Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

The Nycor Group; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complete benefits package

Job summary

The Nycor Group in the West Metro Suburbs of Minneapolis (near Plymouth) seeks a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead electro-mechanical design for automation applications. This role focuses on creating advanced actuators, layouts, and CAE-driven solutions with a strong CAD/FEA toolkit.

You will own system-level architecture, collaborate with product teams, and drive modular design in a high-mix manufacturing setting. Visa sponsorship and relocation are not offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
• Master's degree preferred for advanced roles.
• 5+ years of hands-on mechanical design experience.
• Experience with automation or defense products is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design electro-mechanical actuation and power transmission products.
• Lead system-level design from requirements to detailed solutions.
• Maintain detailed layouts, FEA models, and tolerance schemes.
• Collaborate with product managers and customers to translate needs.
• Present design reviews and risk assessments.
• Support roadmaps and trade-off studies balancing cost and manufacturability.
• Develop modular architectures in a high-mix environment.

Skills

CAD design

FEA modeling

SolidWorks

ANSYS

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SolidWorks

ANSYS

Job description

Our client located in the West Metro Suburbs of Minneapolis (Nearby Plymouth) is looking to add to their team a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer due to continued growth. For over 70 years this company has partnered with a variety of industries to solve automation application challenges.

Visa sponsorship is not authorized for this position now or in the future

Relocation Assistance is not available for this position

Key Responsibilities

• Design advanced electro-mechanical actuation and power transmission products using computer-aided engineering and precision machine design skills, including machined components, bearings, transmissions, motors, motor drives, sensors, and linear motion components.
• Lead product and system-level electro-mechanical design efforts, including requirements definition, product architecture, and detailed machine-level physical solutions.
• Own detailed mechanical layouts, FEA models, and tolerance schemes to ensure performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Engage directly with product managers, customer engineers, and program managers to understand and translate customer needs into robust designs.
• Represent customer design reviews and program meetings, projecting confidence and credibility.
• Provide subsystem proof-of-performance and lessons learned for future opportunities.
• Support Product and Program Managers with technical input for development roadmaps, proposals, reviews, and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to perform trade-off studies and ensure designs balance performance, cost, manufacturability, and serviceability.
• Develop efficient modular product architectures in a challenging high-mix engineering and manufacturing environment.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• 5+ years of hands-on mechanical machine design experience with industrial automation or defense products.
• Strong leadership, critical thinking, optimization, and decision-making skills.
• High mechanical aptitude with demonstrated experience designing complex machined assemblies and power transmission systems, supported by a solid background in computer-aided design and analysis; SolidWorks and ANSYS preferred.
• Experience designing precision mechanical systems involving bearings, shafts, gearing, motors, drives, ball or roller screw mechanisms, linear motion, and machined components.
• Experience leading system-level architecture design and requirements management.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interface confidently with customer technical teams and program leadership.
• Familiarity with regulated or mission-critical industries preferred, such as defense, aerospace, medical, or industrial automation.

Visa sponsorship is not authorized for this position now or in the future.

Must be able to pass a criminal background check and drug screening

Annual Salary Rate $110K to $130K plus a complete benefits package

Relocation Package is not offered for this position.