Senior Mechanical Engineer: Lead Liquid-Filling Automation

Massman Companies; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Massman Companies is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the design of liquid-filling automation from concept through customer acceptance. You will tackle container challenges, optimize speed and precision, and integrate mechanical, servo, pneumatics, instrumentation, and controls into reliable equipment.

You’ll lead the engineering effort from kickoff to testing and customer acceptance, collaborating with customers, manufacturing teams, controls engineers, suppliers, and other

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, Automation, Manufacturing Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience designing complex automated production machinery; 10+ years preferred.
• Advanced SOLIDWORKS expertise, including complex assemblies, servo-driven motion, pneumatics, BOMs, and manufacturing drawings.
• Strong systems-level engineering and problem-solving capability, with experience integrating mechanical designs with controls, electrical systems, sensors, instrumentation, robotics, and other automation technologies.
• Demonstrated senior-level technical leadership and engineering judgment, balancing customer requirements with manufacturability, reliability and cost.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the design of sophisticated liquid-filling automation from concept through customer acceptance.
• Collaborate directly with customers, manufacturing teams, controls engineers, suppliers, and other technical specialists.
• Make key design decisions, lead technical reviews, and solve real-world problems as machines are built.
• Ensure each system delivers performance, quality, cost, and schedule commitments.

Skills

Senior technical leadership

Engineering judgment

SOLIDWORKS proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SOLIDWORKS

Job description

Massman Companies is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the design of liquid-filling automation from concept through customer acceptance. You will tackle container challenges, optimize speed and precision, and integrate mechanical, servo, pneumatics, instrumentation, and controls into reliable equipment.

You’ll lead the engineering effort from kickoff to testing and customer acceptance, collaborating with customers, manufacturing teams, controls engineers, suppliers, and other