Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

Join an established and growing team! Showcase your skills with a company committed to providing services on time, on budget, done right, and done safely. At SpecSys, we offer exciting, challenging work tailored to your strengths, along with opportunities to make an impact. Learn more about us and apply today!

Salary range: $60,000 - $100,000 in accordance with applicable experience!

Benefits and perks: Medical, dental, & vision insurance; HSA/FSA options; accident & critical illness insurance; short- and long-term disability; 401(k) with employer match; term life insurance; employee assistance program; employee-of-the-month and year, RITALKA University; employee luncheons; company picnic; community volunteering.

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will complete mechanical design work for mobile equipment that includes structural, fluid power, and powertrain systems, including performing component selection; CAD design work; analysis, including FEA; detailed bills of material (BOMs); and operator and user manuals. You will collaborate with other SpecSys engineering disciplines and manufacturing along with project managers to ensure the on time - on budget - done right - done safely aspects of the project assigned.

What does the Mechanical Engineer do for SpecSys?

• Overall project responsibility including:
• Verify the design meets performance and configuration specifications
• Contract management to verify the project is completed on time and on budget
• Customer management to understand expectations and standards
• Providing work instructions for designers and drafters
• Coordinating resources of project teams
• Developing and updating project timelines
• Developing design concepts to perform project function and facilitate reviews.
• Developing scope of work projections
• Performing engineering calculations to verify compliance with design requirements
• Providing technical data to the client, designers, and drafters
• Overseeing and/or performing FEA analysis to verify structural integrity
• Direct preparation of FEA reports for the customer
• Preparing project review booklets and present to the customer
• Specifying and sourcing purchase components to be used
• Specifying materials to be used in design
• Working on multiple CAD packages
• Reviewing CAD models for completeness, interferences, and manufacturability
• Reviewing detail drawings for completeness, accuracy, and client standards
• Reviewing and update model and drawing tolerances
• Generating and reviewing Bill of Materials for completeness
• Updating and tracking action / issue items

How would we define a good candidate? Someone who:

• Has strong mechanical aptitude
• Mobile equipment experience required
• Has FEA experience and/or hydraulics experience
• Has structural analysis experience
• Has the ability to interact at a management level with Manufacturing Operations, Sales, Clients, and Quality
• Has a BS or MS degree in agriculture, mechanical, electrical or aerospace engineering disciplines
• Has 1+ years of proven project experience
• Or has any combination of education and experience that would provide the required skill and knowledge for successful performance

Many tasks include their own work and/or the review of work of others in the department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

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SpecSys Overview

When it comes to recruiting, many companies focus on an applicant's faults - what doesn't fit, what experience they don't have, etc. Our philosophy is different in that we are actively looking for a reason to hire someone. SpecSys is a full-service provider that offers project management, engineering, and manufacturing for fast-track projects, systems, and products with a main focus on large mobile equipment - if it moves and it's big, we can do it! At SpecSys, we take safety and quality very seriously. We want our employees to go home in the same way they arrived at work (maybe even better if possible) and we do that by providing our services on time, on budget, and done right. As one of the few engineering and manufacturing companies that are ISO-9001:2015 certified, you know that our standards and processes are first-rate.

Why you should apply here

SpecSys is a family-owned company that focuses on creating jobs in rural communities in the upper Midwest; purposefully deciding to create jobs away from the chaos of larger metro areas. Our company values help to foster strong relationships with not only our employees and customers, but also our communities. We take pride in finding careers that fit the person rather than a person to fit a job which allows us all to do extraordinary things with ordinary people.

We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.