Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Project overview

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Position Brief

Position requires a versatile, hands-on Mechanical Design Engineer to develop custom mechanical and electromechanical products, equipment, and prototypes across a broad range of industries. The ideal candidate has strong mechanical design and analytical fundamentals, works independently with periodic technical oversight, and can quickly adapt to new projects and technical challenges.

Key Skills & Responsibilities

Preferred Skills (Not Required)

Experience & Education

• Mechanical Design: Strong SolidWorks proficiency, including developing and modifying custom designs, component selection, and creating detailed engineering drawings.
• Engineering Analysis: Experience with tolerance stack-ups, free-body diagrams, force calculations, and basic static FEA.
• Manufacturing Knowledge: Understanding of machining, 3D printing, and sheet metal fabrication, including design for manufacturability and assembly.
• Hands-On Prototyping: Ability to participate in fabrication, assembly, troubleshooting, and testing of mechanical and electromechanical prototypes.
• Communication & Teamwork: Strong communication and presentation skills, including presenting concepts, design decisions, and project updates directly to clients. Able to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Adaptability & Problem-Solving: Resourceful, quick learner capable of independently solving technical problems and transitioning between significantly different project types.
• Automation & Controls: Experience designing or integrating automated systems, motor-driven mechanisms, actuators, and control systems.
• Electrical Component Integration: Familiarity with integrating motors, sensors, switches, wiring, and other electrical components into mechanical assemblies.
• Micro-controllers & Programming: Experience with micro-controller programming for motor control, sensor feedback, and input/output functions.
• Additional Manufacturing Experience: Familiarity with manufacturing processes beyond machining, 3D printing, and sheet metal fabrication.
• Experience: Ideally 5-10 years
• Education: Engineering degree

Project details

• Start: date 12/2026
• Duration: 6 months
• Remote: onsite
• Location: Cincinnati, USA, US
• Languages: English