Senior Mechanical Design Engineer: Concept to Commissioning

Designformaking; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4/10 schedule

Hands-on design-build role

Growing integrator team

Own complete machines

Job summary

Designformaking in Idaho Falls is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer III to lead custom automation equipment from concept through design, hands-on assembly and build, FAT, installation, and commissioning. You will actively assemble, fit, troubleshoot, and improve the equipment you designed, staying with it until it runs reliably on-site at the customer.

This is a full-time, shop-floor focused role in a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of hands-on design and build experience with full-machine ownership.
• SAT/installations and customer-site commissioning experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the machine from concept through commissioning, including hands-on build.
• Develop layouts and perform mechanical calculations for loads and motion.
• Lead assembly on the shop floor with machinists and technicians.
• Review designs with customers and mentor junior engineers.
• Troubleshoot build issues and implement fixes in CAD/drawings.
• Travel to customer sites for installation and commissioning.

Skills

Mechanical design

Onshape

Shop-floor collaboration

Problem solving

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Onshape

Job description

Designformaking in Idaho Falls is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer III to lead custom automation equipment from concept through design, hands-on assembly and build, FAT, installation, and commissioning. You will actively assemble, fit, troubleshoot, and improve the equipment you designed, staying with it until it runs reliably on-site at the customer.

This is a full-time, shop-floor focused role in a collaborative team.