Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location: San Fernando Valley, CA
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $99,840
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of industrial housings, enclosures, and mechanical systems.
- Design products that meet IP, NEMA, and explosion-proof requirements.
- Translate customer and internal requirements into practical, manufacturable designs.
- Develop tooling, production fixtures, and test fixtures.
- Coordinate product certification and compliance testing with internal teams and third-party agencies.
- Create and maintain drawings, specifications, assembly instructions, fabrication documentation, and cost estimates.
- Provide hands-on engineering support for manufacturing and field-related issues.
- Work closely with customers, vendors, suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing teams.
- Mentor junior engineers and support engineering best practices.
- Identify opportunities to improve product quality, reliability, and manufacturing processes.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of five years of experience designing industrial or related mechanical products.
- Experience supporting low to medium volume manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of materials and manufacturing methods, including machining, sheet metal, castings, and plastics.
- Experience using 3D CAD software such as Pro/ENGINEER, Creo, SolidWorks, or similar.
- Experience using 2D AutoCAD or comparable drafting software.
- Knowledge of FEA, heat transfer, strength of materials, and other mechanical analysis methods.
- Ability to create accurate manufacturing, fabrication, and assembly documentation.
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively with external vendors and customers.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and manufacturing-related software.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing IP rated, NEMA rated, or explosion proof housings.
- Experience coordinating third-party certification and compliance testing.
- Previous experience mentoring junior engineers.
- Bilingual English and Spanish communication skills.
Additional Information
Occasional extended hours may be required to support critical customer needs or meet project deadlines.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | San Fernando Valley, CA |
Skills
Analysis Skillsunmatched
AutoCADunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
CAD (Computer-Aided Design) Softwareunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Cost Estimatesunmatched
Creo Elements/Prounmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Documentationunmatched
English Languageunmatched
Finite Element Analysisunmatched
Heat Transferunmatched
IP (Internet Protocol)unmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Industrial Designunmatched
Industrial Developmentunmatched
Machine Toolunmatched
Machiningunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturing Methodsunmatched
Manufacturing Softwareunmatched
Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
Mentoringunmatched
Microsoft Officeunmatched
Multilingualunmatched
PTC Creounmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Product Designunmatched
Quality Managementunmatched
SolidWorksunmatched
Spanish Languageunmatched
Strength of Materialsunmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
Test Fixturesunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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