Mechanical Engineer - Cost Optimization

MSA, The Safety Company • Cranberry Township, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Are you a Mechanical Engineer who enjoys solving complex product challenges and seeing your ideas implemented? Join the global Value Engineering & Cost Optimization team and help improve products used around the world. In this highly visible role, you will combine mechanical design expertise, value engineering, and cross-functional execution to reduce product cost, strengthen competitiveness, and deliver measurable business results without compromising safety, quality, performance, or customer value.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Hands-on mechanical product design and development experience using 3D CAD, preferably SolidWorks.
• Experience with plastics, materials, manufacturing processes, mechanical components, or electro-mechanical systems.
• Working knowledge of FEA, tolerance analysis, and validation methods.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, business, and project-management skills.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and drive work through implementation.

Nice To Haves

• Value engineering, cost optimization, design-to-cost, benchmarking, or should-cost analysis.
• Lean Six Sigma certification or practical continuous improvement experience.
• SAP or similar ERP/MRP experience and BOM/document-control knowledge.
• Regulated or safety-critical product development and experience with UL, CSA, or related agencies.

Responsibilities

• Support and participate in VA/VE workshops, product teardowns, benchmarking, and design-to-cost activities.
• Identify opportunities through part consolidation, modularity, material alternatives, specification optimization, and process improvements.
• Create and evaluate concepts using CAD, FEA, fatigue analysis, tolerance analysis, prototyping, and testing.
• Apply DFM, DFA, DFS, and other DFX methods.
• Develop drawings, specifications, BOM updates, analyses, test plans, and engineering change documentation.
• Coordinate prototype builds, testing, release, and implementation.
• Lead or support multiple cross-functional cost optimization projects and communicate results.
• Document technical outcomes and validated savings.

What This Job Offers

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