Understanding of DFM and DFA principles.




• Experience creating detailed engineering drawings and Bills of Materials.




• Experience supporting prototypes, testing, and design validation.




• Ability to work directly with manufacturing teams to solve real-world production and design problems.




• Strong mechanical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Experience That Will Help You Stand Out

• Experience designing both sheet metal and injection-molded plastic products.




• GD&T and tolerance analysis.




• FEA or structural/stress analysis.




• Plastic part design and injection-molding tooling considerations.




• Sheet metal forming, stamping, fabrication, or tooling experience.




• Experience working with suppliers and manufacturing partners.




• Fans, blowers, ventilation equipment, HVAC products, air-moving equipment, or similar mechanical systems.




• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience.




• Experience improving existing products after launch for cost, quality, reliability, or manufacturability.

Why This Opportunity Is Different

This isn't a role where you'll spend your entire day making minor revisions to someone else's CAD models.

You’ll have the opportunity to own products, solve engineering problems, build prototypes, work directly with manufacturing, and see the results of your designs in production.

The company also offers an unusually strong combination of stability and benefits:

• $105,000–$120,000 base salary




• Bonus opportunity




• 100% company-paid healthcare premiums




• 100% 401(k) match on the first 8% you contribute




• Strong additional retirement benefits for eligible employees age 50+




• Privately owned organization




• Financially stable, debt-free business




• Long-term growth and product-development opportunity




• Opportunity to learn alongside a highly experienced Product Engineer

The Engineer Who Will Thrive Here

You’ll likely enjoy this role if you’re the type of engineer who likes to ask:

Can we make it simpler? Can we manufacture it better? Can we reduce the cost? Can we improve performance? And how do we actually build it?

If you enjoy combining mechanical design, hands-on product development, manufacturing, testing, and problem-solving, we’d like to speak with you.

This position is 100% on-site in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Remote and work-from-home arrangements are not available.

MOHR Talent is an equal-opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local nondiscrimination laws. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other protected status. If you believe you have been discriminated against or have concerns about our compliance, please contact our Human Resources department at [e-mail]