About Nottingham Spirk

Are you seeking a role that is both challenging and rewarding? Consider Nottingham Spirk where your work makes a difference.

Nottingham Spirk is a Cleveland, Ohio-based, design services consultancy. We are seeking to add a Senior Mechanical Engineer to our growing team.

Founded in 1972, Nottingham Spirk (NS) helps corporate innovators grow their businesses by partnering with them from design to delivery, to create remarkable product innovations, medical devices, consumer product packaging, and more. With every discipline needed for your project in-house, we help our client-partners disrupt their industries, improve the lives of consumers, and change the world.

With 1,400 issued patents and counting – and a 95% commercialization rate – the things we create make it to market.

Summary

The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for the engineering development of novel consumer and commercial products from concept through initial production. The Sr. Mechanical Engineer's primary responsibility is to assure the completion of all engineering tasks required in the assigned project, coordinating internal and external resources as needed. The Sr. Mechanical Engineer’s secondary responsibility is to execute engineering tasks as needed where internal associate engineering or external technical resources are not available. Projects span a number of different sectors including medical devices, consumer goods and more!

• Manage technical resources within the constraints of the Scope-Of-Work (SOW).
• Recommend any necessary SOW changes to the Project Manager, Sr. Project Manager or Program Director.
• Manage engineers, mechanical designers and prototype technicians in the transition from feasibility prototypes to production-ready designs.
• Support the Project Manager in the presentation of solutions to the client to communicate the inherent advantages, challenges and tradeoffs associated with different technology options.
• Collaborate with consumer research and industrial design associates to translate consumer research discoveries into product requirements.
• Perform FEA structural and thermal mechanical design analysis
• Review the general patent landscape to discover issues potentially affecting design. Draft invention disclosures. Collaborate with outside patent counsel on more formal IP research.
• Coordinate technical feasibility studies, including design, fabrication and evaluation of proof-of-concept prototypes. Collaborate with prototype technicians on the fabrication, testing, and iterative improvements of prototypes, providing task-level assistance where necessary.
• Ensure that designs meet applicable standards and requirements (UL/CSA, IEC, ISO, etc.).
• Support the sourcing group on technology transfers to potential manufacturers. Provide task-level assistance to the sourcing group as necessary (e.g., site visits, communications).
• Coordinate independent technical research and engineering studies.
• Participate in periodic project internal and client meetings to ensure continuity and cohesion amongst the team.
• Demonstrate the ability to respect and support colleagues at all levels. Consistently contribute to a positive work environment for all associates. Mentor junior associates.
• Assist the New Business Development team in the generation of Scope-Of-Work (SOW) documentation.