Senior Mechanical Engineer — Hands-on Automation Design

Cindavi; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cindavi in Michigan seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to design, improve, and deliver automated machinery for high-volume manufacturing in Jackson, MI. This hands-on role goes beyond CAD, driving concepts to production, installation, and field use.

You will work with controls and manufacturing teams, apply 3D CAD (SolidWorks) to conveyors, pneumatics, and packaging equipment, and mentor teammates while improving design documentation and cost performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience.
• Significant hands-on experience designing industrial machinery or automated equipment in a 3D CAD environment.
• Strong SolidWorks proficiency or comparable 3D mechanical design platform.

Responsibilities

• Design new machinery and modify existing automated equipment using 3D CAD, currently SolidWorks.
• Own mechanical and mechatronic design work involving conveyors, pneumatics, mechanisms, packaging equipment, and custom assemblies.
• Partner with electrical and controls engineers to ensure designs meet hardware, interfaces, and operational requirements.
• Support manufacturing and assembly during initial builds, troubleshoot design issues, and drive continuous product improvement.
• Improve designs, bills of materials, documentation, quality standards, and cost performance.
• Coordinate mechanical engineering workloads, mentor teammates, and raise design execution standards.
• Occasionally support customer-site measurements, integration, installation, or troubleshooting.

Skills

3D CAD

SolidWorks

Mechatronics

Industrial machinery design

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Cindavi in Michigan seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to design, improve, and deliver automated machinery for high-volume manufacturing in Jackson, MI. This hands-on role goes beyond CAD, driving concepts to production, installation, and field use.

You will work with controls and manufacturing teams, apply 3D CAD (SolidWorks) to conveyors, pneumatics, and packaging equipment, and mentor teammates while improving design documentation and cost performance.