Senior Mechanical Engineer

Foster Conner Recruiting; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Job summary

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Switchgear Design, with SolidWorks expertise, is sought to design mechanical guts of switchgear for critical infrastructure. You will lead 3D modeling, docs, and collaborate with Electrical Engineering on layouts and code compliance.

You will drive manufacturing readiness, own ECNs, mentor junior engineers, and partner with sales on proposals for optimized, standardized solutions.

Qualifications

• 4 to 6+ years of hands-on, unsupervised mechanical design experience with switchgear or power distribution equipment.
• SolidWorks Professional or Expert certification.
• 10+ years of progressive mechanical engineering experience in an engineered-to-order or industrial product environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design of switchgear enclosures, structural frames, and installation interfaces with 3D models and docs.
• Collaborate with Electrical Engineering on layouts, breaker placement, cable routing, and code compliance.
• Drive design for manufacturing to standardize across product lines and reduce custom components.
• Own ECNs and revision control in PDM/ERP, support prototypes and factory tests.
• Mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and coordinate with fabricators and suppliers.

Skills

Mechanical design

Switchgear experience

Mentoring

Tools

SolidWorks

PDM/ERP

Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Switchgear Design (SolidWorks Expert)

About the Opportunity

Design the mechanical guts of the switchgear that keeps data centers, hospitals, and power grids running. This search is being run on behalf of a well-established, growing manufacturer of mission-critical electrical power distribution equipment. Our client is a financially stable company with a strong reputation in the power infrastructure space and real momentum behind its growth. Company details are shared directly with qualified candidates.

If you're the person on the team who turns complex electrical requirements into rock-solid mechanical designs, and you want your daily work protecting critical infrastructure, this is worth a conversation.

What You'll Do

• Lead mechanical design of switchgear enclosures, structural frames, and installation interfaces, building full 3D models and manufacturing documentation packages in SolidWorks
• Partner with Electrical Engineering on bus layouts, breaker placement, cable routing, and code compliance
• Drive Design for Manufacturing and Assembly to reduce custom components and standardize across product lines
• Own Engineering Change Orders and revision control through PDM/ERP systems, and support prototype builds and factory acceptance testing
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, lead design reviews, and work directly with fabricators and suppliers on sheet metal, machining, and assembly
• Partner with Sales and Estimating on concept layouts and value engineering during proposals

Must Haves

• 4 to 6+ years of hands-on, unsupervised mechanical design experience with switchgear or power distribution equipment
• SolidWorks Professional or Expert certification
• 10+ years of progressive mechanical engineering experience in an engineered-to-order or industrial product environment

Nice to Have

• Direct experience with a switchgear OEM or contract manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with factory witness testing and certification documentation

Why This Role

• Hybrid flexibility, with focused remote design time balanced by in-person collaboration
• Ownership of technically demanding, high-impact work in the power infrastructure space
• Real mentorship opportunities and a seat at the table in strategic design conversations
• Competitive compensation and a strong benefits package