Design Engineer, Mechanical

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Rockford, IL, us on site Until 8/21/2026 First posted March 26, 2025 Last posted March 26, 2025
Job description

Ingersoll is a leading supplier of Machines for Composite Components for the Aerospace

and Wind Industry and large Metal Cutting Machines for the Manufacturing Industry. The

company is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer that will contribute to meet the

expanded demand by the customers using the already developed standard modules and

create new modules when this will be required.

Position Description

This Engineering position is responsible for developing complex designs in conformance

with Ingersoll design standards and customer or marketing specifications.

Responsibilities include participation in the development of engineering standards,

design specifications for marketing activities and complex project design assignments.

Communications with customers and functional organizations within the company is an

important aspect of this position. Engineers in this position must have strong design

capabilities coupled with an ability to achieve schedule, budget and quality objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

 Develop new designs to meet customer or marketing specifications.

 Works with supervision to maintain project schedules and budgets.

 Documents designs using the appropriate format to Ingersoll and/or customer

standards.

 Provides assistance to other functional organizations; manufacturing, assembly,

customer service, through the life of the project.

 May have responsibility for testing and validation of design.

 Develop specifications for purchased equipment.

 Prepare Bill of Materials and ENOC’s.

 Maintains technical competency and works to expand technical skills and

knowledge.

 Approve detailed drawings produced by peers.

 Some travel is required for this position.

Core Competencies Required:

Skills:

 Must have strong mechanical design skills with an ability to read and layout

mechanical drawings.

 A broad knowledge of mechanical systems is a must.

 Must have a good understanding of basic machine tool design.

 Experience drawing complex mechanical assemblies strongly preferred.

 Experience with CAD systems is required with knowledge of 3D Solid Modeling

desired; CATIA experience preferred.

 Must be familiar with geometric dimensioning and tolerance per ANSI Y14.5.

 Should have strong mathematical skills, including at a minimum, algebra,

geometry, trigonometry, and calculus/analytic geometry.

 A general understanding of Finite Element Analysis techniques is desirable.

 A general knowledge of Ingersoll’s CAE tools is desirable.

Education:

 A Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or Mechanical Engineering field or by a

reputable Engineering College is a must.

Experience:

 Three to five years’ relevant experience in mechanical design engineering

required.

Only those individuals with the above qualifications and experience will be considered.
Experience in engineering and designing custom machines is required.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About this role

Summary

Develop complex mechanical designs, create drawings, and collaborate with teams for manufacturing projects.

Job title

Design Engineer, Mechanical

Experience level

3-5 years

Industry

manufacturing

Location requirements

Rockford, IL, on-site, some travel required

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

mechanical designCAD3D solid modelinggeometric dimensioning and tolerancemathematics

Preferred skills

CATIAfinite element analysisCAE tools

Specializations

mechanical designCAD3D modelingmachine tool designfinite element analysis
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Rockford, IL, USA

On-site City