Mechanical Design Engineer - Level TBD

Love solving problems and bringing ideas to life? Join ETC as a Mechanical Design Engineer and help design, test, and improve innovative products alongside a team of experienced engineers. If you're a recent graduate or have a few years of experience, this is a great opportunity to grow your skills in product design, prototyping, and manufacturing support while making a real impact.

If you have any questions about the position or recruitment process, please reach out to Kennedy Kitelinger at kennedy.kitelinger@etcconnect.com or 608.824.5318.

Representative Responsibilities

Performs assigned project tasks under direct supervision of more senior-level engineers

Participates in the development effort under the direction of management and more senior team members

Makes design modifications or improvements to development projects with supervision

Maintains project reference documentation

Develops test and verification procedures

May be involved in continuing engineering maintenance and manufacturing floor support of existing products

Provides task completion time estimates

Schedules and attends identified training classes

Participates as a team member, works effectively in a team environment

Becomes familiar with tools and applications utilized by department

Learns department and corporate policies, procedures and plans

Conduct research on development or maintenance projects of a simple nature or portions of a development or maintenance project, which are more complex in nature with direct supervision from senior level engineers

Analyze and conduct necessary investigative work on relatively simple project problems to determine probable cause and potential solutions

Receives some level of responsibility for the overall quality and completeness of the product release documentation and part QC, including tooling, fabrication, wire harness, and assembly drawings

Receives some level of responsibility for the various prototypes and if necessary Pilot run process, including part procurement, assembly, testing, review, and follow-up actions

Provide input to improve departmental processes and quality

Performs other duties as assigned

Completes special projects and assignments in a positive and timely manner

Minimum Qualifications:

Technical Bachelors Degree

0-3 years of job-related experience

Demonstrates basic written/verbal skills

Has good grasp of grammar and sentence structure for technical writing

Listens/gives constructive feedback

Good group interaction skills

Ability to follow directions and project plans

Demonstrates ability to solve problems of limited scope and perform root cause analysis

Analyzes data using standard, straightforward methods

Grasps technical concepts and asks for clarification and direction when needed

Ability to implement designs for well-defined blocks

Understands and applies accepted engineering principles and practices

Assists with design or modification of a product, service, or process

Reasonable knowledge of design principles such as DFA, DFM, tolerancing, and drafting standards

Reasonable knowledge of various parts production & assembly methods

Good knowledge of AutoCAD and Solidworks programs

Ability to generate hand sketches to communicate design ideas

Ability to maintain individual task list, and log individual time in approved timekeeping program