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Mechanical Design Engineer

Power Engineering And Mfg Ltd
Waterloo, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/3/2026

Essential Functions: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Regularly communicate with customers to determine or clarify product requirements.
  • Responsible for design, development and execution of new products.
  • Support continuous improvement in design and development.
  • Actively support a defined strategy and philosophy that ensures the highest levels of quality and customer satisfaction while continually striving for cost reductions.
  • Promote a data driven decision making culture.
  • Coordinate with internal functional groups to ensure design integrity and manufacturability.
  • Accurately complete new product design & development input requirements and all related documents; communicate to appropriate groups the status of all projects.
  • Troubleshoot product nonconformities and customer concerns to prevent recurrence.
  • Actively works with supply chain partners regarding material and part selection decisions, collaborative design work, and design solution development.
  • Provides effective technical support for external and internal customers.
  • Researches relevant industry trends and design and development methods for possible incorporation into PEM’s best practices.
  • Actively supports a customer oriented problem solving culture that leverages traditional expertise in gearing and gearbox design while also embracing new challenges (e.g., motors, couplings, mounting fixtures, motors, innovative customized product testing, instrumentation).
  • Actively supports sales with qualifying leads, developing new opportunities, assigning engineering projects, and other activities.
  • Supports development of technical sales and marketing material using a variety of platforms, e.g., presentations, web content, and key points of interest for onsite tours.


Education and/or Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering -Or-
  • An Associate’s with 2 years of experience in a highly technical field with strong mechanical aptitude. 5 years relevant experience in mechanical engineering design preferred. Equivalent combination of aptitude, background, and experience may be considered.


Computer/System Skills

  • To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of
  • Solidworks, AutoCAD, or similar CAD system.
  • The ability to learn PEM internal systems (e.g., Made2Manage ERP).
  • The ability to develop an understanding of ISO 9001:2015 requirements as they apply to PEM in general and Engineering in particular. Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Microsoft Outlook/email.
  • Microsoft Excel


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