Lead Mechanical Engineer

Crane Company • Twinsburg, OH

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About The Position

The Lead Mechanical Engineer works with the Commercial Products Technology Team, whose engineers support Reuter-Stokes Radiation Monitoring, Industrial Sensors, and Downhole Technology product lines, to develop detectors for harsh-environment applications. The role involves creating and reviewing component and system designs, ensuring they meet product specifications and are analytically robust, empirically tested, and verified. It also applies Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) rigor throughout development in collaboration with technology and cross-functional teams.

The engineer coordinates project tasks with project and functional managers and works with Product Line Leaders, Quality, Manufacturing, and other functional teams to ensure products meet internal and external requirements from start to finish and support product-line growth. The position also supports customer technical discussions, promotes creativity and speed with excellence, and develops and applies design best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or more in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a related field.
• 4–7 years of design engineering experience is desired; sensor design experience is preferred.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate cross-functional inputs into design outputs.
• Experience with design for regulatory compliance and product safety.
• Requirements decomposition skills.
• Technical report authorship skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with new product design.
• Experience with a CAD package; SolidWorks is preferred.
• Experience with an ERP system such as SAP.
• Experience with product development processes; Stage-Gate is preferred.
• Professional certifications held or in progress, such as FE, EIT, or PE.

Responsibilities

• Develop detectors for harsh-environment applications with the Commercial Products Technology Team.
• Develop and/or review detailed component and system designs to meet new product specifications.
• Ensure component and system designs are analytically robust and empirically tested and verified.
• Ensure appropriate DFSS and DFM rigor is applied throughout the design process in collaboration with technology team members and other functions.
• Coordinate multiple project tasks with project managers and functional managers.
• Work with Product Line Leaders, Quality, Manufacturing, and other functional teams to ensure products meet internal and external requirements from start to finish and support continued product-line growth.
• Foster a creative environment that allows new ideas while embracing speed and excellence.
• Leverage, expand, and create design best practices.
• Support technical discussions with customers as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior