Mechanical Engineer

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Mechanical Engineer

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Have experience working as a Mechanical Engineer in a best-in-class manufacturing environment? Join our team and work with the Best!

When you join Hamilton Caster, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. With a 118-year legacy of quality, innovation and family ownership/management, your impact will span the nation. We roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen.

At Hamilton Caster’s new State-of-the-Art climate-controlled manufacturing facility, we provide world class manufacturers with superior material handling products that enable our customers to build their products better – fighter jets, aircraft carriers, automobiles, and bulldozers to name just a few. Without a dedicated workforce, Hamilton Caster could not effectively meet our customers’ needs. Join us!

Job Brief

We are seeking a talented and experienced Mechanical Engineer with 5\+ years of experience to join our team. As a mechanical engineer, you will be responsible for designing our next generation of industrial casters, wheels, and material handling products for commercial sale. The Mechanical Engineer will join a team of expert material handling engineers to propose new product designs, improve existing product design, and customize our products to customers’ unique requirements.

The Mechanical Engineer will use Autodesk Inventor 2025 as their primary design software.

Responsibilities • Design products and subcomponents that meet the needs of the industrial marketplace that are sold into the automotive, aerospace, heavy manufacturing markets. • Perform full lifecycle product development (design, develop, test prototypes, manufacture and implement). • Coordination with manufacturing/production engineering for material procurement and production planning including selection of materials.

Apply DFMA principles throughout the design process. • Test and evaluate theoretical designs and eventually evaluate final product’s overall performance, reliability, and safety. • Engage in lifelong learning and develop new theories or methods.

• The ultimate goal is to design “best in class” industrial casters and wheels for the material handling industry.

Requirements and Skills • 5\+ years proven working experience in mechanical engineering with industrial products. • Must have proficiency with 3D CAD Software, preferably Autodesk Inventor. • Work experience with using Finite Element Analysis and product management software: Autodesk Vault, Product Lifecycle Management (NX) or Product Data Management (SolidWorks).

• Experience with DFMA focused on machining, structural design, and weldments is highly desired. • Experience in generating, maintaining, and updating product Bills of Materials is desired. • Adequate knowledge of engineering analysis tools including dimensional stack up, beam calculations, and structured problem solving.

• Solid understanding of core concepts including mechanics, kinematics, materials science etc. • Solid understanding of manufacturing processes (machining, welding, and repetitive assembly). • General knowledge of forging, casting, and polyurethane/rubber processing.

Key Competencies • Motivated and driven to tackle challenging tasks that may be novel to their experience • Successful working collaboratively and independently • Strong creative problem-solving capabilities • Excellent mechanical and technical skills • Growth mindset with penchant for learning • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Employee Benefit Details

Our goal at Hamilton Caster is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. At Hamilton Caster, we value your performance

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $76,000.00 - $81,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Mechanical engineering: 5 years (Required)
• Autodesk Inventor: 5 years (Required)
• Product Management Software: 5 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Hamilton, OH 45011: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person