Senior Mechanical Designer - New Product Development

Sub-Zero Group; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with profit sharing

On-site health clinic and wellness

Education assistance and internal培训

Electric vehicle charging

Maternity & paternity leave

Job summary

Sub-Zero Group is seeking a Senior Mechanical Designer for New Product Development in Madison, Wisconsin. You will create and modify complex parts and assemblies, drive design through production release, and mentor junior designers while adhering to PLM/ERP processes.

The role emphasizes tolerance analysis, DFM, and collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to deliver robust consumer products. A 5-7+ year background in mechanical design is required, with SOLIDWORKS proficiency.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of mechanical design experience in a production environment.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD (SOLIDWORKS preferred).
• Identify and help implement improvements to design practices, standards, tools, documentation, and release processes.
• Strong working knowledge of GD&T, modeling practices, and drafting standards, with the ability to review work for compliance and provide guidance to others.
• Experience to independently prioritize and manage multiple complex assignments, coordinate dependencies across functions, and communicate risks, tradeoffs, and schedule impacts.

Responsibilities

• Create and modify complex parts, drawings, and assembly layouts per corporate standards and procedures; identify and resolve errors before release.
• Independently own complex or ambiguous design scope from concept through production release including change notice activities, BOM creation, verification and release documentation, evaluating technical tradeoffs, and identifying product and manufacturing risks.
• Support prototype builds and troubleshooting by identifying and resolving design issues.
• Translate requirements into accurate, manufacturable 3D CAD models and drawings.
• Understand how engineering designs and BOM structures flow through PLM/PDM, ERP, demand planning, costing, and manufacturing systems; troubleshoot design‑related downstream issues and identify root causes.
• Perform and review tolerance stack‑ups, interference checks, and root cause analysis using test data and prototype build feedback.
• Identify and communicate technical risks, recommend solutions and tradeoffs, and lead or provide technical guidance during design reviews.
• Apply design‑for‑manufacturing and assembly principles independently and collaborate with team resources to optimize designs for production.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less‑experienced designers, sharing best practices in modeling, drafting, release processes, and design‑for‑manufacturing.

Skills

Mechanical design

3D CAD

GD&T

Design for manufacturing

Risk assessment

Project management

Mentorship

Education

Associate degree in Mechanical Design

Tools

SOLIDWORKS

PDM/PLM systems

ERP systems

Job description

Senior Mechanical Designer - New Product Development

• Posted on November 6, 2026

Locations

Showing 1 location

Madison, WI 53711, USA

• Full-Time
• Requisition #: SRDES007416

Description

Primary Responsibilities

• Create and modify complex parts, drawings, and assembly layouts per corporate standards and procedures; identify and resolve errors before release.
• Independently own complex or ambiguous design scope from concept through production release including change notice activities, BOM creation, verification and release documentation, evaluating technical tradeoffs, and identifying product and manufacturing risks.
• Support prototype builds and troubleshooting by identifying and resolving design issues.
• Translate requirements into accurate, manufacturable 3D CAD models and drawings.
• Understand how engineering designs and BOM structures flow through PLM/PDM, ERP, demand planning, costing, and manufacturing systems; troubleshoot design‑related downstream issues and identify root causes.
• Perform and review tolerance stack‑ups, interference checks, and root cause analysis using test data and prototype build feedback.
• Identify and communicate technical risks, recommend solutions and tradeoffs, and lead or provide technical guidance during design reviews.
• Apply design‑for‑manufacturing and assembly principles independently and collaborate with team resources to optimize designs for production.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less‑experienced designers, sharing best practices in modeling, drafting, release processes, and design‑for‑manufacturing.

Required Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of mechanical design experience in a production environment.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD (SOLIDWORKS preferred).
• Identify and help implement improvements to design practices, standards, tools, documentation, and release processes.
• Strong working knowledge of GD&T, modeling practices, and drafting standards, with the ability to review work for compliance and provide guidance to others.
• Experience to independently prioritize and manage multiple complex assignments, coordinate dependencies across functions, and communicate risks, tradeoffs, and schedule impacts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in Mechanical Design (or equivalent experience).
• Experience with sheet metal, plastics, automation equipment, wiring layouts/schematics, and hands‑on shop exposure.
• Familiarity with formal change processes, documentation discipline, and product support expectations.
• Experience with PDM or PLM systems for data and change management.
• Experience bringing consumer products from concept to production.

We value our employees by providing:

• Competitive compensation based on skills
• Industry leading health, dental, and vision plans
• Generous 401 (K) savings and profit sharing
• On‑site UW Health clinic, fitness center, and walking paths
• Education assistance and internal training programs
• Electric vehicle charging
• Maternity & paternity leave

This position requires a pre‑employment drug/alcohol test and background check, which will be administered after a conditional job offer is extended. A negative drug/alcohol test result is required for employment. Refusal to take the test or a positive result may disqualify a candidate from further consideration. All drug testing will be conducted in accordance with federal and state laws.

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