Mechanical Design Engineer

About the role

Pettibone seeks a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their Engineering team in Baraga, Michigan.

Responsibilities

• Design, improve, support, and release mechanical systems and structural components for off-road machines and mobile heavy equipment.
• Design and redesign vehicle structures, sheet metal, heavy weldments, and related assemblies.
• Perform engineering calculations to determine component size, strength, and performance.
• Review and release drawings created in SolidWorks.
• Prepare change requests, requisitions, parts lists, bills of materials, and technical documentation.
• Use tools such as FMEA, FEA, 8D problem solving, and risk assessments to validate designs.
• Participate in design reviews with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, sales, and service teams.
• Support prototype builds and help test machines/components in real or simulated field conditions.
• Investigate field issues and help develop practical, data-driven corrective actions.
• Support cost reduction, manufacturability, and continuous improvement efforts on current products.
• Help maintain engineering standards, product documentation, and technical specifications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
• 3 or more years of mechanical engineering experience required.
• Experience with mechanical design, structural components, weldments, sheet metal, or mobile equipment strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of SolidWorks required.
• Experience with PDM and ERP/MRP software preferred.
• General knowledge of MathCAD, AutoCAD, DraftSight, Parker IQAN, and Zuken E3 is a plus.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work well with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, sales, and service teams.
• Ability to travel occasionally, including overnight travel, as needed.

Skills

• Technical strength.
• Practicality.
• Attention to detail.
• Collaborative teamwork.

Benefits

• Competitive salary aligned with your experience and qualifications.
• Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage (employee and family plans available).
• Health Savings Account and Flex Spending Account.
• Company paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with up to 4% company match.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, and volunteer time---just to name a few).
• Full-time position with schedule flexibility (Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm, or Mon-Thurs 6am – 4pm).
• A safe, team-oriented, fun work environment.

Pay

Competitive salary aligned with your experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position with schedule flexibility (Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm, or Mon-Thurs 6am – 4pm).