Lead Mechanical Engineer
Schweitzer Engineering LaboratoriesLocation not specified
Full Time
Posted September 25, 2026
$115k - $170k
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- Source
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- Freshness
- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed September 29, 2026
- Classification
- Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Transmission & Distribution
- Pay provenance
- Employer-provided pay
Job Description
Technical expertise in two or more of the following areas:
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a technical lead for the following mechanical engineering functions:
- Assembly design
- Plastic and metal part design
- Tolerance studies
- Design for manufacturability/assembly
- Component selection and specification
- Thermal analysis and design
- Mechanical shock and vibration analysis
- Improving existing products
- Direct the efforts of Engineers or Technicians; coordinate engineering activities with Purchasing and Manufacturing.
- Execute hardware projects of high complexity.
- Generate and maintain accurate Bills of Material. Provide accurate labor and material estimates.
- Review, support, approve and provide recommendations for improvements to documentation, mechanical designs, and manufacturing process design.
- Write comprehensive test plans, conduct detailed design validation tests and review results.
- Maintain current and accurate project notebooks.
- Mentor ME Interns, Designers, and Associate MEs, and MEs
- Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
- Understand. Create. Simplify.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- B.S. and/or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
- Automated Test Equipment (ATE) design experience
- Factory automation experience
- Product-level automated test experience
- ICT “bed of nails” fixture design experience
- 19” server rack mechanical layout and design
- Structural finite element analysis; Ansys Mechanical preferred
- Computational fluid dynamics; Ansys Icepak preferred
- Understanding and application of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles
- Plastic injection molded part design
- None
Benefits & Perks
- People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.
- We’re 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
- We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
- We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
- Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.
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