What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Design Engineer - Mechanical - Rochester, NH position at Michael Page?
- Join a highly innovative engineering environment!
- Lead the product development lifecycle of advanced mechanical products!
Our client is a well-established and highly respected manufacturer known for engineering excellence, product innovation, and a commitment to quality. With a long-standing history of developing advanced products for demanding commercial and professional markets, the organization continues to invest heavily in research, development, and new product introduction.
Employees benefit from a stable and growing environment that values continuous improvement, technical development, and cross-functional teamwork. The business is recognized for maintaining high manufacturing standards and fostering a workplace where innovation and professional growth are encouraged.
Job Description
- Lead the design and development of new products and enhancements to existing product lines.
- Create, review, and approve engineering drawings, models, and technical documentation.
- Perform advanced engineering analyses, including structural, motion, thermal, and computational simulations where required.
- Drive design decisions through data analysis, testing, and engineering best practices.
- Develop and execute validation and verification plans to ensure product performance and reliability.
- Coordinate testing activities, review results, and implement design improvements based on findings.
- Manage engineering changes, bills of materials, and product configuration data within PLM systems.
- Collaborate closely with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and product management teams to ensure successful product launches.
- Support Design for Manufacturing initiatives and work with suppliers to optimize quality, cost, and performance.
- Conduct tolerance analysis and ensure compliance with engineering standards and drafting requirements.
- Contribute to intellectual property development through technical evaluations, patent-related activities, and trade studies.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across engineering projects.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives relating to engineering processes, tools, methodologies, and documentation.
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues and implement effective, data-driven solutions.
The Successful Applicant
Requirements
The successful candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and have significant experience within a research and development or product design environment. They will bring a strong background in developing complex mechanical products and a demonstrated ability to solve challenging engineering problems.Key requirements include:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Approximately 7-10 years of product design, development, or R&D engineering experience.
- Expertise in 3D CAD modelling and technical drawing creation, ideally using SolidWorks or similar platforms.
- Strong understanding of GD&T, tolerance analysis, and engineering drawing standards.
- Experience performing advanced engineering analyses, such as FEA, motion studies, CFD, or thermal analysis.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes including machining, molding, stamping, casting, forging, and assembly.
- Experience working within PLM environments and managing engineering changes.
- Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at multiple levels.
- Proven capability to lead projects independently while collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience mentoring junior engineers and providing technical guidance.
- High attention to detail, strong analytical thinking, and a proactive approach to problem solving.
- Familiarity with regulated manufacturing environments and industry specifications is advantageous.
- Opportunity to work on innovative, technically challenging products with a recognized market leader.
- Significant ownership and influence over product design and development activities.
- Exposure to the full product lifecycle, from concept development through production release.
- Collaborative and highly skilled engineering environment.
- Opportunity to mentor and develop less experienced engineers while expanding leadership responsibilities.
- Diverse project portfolio involving advanced analysis, testing, manufacturing, and product improvement initiatives.
- Strong culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and professional development.
- Stable organization with ongoing investment in research, development, and engineering excellence.
- Career progression opportunities within a growing engineering function.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
Quote job ref: JN-102026-7121051
Salary : $105,000 - $135,000