Senior Lead Mechanical Design Engineer

Company: Tekna
Location: Kalamazoo
Posted on: June 23, 2022

Job Description:

About Re:Build Manufacturing and Re:Build Tekna: Tekna was founded in 1988 in the heart of Southwest Michigan where creative vision and hard work laid the foundation for a business that continues to grow in a rapidly evolving industry. The rigor and attention to detail that comes with designing for the medical industry has awarded us success in supporting both major companies and start-ups from early stage development to commercialization. The same principles apply as we've expanded to serve customers in a wide variety of other industries including consumer and industrial goods, electronics, and appliances. Tekna's project portfolio is incredibly diverse covering medical, life science, consumer and industrial product categories. Tekna is largely client focused offering design consulting, contract manufacturing and original equipment manufacturing services. Tekna's cross functional teams include Design Engineering, Industrial Design, CAD, Procurement, Production and Quality which offers a friendly and supportive team atmosphere. Re:Build Manufacturing is a family of industrial businesses combining cutting-edge enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America's next-generation industrial company. Re:Build leverages deep expertise in operations management and technology to supercharge the performance of its subsidiaries by implementing core technologies across industrial platforms in diversified growth markets. Our goal is to help revitalize the U.S. manufacturing base over the coming decades, creating substantial opportunities for our employees and the communities where we operate. If you like a fast-paced environment where individuals can stretch and be challenged with a diverse set of projects, we offer a great deal of variety and empower our staff to take on as much responsibility as they can handle, offering a helping hand and experienced-based coaching and the support of a highly competent team. Our goal is to enable our employees to achieve their fullest potential, and through our association with Re:Build, provide avenues for personal and professional growth. Who we are looking for The role of a Senior Lead Mechanical Design Engineer at Tekna is to provide engineering leadership and oversight for a given project with focused attention on creating solutions that address key user needs, apply sound engineering practices, and meet product specifications. It is critical for this role to build strong relationships with new and existing customers and promote Tekna's brand and capabilities. This role works closely with the Business Integration Group to develop strategies, lead initiatives, and achieve company/department goals and objectives What you'll get to do

• Provides strategic, technical, and tactical leadership to Consulting, New Product Development, and Production projects
• New customer/client relationship building
• Assist leadership in the refinement of key strategies and brand identity, and identify new capabilities and business opportunities
• Collaborates with and supports new product development teams
• Mentors and trains Design, Senior Design, and Lead Design Engineers What you bring to the team
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
  • 10+ years successful experience as a Design Engineer
  • Mastery in SolidWorks and/or Creo We want to work with people that reflect the communities in which we operate Re:Build Manufacturing is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason. Re:Build is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. Associated topics: catia, design, mechanical, mechanic, mechanism, motor, msme, powertrain, rotordynamic, solidworks

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