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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Nycor Technical
Plymouth, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 5/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/22/2026

Our client located in the West Metro Suburbs of Minneapolis (Nearby Plymouth) is looking to add to their team a Senior Mechanical Machine Design Engineer due to continued growth. For over 70 years this company has partnered with a variety of industries to solve automation application challenges. For immediate consideration, complete job description and more details go ahead and apply or send your resume to BradC@Nycor.com and let’s see if we can get you that interview and check it out firsthand.

Highlights:

Lead system-level electro-mechanical design efforts, including requirements flow-down, architecture, and physical solutions.

Design advanced electro-mechanical actuation, pneumatic actuation, and power transmission products using computer aided engineering and precision machine design skills.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet performance, cost, and manufacturability targets.

Engage directly with product managers, customer engineers and program managers to understand and translate customer needs into robust designs.

Represent in customer design reviews and program meetings, projecting confidence and credibility.

Support Product and Program Managers with technical input to development roadmaps, proposals, reviews, and risk assessments.

Provide subsystem proof-of-performance and lessons learned for future opportunities.

Develop efficient modular product architectures in a challenging high-mix engineering and manufacturing environment.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field (Master’s preferred).

· 5 years in mechanical machine design of industrial automation or defense products or similar

· Strong leadership, critical thinking, optimization and decision-making skills.

· Experience leading system-level architecture and requirements management.

· Strong communication skills with ability to interface confidently with customer technical teams and program leadership.

· High mechanical aptitude with a solid background in computer-aided design and analysis. (SolidWorks and ANSYS preferred)

· Familiarity with regulated/mission-critical industries (defense, aerospace, medical, industrial automation)

Visa sponsorship is not authorized for this position now or in the future.

Must be able to pass a criminal background check and drug screening

Annual Salary Rate $110K to $130K plus a complete benefits package

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off

Application Question(s):

  • Familiarity with regulated/mission-critical industries (defense, aerospace, medical, industrial automation)?
  • Experience with Machine Design?
  • 5 years experience in mechanical design of industrial automation or defense products or similar?

Education:

  • Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $110,000 - $130,000

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