Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

Körber is the home for passionate people who innovate, collaborate and love what they do. Entrepreneurial spirit is our joint DNA. We develop future technologies and support talents to deploy their skills and reach their full potential. We combine our strong heritage with our understanding for local specifics and a global mindset to bring people together and create valuable solutions for our customers. We aim for being the first to do the right thing at the right time.

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Körber Technologies, Inc., a Sales and Service Company serving the North American Tobacco Industry, has an outstanding career opportunity available for a Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team. As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development, implementation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical hardware and software used in industrial machinery. You will ensure compliance with company engineering standards in electrical design, controls programming, and component selection, while supporting the development of new equipment and the upgrade of existing machine control systems to align with current engineering, regulatory, and safety standards.

Your role in our team

• You will prepare electrical drawings and documentation, including circuit diagrams, wire lists, parts lists, operating sequences, manuals, and technical descriptions.
• You will support electrical design activities, including component selection and the resolution of technical design challenges.
• You will develop bills of materials (BOMs) in accordance with company standards for integration and use within SAP.
• You will support user interface (UI) and human-machine interface (HMI) development and assist with the programming and integration of machine control systems.
• You will build electrical control cabinets and wire machinery during prototype development and testing phases.
• You will design, support, and construct test stands used to evaluate electrical components, assemblies, and system performance.
• You will troubleshoot, repair, and enhance electrical and electronic systems used on manufacturing equipment.
• You will support engineering data and product lifecycle management activities, including Teamcenter coordination with affiliated engineering teams.
• You will update legacy machine control systems to comply with current engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and safety guidelines.
• You will collaborate with Engineering, Production, Service, Quality, and cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues and support successful project execution.
• You will perform additional related duties and project assignments as needed to support business and engineering objectives.

Your profile

• You have a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
• You have at least three years of practical and theoretical experience working with electrical and electronic components and in the development of industrial machinery.
• You have knowledge of industrial programming and control platforms, including Siemens, Beckhoff, and AMK.
• You have proficiency in electrical CAD tools; experience with ELCAD is preferred.
• You have working knowledge of SAP, which is highly desirable.
• You have proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• You have strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• You have the ability to work independently with general direction and exercise sound technical judgment.
• You have the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with employees, customers, suppliers, and affiliated engineering teams.
• You have strong safety awareness and the ability to work effectively with personnel at all organizational levels.

Can you find yourself in this profile? Then you are right at Körber. We look forward to talking with you! Körber Xperience (koerber.com)!

Your benefits

You will receive:

• Competitive salary

• Flexible working hours

• Paid vacation

• Vacation purchase program

• Sick days

• Paid holidays

• 401k Plan with a $1 for $1 match up to 6% of your base income

• Medical, dental, vision insurance plans

• Basic life and disability insurances, both short and long term, paid by employer

• Voluntary life insurance purchase program

• Training and Development Program

Your working environment at Körber Technologies, Inc.

At Körber Technologies, Inc., you will work in an innovative, friendly, diverse environment. You will work with experienced colleagues and will have opportunities to advance your career. Körber Technologies, Inc is part of an exciting industry. As a company, we value our long-term relationships with our customers who value us and our innovative solutions and flexibility.

• You will work for a company who values its employees and their contributions

• You will work for a worldwide organization and will develop partnerships with your colleagues throughout the globe

Equal employer opportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity to all applicants. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial, and/or local law.

Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience, please contact us via View email address on click.appcast.io. We work with selected partners and therefore ask recruitment consultancies to refrain from contacting us by mail or telephone.

Disclaimer: The duties listed above are intended only as representation of the essential functions of this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. The job advertisement does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change at the sole discretion of the employer. Nothing in this document alters an employee’s at-will employment status. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Individual compensation will be determined by various factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, experience, education, skills, location, and market and business considerations. Applications must be submitted via our career site.

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We value diversity and therefore welcome all applicants - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity, and any other protected status. You can find out more about our culture here Culture at Körber - it's worth taking a look!

We are committed to providing an accessible working environment. Applications from people with a recognized disability under German law, including people with severe disabilities or equivalent status, are expressly welcome. We would appreciate it if you could voluntarily indicate this directly in your CV or cover letter so that we can support you as effectively as possible throughout the process. You can find out more about the work of our representative body for people with severe disabilities here. They are happy to answer any confidential questions you may have in advance.

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