SVE Mechanical Engineer

Enovation Controls LLC•Tulsa, OK

About The Position

The SVE Mechanical Engineer works within the Engineering department, primarily driving Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE) initiatives and providing secondary support for sustaining engineering across Enovation Controls products. The engineer partners with New Product Development through product launch and the formal transfer of design ownership, then takes responsibility for maintaining and improving mechanical designs in production. In collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Product Management, and suppliers, this role identifies and implements opportunities to reduce costs, improve reliability and manufacturability, and support products over the long term.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
Minimum 5 years of mechanical product design and development experience.
Mechanical product-design experience with strong 3D CAD, engineering drawings, GD&T, and tolerance-analysis skills.
Knowledge of manufactured components, material selection, injection molding, casting, machining, sheet metal, and assembly methods.
Ability to lead VAVE improvements, validate design changes, solve technical problems, and manage competing priorities.
Understanding of engineering change control and the transfer of product design ownership into production.
Strong cross-functional communication, documentation, and supplier collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

VAVE and sustaining engineering experience.
SolidWorks experience for parts, assemblies, and drawings.
Familiarity with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems for drawings, BOMs, product configuration, and engineering changes.
Knowledge of ruggedized electronics, thermal management, sealing, vibration, shock, or environmental validation.
Exposure to supplier transitions, alternate sourcing, should-cost analysis, or high-volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Identify and implement improvements to materials, components, designs, manufacturing methods, and sourcing while protecting product performance, quality, and reliability.
Own assigned mechanical designs following product launch and maintain drawings, specifications, bills of material, and design integrity.
Collaborate with New Product Development through launch and transfer design intent, validation records, open issues, and production knowledge.
Design and improve enclosures, components, and assemblies using 3D CAD, GD&T, material selection, tolerance analysis, and design-for-manufacture principles.
Evaluate design tradeoffs, coordinate prototypes and testing, and release validated changes through engineering change controls.
Resolve manufacturing, quality, field, supplier, and obsolescence issues through root-cause analysis and corrective action.
Build cost-reduction business cases and coordinate implementation with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Product Management, and suppliers.