Senior Mechanical Engineer

Massman Companies; Eagan (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Massman Companies' Ideal Pase unit is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own liquid-filling automation from concept to customer acceptance. You will tackle design challenges for unusual containers, speed vs precision, and integrate mechanical systems, servo motion, pneumatics, instrumentation and controls into one high-performance machine.

You will lead the engineering effort from kickoff through design, build, test and field deployment, collaborating with customers, manufacturing,

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing automated production machinery with packaging or liquid-filling focus.
• Experience integrating mechanical designs with controls and electrical systems.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering from project kick-off through design, build, testing and customer acceptance.
• Collaborate with customers, manufacturing, controls, suppliers and other specialists.
• Make key design decisions to meet performance, cost and schedule targets.

Skills

Automation experience

Packaging equipment

Robotics knowledge

Servo motion

Systems integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related)

Tools

SOLIDWORKS

Job description

Brief Description Design the machines behind the products people use every day.

Brief Description Design the machines behind the products people use every day.

At Ideal Pase, our engineers don't just design components—they create complete automated machines that turn an empty container into a finished product ready for the consumer. Our equipment helps package products from brands you probably already have in your kitchen, garage, or laundry room—from premium paints, hot sauces, olive oils, and food products to laundry detergents, wines, adhesives, and countless other liquids.

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you'll take technical ownership of sophisticated liquid-filling automation from initial concept through customer acceptance. Every application presents a new engineering challenge: How do we accurately fill a difficult product? How do we accommodate an unusual container? How do we increase speed without sacrificing precision? And how do mechanical systems, servo motion, pneumatics, instrumentation, electrical hardware, and controls come together as one reliable, high-performance machine?

You'll be one of the engineers answering those questions—and turning the answers into real equipment.

You'll lead the engineering effort from project kick-off through design, build, testing, and customer acceptance. Along the way, you'll collaborate directly with customers, manufacturing teams, controls engineers, suppliers, and other technical specialists. You'll make key design decisions, lead technical reviews, solve real-world problems as machines come to life on our production floor, and help ensure each system delivers on its performance, quality, cost, and schedule commitments.

Ideal Pase, the liquid-filling business unit of Massman Companies, is growing across our operations in Eagan, Minnesota and Madison, Wisconsin. We're looking for an experienced machine designer who wants more than a steady stream of CAD assignments. This is an opportunity to take technical ownership of complex machinery, solve challenging automation problems, influence how our next generation of equipment is designed, and experience the satisfaction of watching machines you helped create produce real products for real customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, Automation, Manufacturing Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience designing complex automated production machinery; 10+ years preferred. Experience with packaging, liquid filling, robotics, material handling, process equipment, or similar industrial automation is highly valued.
• Advanced mechanical design and SOLIDWORKS expertise, including complex assemblies, mechanisms, servo-driven motion, pneumatics, precision components, tooling, manufacturing drawings, BOMs, and technical documentation.
• Strong systems-level engineering and problem-solving capability, with experience integrating mechanical designs with controls, electrical systems, sensors, instrumentation, robotics, and other automation technologies.
• Demonstrated senior-level technical leadership and engineering judgment, with the ability to balance customer requirements, standardization, manufacturability, reliability, cost, and maintainability while effectively collaborating across engineering, manufacturing, sales, suppliers, and customers.

Summary

Massman Companies is a leader in the design and manufacturing of precision automated machinery, Massman Companies has been providing innovative packaging systems for over 40 years. From liquid filling to case packing to palletizing, Massman has solutions for a wide range of automation needs. Massman Companies include Massman Automation, EDL, Ideal Pase, ADCO, and New England Machinery.

Massman Companies prides itself on being family friendly, with our Values focused on Employee Wellness, Community Leadership, and Integrity.

Employee Wellness: Family first. Creating career, personal, and financial wellness for all employees, embodies the Massman Employee Wellness value.

Community Leadership: Lifting communities. Contributing positively where we live with our talents and resources.

Integrity: Honesty always. Doing what is right, not what is easy.