Senior Mechanical Engineer, Automation & Manufacturing

CommScope; Shakopee (MN); On-site; USD 88,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

CommScope in Shakopee, Minnesota, is seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer to join the Automation Team. You will design, develop, and deploy custom automated manufacturing equipment for fiber optic products onsite at the Shakopee facility.

This hands-on role emphasizes practical engineering, rigorous design, and direct impact on manufacturing performance through collaboration with controls, software, electrical, manufacturing, and quality teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant mechanical engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in 3D CAD tools (SolidWorks preferred).
• Demonstrated experience designing custom automation equipment, capital equipment, or complex mechanical systems.
• Solid working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, and precision machine design best practices.
• Hands-on experience building, debugging, and qualifying mechanical equipment in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design custom automated machinery, tooling, fixtures, and semi-automated solutions to improve manufacturing capability, cycle time, ergonomics, safety, and product quality.
• Drive concepts from whiteboard to deployed equipment through iterative prototyping, bench testing, and process trials.
• Support new process development, equipment qualification, factory acceptance testing, and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Identify opportunities to transition manual operations to semi-automated or fully automated solutions aligned with manufacturing roadmaps.

Skills

CAD proficiency

Manufacturing equipment design

GD&T

Communication skills

Travel ability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related

Associates + 5 years experience

Tools

SolidWorks

PDM systems

Minitab

Job description

CommScope in Shakopee, Minnesota, is seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer to join the Automation Team. You will design, develop, and deploy custom automated manufacturing equipment for fiber optic products onsite at the Shakopee facility.

This hands-on role emphasizes practical engineering, rigorous design, and direct impact on manufacturing performance through collaboration with controls, software, electrical, manufacturing, and quality teams.