Product Engineer- Open To All Experience Levels

myhrpartnerinc; Lebanon (Lebanon County); On-site; USD 58,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $58,000–$92,000

Flexible start time

Medical Insurance

Dental/Vision

Life Insurance

401k with company match

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Lancaster Products in Lebanon, PA designs and builds high‑intensity mixers and material handling equipment for manufacturers. We are a small, privately held company delivering customized, engineered‑to‑order machines from prints to running systems.

A Product Engineer will design whole machines in SolidWorks, turn signed contracts into prints, release parts to manufacturing, and support customers through installation, start-up and service. Expect travel about 10% domestically.

Qualifications

• Hands-on 3D CAD design experience; SolidWorks strongly preferred.
• Degree in an engineering discipline, or an associate’s degree with CAD/3D design experience and relevant industry experience.
• Mechanical aptitude for heavy-duty equipment design.
• Comfort on the shop floor explaining designs with the team.
• Ability to drive a project from contract to prints to manufacturing.
• Experience with capital equipment or material handling is a plus.
• Basic knowledge of industrial controls and electrical components is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design 3D models and assemblies in SolidWorks and produce drawings for shop production.
• Convert negotiated contracts into prints approved by end users and release parts to manufacturing.
• Research and select components from vendors; weigh function vs. cost.
• Support the project through the full lifecycle: build, commissioning, operation, service.
• Answer technical questions from production, sales, and management about BOMs and part numbers.
• Collaborate with customers on installation and interface questions for pre/post-mixer phases.
• Travel ~10% (mostly domestic) to support equipment start-up at customer sites.

Skills

3D CAD design

Mechanical design

Self-directed work

Education

Engineering degree

Associate degree + CAD experience

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

As a Product Engineer at Lancaster Products in Lebanon, PA, you will design industrial mixing and material handling equipment from the ground up - not one small piece of somebody else’s machine. We build custom-engineered equipment for manufacturers, and almost every order needs real engineering work, so you will take a signed contract, turn it into a set of prints, and follow it through the shop floor, out the door, and into a customer’s plant. If you like living in SolidWorks and you want to see what you drew actually get built, this may be a great fit!

What you’ll do

About half your day is screen time in SolidWorks. The other half you are out of your seat - down on the manufacturing floor answering questions about parts you released, on the phone with a vendor, or emailing a customer about the details of their new mixer. The engineering team is small, so the work is broad, and it changes week to week. Day-to-day you’ll:

• Design 3D models, assemblies, and complete machines in SolidWorks, and produce the engineering drawings that go out to the shop
• Turn negotiated contracts into a set of prints approved by the end user, then release parts to manufacturing
• Research and select components from vendors, gathering data sheets and weighing function against cost
• Support your project through the full lifecycle - the build, commissioning, operation, and service
• Answer technical questions from production, sales, and the manufacturing manager on parts, bills of materials, and part numbering
• Work directly with customers on installation and interface questions: what comes before the mixer, what comes after it, and how it will be controlled
• Travel occasionally - about 10%, mostly domestic - to support equipment start-up at customer sites

What you need to thrive in this role

• Hands-on 3D CAD design experience, SolidWorks strongly preferred - and real enjoyment of it, because it is about half the job
• A degree in an engineering discipline, or an associate’s degree and CAD/3D design experience paired with several years of relevant industry experience
• Mechanical aptitude for heavy-duty equipment design
• Comfort walking out to the shop floor and talking things through with the people building your design
• Enough curiosity and self-direction to be handed a project and an end goal and work out the path yourself
• Capital equipment, engineered-to-order, mixing, or material handling experience (mining, conveying, bulk material) is a significant plus
• Working knowledge of industrial controls and electrical components is a plus

About us

Lancaster Products designs and builds high-intensity mixers and material handling equipment for manufacturers. We are a small, privately held company with our own product line, which means our engineers work on whole machines instead of a narrow slice of someone else’s design. Most of what we do is engineered to order - a standard line of machines customized for nearly every customer - so no two projects look quite the same, and you will see your work through from a drawing to a running machine in a customer’s plant.

What we offer you

• A salary of $58,000 - $92,000 (we are open to bringing someone on entry-level to experienced, so comp will reflect that)
• A flexible start time - begin any day between 7:00 and 9:00 AM
  3 Medical Insurance Options – Base plan 100% employer-paid
  Dental/Vision benefits
  Life insurance, Short-Term Disability, and EAP
  Vacation, Personal, Sick Time, and Paid Holidays
  401k plan with generous company matching (100% on the first 3% and 50% on 4-6%)
  Unusual breadth for an engineer: full machines, your own projects, and direct customer contact
  A small team where your work is visible and your questions get answered

Thank you for considering us as a potential employer!

At Lancaster Products, we continually celebrate the diverse community different individuals cultivate. As an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to that by ensuring that our place can be anyone’s place.