Job Title:  Senior Design & Manufacturing Engineer

In this position, you will: 

• Serve as the primary technical interface to Manufacturing—troubleshoot builds, clear constraints, and translate production feedback into robust design improvements. 

• Lead value analysis/value engineering (VA/VE) initiatives to increase functionality and reduce cost across existing product lines, including alternative materials, part consolidation, and supplier resourcing. 

• Own new product development (NPD) efforts using a stage gate process—requirements capture, system architecture, rapid prototyping, verification/validation, and launch readiness. 

• Perform rigorous mechanical design with appropriate tolerance analysis, GD&T, seal/pressure boundary design, and material selection for chemical compatibility, temperature/pressure, corrosion, and machinability. 

• Collaborate with Product Management, Sales/Applications, and Customers to align designs with performance, compliance, and lifecycle cost targets. 

Manufacturing & Sustaining Engineering 

• Provide hands on support for builds, pilot lots, and transitions to production; create/maintain work instructions and routings. 

• Drive structured root cause analysis and corrective actions (5Why, Ishikawa); maintain clear problem statements and verification of fixes. 

• Manage the Engineering Change process (ECR/ECO) with complete impact assessment across drawings, BOMs, routings, documentation, inventory, and fielded units.  

Value Engineering / Cost & Supply 

• Facilitate cross functional VA/VE workshops; quantify savings, functionality, and risk; implement approved changes through release. 

• Partner with Supply Chain to qualify alternates and low-cost region suppliers where appropriate, preserving performance and compliance.  

New Product Development 

• Lead design reviews; maintain requirements traceability; plan and execute V&V test plans; ensure DFM/DFA and serviceability are embedded. 

• Perform and/or coordinate DFMEA/PFMEA; ensure control plans and CTQs flow to drawings/specifications. 

• Prepare technical documentation packages for certification and regulatory submissions as required. 

Technical Domain Expertise 

• Design pressure retaining and sealed assemblies; select and size Orings and sealing features suitable for process fluids and environments.  

• Apply materials science principles—compatibility with acids/alkalis/solvents, galvanic concerns, coatings, and heat treating—with a practical eye on machinability and cost. 

• Demonstrate working knowledge of electrochemical sensing (e.g., pH/ORP) or related devices; familiarity with industrial analyzers and instrumentation is highly beneficial. 

• Familiarity with electronics (analog frontends, signal conditioning, grounding/shielding) and electrooptics is a plus for cross disciplinary design. 

Tools, Data, and Documentation 

• Create and maintain multilevel BOMs for complex assemblies; ensure configuration control and serialization as applicable.  

• Produce and check 3D models and drawings to company standards; follow CAD/PLM file management and release practices.  

• Interface with customers for drawing approvals and FEED packages when required; support field issues with responsive engineering changes.  

• Leverage ERP data (costed BOMs, routings) to quantify design decisions and measure realized savings.  

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• No direct reports. Provides technical leadership to cross functional project teams and may mentor engineers/technicians. 

Qualifications and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. 

• 8+ years of experience in mechanical design and manufacturing engineering; experience in industrial instrumentation, sensors, or analyzers preferred. 

• Proficiency with 3D CAD (Solid Edge preferred) and drawing standards; strong GD&T and tolerance analysis.  

• Demonstrated ownership of ECR/ECO and configuration control; experience with PLM systems.  

• Fluency in BOM development for top level assemblies and configuration variants; experience with ERP (e.g., Epicor) is beneficial 

• Handson lab/shop skills—prototype builds, fixtures, test setups, and safe practices. 

• Applied knowledge of materials (metals, polymers, elastomers) for chemical compatibility, corrosion, and manufacturability/machinability. 

• Working knowledge of electronics or electrooptical subsystems is advantageous for system level design. 

• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Product Management; capable of customer facing technical discussions. 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment and deliver to commitments. 

Physical Demands:

• This position is primarily office and lab/shopfloor based, requiring extended periods of computer work with frequent movement within the facility. Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs may be required.