Senior Mechanical Design Lead — From Concept to Production

Ashland Conveyer Products; Ashland (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashland Conveyer Products is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in Ashland, OH to independently develop industrial products from concept through production. This hands-on role leads complex assignments, makes technical decisions, supports prototypes, and delivers production-ready documentation.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, 7+ years of experience in mechanical design or product development, and strong 3D CAD skills (SolidWorks preferred).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field; equivalent hands-on experience considered.
• 7+ years of mechanical design or product development experience.
• Experience designing machinery, industrial equipment, automation or similar systems.
• Advanced 3D CAD skills; SolidWorks preferred.
• Strong manufacturing knowledge across fabrication, machining, sheet metal, welding, fasteners, bearings, shafts, motors, and power transmission.
• Experience with calculations, production drawings, tolerancing, BOMs, prototyping, and validation.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities with limited supervision.
• Experience with machine safety, risk assessment, PDM, ERP, configurable products, design for manufacturing, and value engineering preferred.
• Material-handling or conveyor experience helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design projects from concept through production release.
• Develop concepts, prototypes, test equipment, and production-ready designs.
• Create accurate 3D models, assemblies, drawings, tolerance schemes, and bills of material.
• Apply engineering judgment to performance, capacity, safety, reliability, cost, manufacturability, and serviceability.
• Develop test plans, lead validation, document results, and resolve identified risks.
• Investigate failures, production concerns, and field issues and lead corrective action through completion.
• Integrate motors, sensors, wiring, controls, guarding, and safety devices with electrical and controls engineering.
• Work directly with manufacturing, purchasing, quality, suppliers, sales, and customers.
• Develop modular product platforms, reusable components, standards, and design guidelines.
• Mentor junior engineers and designers and contribute to formal design reviews.
• Keep leadership informed of status, risks, decisions, and resource needs.
• Work closely with sales and manufacturing teams to address complex customer needs, custom configurations, and integration of communication and control modules; actively participate in process improvement.
• Make technical decisions within assigned project requirements.
• Recommend product architecture, materials, components, testing, and manufacturing methods.
• Request design reviews and stop assigned work when safety or technical requirements remain unresolved.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mechanical design

Project leadership

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

3D CAD

Job description

Ashland Conveyer Products is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in Ashland, OH to independently develop industrial products from concept through production. This hands-on role leads complex assignments, makes technical decisions, supports prototypes, and delivers production-ready documentation.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, 7+ years of experience in mechanical design or product development, and strong 3D CAD skills (SolidWorks preferred).