Senior Mechanical Engineer

Motorola Solutions; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401K with Company Match

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Motorola Solutions in Schaumburg, IL is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead design and development of mechanical systems for critical electronics products. You will prototype, analyze, and refine components, assemblies, and tooling, while collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional teams across sites.

The role requires hands-on CAD modeling, tolerance analysis, FEA capability, and the ability to document and report tests clearly. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
• 3+ years in product development for mechanical design of reliable electronics.
• Willingness to travel 10–25%.

Responsibilities

• Design and prototype mechanical systems meeting customer requirements and reliability goals.
• Model complex components and assemblies; generate 2D drawings per drafting standards.
• Work with suppliers and commodity teams to meet cost and lead-time targets.
• Set up and manage bills of materials and release mechanical prints.
• Perform mechanical verification tests and write test reports.

Skills

Finite Element Analysis

Tolerance analysis

3D CAD design

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo Parametric

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Job description

## Senior Mechanical EngineerApply: Schaumburg, IL: Full time: Posted Today: R69830## **Company Overview**At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.## **Department Overview**Motorola Solutions is building talent pipelines to meet future hiring demands. This is a pipeline role, while there is not an immediate opening, we want to build relationships with prospective candidates like you. If your background is a match to our requirements, we’ll follow up with an exploratory conversation.## Job Description* This is a senior level product design and development position intended for those with relevant work experience in designing and manufacturing support of highly sophisticated and reliable communications infrastructure for professional and mission critical markets. Engineers in this position will function primarily as a mechanical engineer in large and/or complex team projects, as well as an individual contributor on smaller tasks and assignments. This role would also support method and process improvements on existing product lines. Responsibilities include:* Preparing concept and prototype designs of mechanical systems as well as hands on design and analysis of individual parts and components, that meets customer requirements and expectations, reliability and robustness requirements, manufacturing processes and safety guidelines* Designing and conducting experiments using statistical tools and techniques to confirm analyses, evaluating new or existing designs to conform to product specifications.* Working with suppliers and commodity teams to meet cost and lead-times goals for tooling and piece parts.* Modeling complex component and assembly designs using advanced 3D CAD tools, and interpreting and generating 2D drawings per mechanical drafting standards.* Understanding of tolerances and effects on design.* Setting up and maintaining bills of materials and releasing mechanical prints. Supporting prototype/pilot builds.* Performing mechanical verification tests per products specifications and writing test reports .* Compiling information for user manuals and/or instruction sheets* During the development phase of a project, the candidate would work closely with other engineering groups, suppliers and the factories in Mexico, Malaysia, or Elgin, Illinois. Some travel may be required.* Experience designing: cast metals, sheet metal/stampings, injection molded plastics and compression molded rubbers, cables and connectors, and rigid and flexible printed circuit boards. Knowledge of DFA / DFM requirements is desirable.* Hands-on experience and high proficiency with Creo Parametric (Pro/Engineer) 3D modeling and surfacing software, or equivalent, to design complex components and assemblies.* Experience with tolerance analysis and effects on design (6-sigma design methodology a plus).* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to perform hand or FEA calculations for stress and thermal is required. Demonstrated experience in Finite Element Analysis for structural and heat transfer applications highly desireable.* Works autonomously but able to work effectively with other engineers within mechanical and other disciplines (electrical engineering, industrial design, product marketing, manufacturing, etc...).* Ability to manage multiple concurrent design projects.* Generates concise and comprehensive design and test report documents.* Summarizes complex technical concepts clearly.* Good writing and communication skills.## Basic Requirements* Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.* Minimum of 3 years of product development experience in the design and development of mechanics for highly reliable electronics products.## Travel Requirements10-25%## Relocation ProvidedNone## Position TypeExperienced## Referral Payment PlanNo**Our U.S. Benefits include:*** Incentive Bonus Plans* Medical, Dental, Vision benefits* 401K with Company Match* 10 Paid Holidays* Generous Paid Time Off Packages* Employee Stock Purchase Plan* Paid Parental & Family Leave* and more!