Senior Mechanical Engineer

Re:Build; City of Rochester (NY); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Re:Build AppliedLogix in Rochester, NY seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead clean-sheet design for electrification, energy and mobility projects, using SolidWorks and thermal/FEA methods.

You will collaborate with clients, develop tooling, verify designs, and contribute to manufacturing processes while traveling up to 10% as needed. This on-site/hybrid role offers competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a design engineering role.
• Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial spirit and customer-focused mindset.
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills for client collaboration.
• Ability to manage diverse projects concurrently.
• DFM / DFA understanding and CAD proficiency (SolidWorks preferred).
• Experience with cooling solutions and busbar design a plus.
• Experience developing manufacturing tools and processes.
• FEA/thermal analysis experience (SolidWorks/ANSYS) preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% as needed.

Responsibilities

• Become part of a skilled, lean, collaborative team and contribute to many projects.
• Work with clients to elicit and document technical requirements.
• Design, simulate, manufacture, and test mechanical solutions.
• Develop tooling and process parameters to realize designs.
• Support PCB packaging solutions with the Electronics Group.
• Create test plans and drive data-informed design decisions.
• Document and hand over mechanical work packages to clients.

Skills

Self-motivated

Entrepreneurial spirit

Customer success focus

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

ANSYS

Job description

At Re:Build, our mission is to ensure the next generation of important products are made, at scale, in America. We are laying the foundation for a better future for our customers, employees, and communities by revitalizing America's manufacturing base and creating meaningful jobs across the country, including in historically deindustrialized regions.

We operate an advanced, end-to-end manufacturing platform that partners with industrial companies and innovators to take products from first concept to full-scale production in critical verticals including aerospace and defense, electrification, medical, energy and environment, and robotics and automation.

The way we operate is as important as the work we do. It's guided by TheRe:BuildWay, 16 principles that shape how we collaborate with each other, partner with our customers and vendors, and contribute to the communities where we operate.(link to The Re:Build Way principles)

About Re:Build AppliedLogix

Re:Build AppliedLogix provides product OEMs with leading-edge embedded systems design services and product commercialization expertise. Our senior team of electronics, software, and mechanical engineers are fluent in a broad range of applications including fuel cell control and battery management systems, precision agriculture, medical devices, aerospace / drone, automotive and transportation components, and imaging systems with machine vision and AI processing integration.

The Re:Build AppliedLogix Team provides design expertise for all facets of modern digital product development - with custom analog and digital embedded electronics; VHDL and Verilog targeting FPGAs, SoCs, MPSoCs and RFSoCs; embedded software on bare-metal, RTOS or Linux; full-stack application development (Linux and Windows). Our mechanical design capabilities include the packaging of embedded systems, tooling design, and manufacturing process development. We empower our staff to take on as much responsibility as they choose while offering a helping hand and experience-based coaching and the support of a highly competent team. Our goal is to enable each employee to achieve their fullest potential for both personal and professional growth.

Who are we looking for?

Re:Build AppliedLogix is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team, supporting clients in a variety of domains including the electrification, energy, and mobility industries.

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer at AppliedLogix, you will carry out clean-sheet designs for various client applications. Your typical activities will include requirements collection, conceptual brainstorming, design modeling and detailing using SolidWorks, prototyping and verification. For those Mechanical Engineer’s with Thermal and FEA modeling skills, you will be challenged with a broad spectrum of problems that require analytical solutions.

This is an on-site / hybrid opportunity based at the Re:Build AppliedLogix development center in Rochester, NY.

What you get to do!

• Become a member of a highly respected, technically diverse team with a lean culture and a track-record of success through teamwork.
• Work directly with clients to elicit and document technical requirements.
• Design, simulate, manufacture, and test your mechanical solutions.
• Develop manufacturing tooling and process parameters to bring your designs to reality.
• Support the AppliedLogix Electronics Group with their challenging PCB packaging solutions.
• Create and carry out test plans the inform data driven decisions that guide design development.
• Document and transfer Mechanical work packages and project deliverables to the client.

What you will bring to the team

• A bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering.
• A minimum of 10 years experience in a design engineering role.
• Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for customer success.
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills with both our internal team and direct client collaboration.
• Interested in a wide diversity of projects with a demonstrated ability to contribute to multiple projects concurrently.
• Ability to apply technical experience and a research and development mindset to unfamiliar applications.
• Experience designing systems / solutions with electrical / thermal / environmental / user requirements.
• Solid understanding of the principles and application of DFM / DFA.
• Experienced user of CAD packages, SolidWorks preferred.
• Preferred experience designing active and passive cooling solutions.
• Preferred experience sizing and designing busbars.
• Experience developing manufacturing tools and processes.
• Preferred experience using Mechanical Engineering analytical tools for FEA and Thermal Analysis such as SolidWorks Thermal / Flow / Simulation packages and/or ANSYS.
• Ability to travel up to 10% for customer or manufacturing-site collaboration as projects require
• Experience with the design or manufacturing of batteries, fuel cells, and/or electrolyzers is a plus.

The base salary range for this position is $116,939.38 to $175,000 per year. This range represents the Company’s good faith estimate of the base compensation for this role at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to relevant experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for annual incentive compensation and/or long-term incentives, subject to Company plans. The Company offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, and other benefits.

A Rewarding Career Awaits You

We are a company that makes a difference in the industries and the communities where we operate.

Every employee of Re:Build will share ownership in the company and will share in the financial rewards of the success we achieve together, at all levels of the company!

We want to work with people that reflect the communities in which we operate.

Re:Build Manufacturing is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affimative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason.

Re:Build is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail] or you may call us at 617.909.6275