Mechanical Design Engineer

TL;DR

Mechanical Design Engineer: Designing and developing high-performance mechanical enclosures and housings for LED-based machine vision lighting solutions with an accent on thermal dissipation, tolerance stack-up analysis, sealing methodologies, and manufacturable CAD-to-drawing delivery. Focus on building and validating prototypes, collaborating across engineering and manufacturing, and supporting compliance submissions (CE, UL, RoHS).

Location: Norton Shores, MI

Company

hirify.global is partnering with a U.S.-based designer and manufacturer of LED lighting solutions.

What you will do

• Lead mechanical design and development of enclosures, housings, and bracketry for LED-based machine vision lighting products using SolidWorks and 3DExperience.
• Apply mechanical engineering fundamentals for thermal dissipation, tolerance stack-up, sealing methodologies, and material selection to deliver robust, manufacturable designs.
• Use Design for Assembly (DFA) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) to reduce complexity and cost.
• Build and evaluate physical prototypes and run performance testing for thermal, structural, and dimensional requirements.
• Create 2D dimensioned drawings and manage supplier/manufacturing collaboration, including quoting, lead time tracking, and first article inspection (FAI).
• Maintain engineering documentation (CAD models, 2D drawings, BOMs, specifications, and test reports) and support compliance/certification processes (CE, UL, RoHS).

Requirements

• 4+ years of mechanical product design experience.
• Deep proficiency in SolidWorks for 3D modeling, assemblies, and drawing creation; working knowledge of 3DExperience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of design for manufacturing/assembly, including tolerance stack-up analysis and material tradeoff communication.
• Hands-on experience with prototyping, testing, and validation of mechanical assemblies.
• Knowledge of sheet metal and die cast design principles (bend reliefs, draft angles, parting lines) and/or injection molded plastic design (wall thickness, draft, gate placement, tooling).
• Knowledge of IP rating standards and environmental sealing design (IP65/IP67); familiarity with CE, UL, RoHS.

Culture & Benefits

• Own It, Lift Others, Build Together, Do the Right Thing, and Raise the Bar values guide day-to-day work.
• Cross-discipline collaboration across mechanical, electrical, optical, firmware, test, manufacturing, and quality.
• Hands-on engineering with building, testing, and refining real products.
• Full ownership from concept through production release.

Hiring process

• Applications may be reviewed with AI tools to support screening and identify inconsistencies, with final decisions made by humans.