Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Precision Assemblies

Soap Creek Resources; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Soap Creek Resources in Buffalo, NY, is seeking a Senior Product Design Engineer to lead the design and development of precision mechanical products for production release. You will work hands-on across concept, analysis, prototyping, and collaboration with manufacturing to deliver reliable solutions.

The role requires strong experience in 3D CAD, GD&T, tolerancing, material selection, and design verification, with the ability to manage technical work independently and guide junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Progressive experience designing mechanical products through production release.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD, detailed drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and engineering change control.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer requirements into product specifications and detailed design concepts.
• Create and maintain 3D CAD models, production drawings, BOMs, and design documentation.
• Perform engineering calculations, material selection, tolerance analysis, and design risk assessments.
• Design components and assemblies with temperature, pressure, sealing, interfaces, and manufacturability as applicable.
• Develop prototype and validation plans, evaluate test results, and refine designs to meet performance requirements.
• Lead or contribute to design reviews and resolve technical issues with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and suppliers.
• Support new product introduction, engineering changes, and troubleshooting of production or field performance concerns.
• Provide technical guidance to less experienced engineers and improve design practices and reusable engineering knowledge.

Skills

Tolerance analysis

Material selection

Design verification

Cross-functional collaboration

Independent work

Prototyping

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

3D CAD

GD&T

Engineering Change Control

Job description

Soap Creek Resources in Buffalo, NY, is seeking a Senior Product Design Engineer to lead the design and development of precision mechanical products for production release. You will work hands-on across concept, analysis, prototyping, and collaboration with manufacturing to deliver reliable solutions.

The role requires strong experience in 3D CAD, GD&T, tolerancing, material selection, and design verification, with the ability to manage technical work independently and guide junior engineers.