Mechanical Design Engineer – Strength Equipment
About The Position
Build the Equipment That Builds Athletes. At Matrix Fitness, we're looking for a hands-on Mechanical Design Engineer to help create the next generation of commercial strength equipment used by athletes, fitness enthusiasts, universities, professional teams, and health clubs around the world. This isn't a role where you'll spend all day behind a computer. You'll be designing, prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, and collaborating directly with manufacturing teams to bring innovative strength products to life. If you have a passion for mechanical design, fabrication, welding, fitness equipment, machinery, automotive projects, racing, off-road vehicles, or building things with your own hands, we'd love to talk with you.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- 2+ years of mechanical design, product development, or manufacturing engineering experience
- Proficiency with 3D CAD software (SolidWorks preferred)
- Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to work effectively with engineering, manufacturing, and cross-functional teams
- Strong communication and project management skills
- Have work or personal experience with welding, fabrication, machining, automotive projects, racing, motorcycles, or building equipment
- Have experience working with steel structures, weldments, and fabricated assemblies
- Like solving practical mechanical challenges
- Are comfortable working directly with prototypes and production teams
- Want to see your designs become real products used around the world
- Have a passion for strength training, fitness equipment, or sports performance
Nice To Haves
- Experience designing welded, fabrication, machined, or manufacturing steel structures.
- Knowledge of strength training equipment, fitness equipment, or sporting goods products
- Experience with FEA, structural analysis, DFMEA, and product validation testing
- Consumer or commercial product development experience
- Familiarity with sheet metal, tubing, castings, and injection-molded components
- Experience supporting products from prototype through mass production
Responsibilities
- Design and develop innovative strength training products from concept through production
- Create 3D CAD models, weldments, assemblies, and detailed engineering drawings using SolidWorks
- Engineer structural steel components, fabricated assemblies, and mechanical mechanisms
- Collaborate with Industrial Designers to transform concepts into production-ready equipment
- Conduct engineering reviews to ensure performance, durability, safety, and manufacturability
- Support product costing, tooling development, and supplier collaboration
- Participate in prototype builds and hands-on product testing
- Evaluate product performance, durability, fatigue life, and user experience
- Develop and execute validation plans and test procedures
- Analyze design failures and implement improvements
- Work directly with technicians, welders, fabricators, and manufacturing teams to solve real-world problems
- Support new product launches from development through production
- Collaborate with domestic and international manufacturing teams
- Improve product quality, assembly efficiency, and manufacturing processes
- Investigate production issues and implement long-term solutions
- Drive continuous improvement and value engineering initiatives
Benefits
- Competitive benefits program for eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Company-paid life insurance and AD&D for eligible employees.
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options, depending on plan eligibility.
- 401(k) retirement plan options for eligible employees.
- Employee product discount, wellness resources, and additional employee support programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
