Aegis is partnered with a privately owned custom machine builder that has been designing and manufacturing equipment for the plastics industry for over 40 years. The company designs and builds its machinery entirely in-house and is expanding its Mechanical Engineering team due to continued growth.
They are seeking a Machinery Design Engineer to own custom equipment designs from initial concept through a fully built and operating machine.
Responsibilities:
Design custom machinery using Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD 2D, and other CAD tools
Take mechanical designs from concept through fabrication, assembly, and completion
Size and specify motors, gearboxes, bearings, shafts, and other mechanical components
Perform calculations and simulations to validate designs
Create detailed drawings, blueprints, and technical documentation
Work directly with vendors to select and integrate components
Collaborate with production teams on the manufacturing floor throughout machine builds
Support design improvements focused on reliability and manufacturability
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
2+ years of custom machinery or capital equipment design experience; 3–5+ years preferred
Strong 3D CAD experience, ideally Autodesk Inventor
Experience designing machinery from concept through completion
Understanding of mechanical power transmission including motors, gearboxes, bearings, and shafts
Welding/fabrication design experience is a plus
This is a full-time, direct-hire opportunity working on-site in Carol Stream with a stable, growing custom machine builder.