Senior Mechanical Engineer - Lead Electro-Mechanical Design

Constellation Search Group; Hamel (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Constellation Search Group is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for a full-time direct hire role focused on leading product and system architecture, hands-on machine design, and customer collaboration to develop innovative motion solutions.

The ideal candidate will design electro-mechanical actuation and transmission systems, own detailed layouts and FEA models, and engage with customers to translate needs into robust, manufacturable designs. A comprehensive benefits package is provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
• 5+ years of hands-on mechanical design experience in industrial automation or defense.
• Strong leadership, critical thinking, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in CAD/CAE with SolidWorks and ANSYS preferred.
• Experience with bearings, shafts, gears, motors, and power transmission assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Design electro-mechanical actuation and power transmission products using CAD/CAE.
• Lead system-level electro-mechanical design including requirements and architecture.
• Own detailed layouts, FEA models, and tolerance schemes for performance and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with product managers and customer engineers to translate needs into designs.
• Represent the company in customer reviews and program meetings.
• Provide performance proofs and lessons learned for future opportunities.
• Support roadmaps, proposals, and risk assessments with technical input.
• Conduct trade-off studies balancing performance, cost, manufacturability and serviceability.
• Develop modular architectures suitable for high-mix engineering environments.

Skills

Leadership

Critical thinking

Decision making

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

ANYSYS

CAD/CAE

Job description

Constellation Search Group is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for a full-time direct hire role focused on leading product and system architecture, hands-on machine design, and customer collaboration to develop innovative motion solutions.

The ideal candidate will design electro-mechanical actuation and transmission systems, own detailed layouts and FEA models, and engage with customers to translate needs into robust, manufacturable designs. A comprehensive benefits package is provided.