Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Precision Gearboxes

GAM Enterprises, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GAM Enterprises, LLC is seeking an experienced Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer to lead the design and development of precision planetary and right-angle gearboxes and related mechanical components from concept through production.

The role involves collaborating with customers, Sales, Application Engineering, and Manufacturing to create manufacturable, cost-effective solutions for complex motion-control applications in a high-mix, low-volume environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in mechanical design or product development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field.
• Experience designing gears, gearboxes, drivetrains, or precision assemblies.
• Proficient CAD skills; SolidWorks preferred and GD&T knowledge.
• Experience with gear sizing, torque and load calculations, tolerances.
• DFM and manufacturing process awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of planetary and right-angle gearboxes from concept through production.
• Collaborate with customers, Sales, and Manufacturing to meet requirements and cost targets.
• Perform gear sizing, torque/load calculations, shaft/ bearing selection, tolerance analysis.
• Apply GD&T, stack-up analyses, and materials selection for manufacturability.
• Create and maintain drawings, BOMs, assembly docs, test reports, and changes.
• Support prototypes, testing, validation, and transition to production.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers.

Skills

Gears

Gearboxes

CAD design

SolidWorks

GD&T

DFM

CNC machining

Materials tolerances

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MITCalc

KISSsoft

MASTA

FVA Workbench

Job description

GAM Enterprises, LLC is seeking an experienced Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer to lead the design and development of precision planetary and right-angle gearboxes and related mechanical components from concept through production.

The role involves collaborating with customers, Sales, Application Engineering, and Manufacturing to create manufacturable, cost-effective solutions for complex motion-control applications in a high-mix, low-volume environment.