Senior Mechanical Engineer

Productive Resources•Oshkosh, WI

About The Position

Productive Resources is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join its engineering team at a customer facility in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, or work remotely. The engineer designs functional, reliable, and cost-effective components for heavy-duty vehicles and performs engineering analysis, design or redesign, and development of components for existing and new vehicles. The role also supports the integration and execution of vehicle and component designs. This is a full-time position of indefinite duration with opportunities for professional growth and advancement within the organization. The engineer performs calculations, investigations, and other engineering tasks in accordance with customer and industry standards and processes. The role may take responsibility for a project or a limited-complexity portion of one, and may involve managing multiple projects. The engineer works with internal engineering and business-support disciplines and external suppliers, offers guidance to junior engineers, designers, or technicians, and communicates technical issues to suppliers and customers. The position evaluates designs for performance, safety, and reliability; prepares or directs preparation of layouts, drawings, specifications, and bills of material; supports production; resolves engineering issues; and documents analyses and project work.

Requirements

Accredited bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field.
Three or more years of related experience.
Familiarity with fluid-power concepts.
Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic routing.
Experience with component sizing and selection.

Nice To Haves

Accredited bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Mechanical knowledge of automotive or heavy-vehicle equipment and related systems.
Experience with a high-level CAD system.

Responsibilities

Perform engineering calculations, investigations, and assigned tasks according to Oshkosh and general industry engineering standards and processes.
Support senior engineers in preparing plans, designs, computation methods, and reports.
Take responsibility for a project or a limited-complexity part of a project; may manage multiple projects.
Collaborate with internal engineering and business-support disciplines and external suppliers.
Provide guidance or mentorship to entry-level engineers, designers, or technicians on a shared project.
Communicate with suppliers, internal and external customers, and outside resources about technical issues.
Enforce engineering criteria and drawing standards and ensure technical work follows company policies and procedures.
Evaluate designs for performance, safety, and reliability.
Perform and direct preparation of layouts, drawings, specifications, and bills of material.
Conduct engineering analysis to support selection of parts, components, and materials that meet requirements.
Provide technical assistance for production support.
Analyze and resolve issues reported to Engineering and communicate status verbally or in writing.
Prepare technical proposals, quotations, reports, and presentations.
Create and maintain project documentation for analysis, research, and historical records.
Use analytical and mathematical approaches to calculate or model system performance and optimize designs.
Mechanically design functional, reliable, and cost-effective heavy-duty vehicle components and support integration and execution of vehicle and component designs.