Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Lead Tooling & Innovation

Benchmark Electronics Inc; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 117,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Plan

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

Benchmark Electronics Inc in Rochester, MN is seeking a seasoned Mechanical Design Engineer to design and document customer products, tooling and fixtures for manufacturing environments. You will develop drawings, perform tolerancing and material selections, and collaborate with hardware, software and test teams.

The role emphasizes advanced Design for Excellence (DFX) principles, vendor interaction, and contributing to continuous improvement while delivering high-quality design solutions.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree preferred and extensive engineering experience in mechanical design.
• Strong communication, documentation and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical design and documentation for customer products and tooling.
• Develop basic to intermediate drawings of components and assemblies.
• Perform tolerance analysis, material selection, and fabrication method decisions.
• Collaborate with hardware/software teams and customers to meet requirements.
• Prepare technical presentations and maintain design documentation.

Skills

Mechanical design

Documentation

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering

8+ years related experience

Tools

MCAD

Drafting software

WebEx

Microsoft Office

Job description

Benchmark Electronics Inc in Rochester, MN is seeking a seasoned Mechanical Design Engineer to design and document customer products, tooling and fixtures for manufacturing environments. You will develop drawings, perform tolerancing and material selections, and collaborate with hardware, software and test teams.

The role emphasizes advanced Design for Excellence (DFX) principles, vendor interaction, and contributing to continuous improvement while delivering high-quality design solutions.