Mechanical Engineer

Digital Control Incorporated

Mechanical Engineer designing electromechanical systems for underground utility installation at Digital Control Incorporated. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop sustainable hardware and processes.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeKent • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $110,600 - $129,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform redesign and requalification of commercial products for performance, cost, and reliability improvement
Investigate and propose solutions to address customer feedback, field failure incidents, service repair trends, and production issues
Represent manufacturing needs in product development to bring the next-generation industry-leading equipment to market
Develop and maintain new quality control test processes and systems, including electromechanical designs for automated fixtures and equipment.
Develop and implement solutions to increase the efficiency and yield of assembly and testing methods, systems, automated equipment, and processes
Provide technical support and guidance to internal teams and supplier partners, participate in audits, and evaluate first-article materials and parts
Conceptualize, design, simulate and test electromechanical manufacturing systems
Design parts and assemblies with DCI manufacturing and product teams from requirements through production and post-production support; propose concepts, detail design, system bring up and debug
Support manufacturing design, production test system, and automation related projects
Work with operations partners, electrical engineers, and test engineers to create and maintain production test systems and automation
Collaborate with R&D engineers to prepare product and equipment concepts for production
Manage in-house and out-of-house prototype build processes
Establish partnerships and relationships with suppliers and vendors
Translate between engineering and business requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
3 - 5+ years' experience in electronic product design or manufacturing, with excellent understanding of assembly processes.
Strong experience with mechanical component and system design for electromechanical equipment
Hands on skills with building, modifying and troubleshooting equipment
Creative problem solving, with experience in failure analysis, root cause investigation, and issue resolution
High level of analytical ability, accuracy, and attention to detail
Strong teamwork and communication skills (written and verbal)
Proficiency in solid modeling, assemblies and drawing creation
Proficiency in dimensioning and tolerancing
Nice to Have:
Experience evaluating and debugging product field failures and manufacturing equipment
Knowledge of FCC and/or other certification processes
Shop experience with Mill and Lathe
Experience with SolidWorks simulation (stress and thermal FEA) and Solidworks ePDM

Benefits

Comp & perks

Unparalleled health benefits (PPO plan with no deductibles, no co-pays, DCI covers 99% of costs)
Quarterly bonuses: we all share in the success of the company
Professional development
401k match (3% match from DCI regardless of participation, 5% maximum match, 100% vested immediately)
22 days PTO
Parental leave
Company covers 100% of payroll taxes for state family medical leave
11 annual paid holidays plus 1 floating holiday
Winter break (we are closed the last week of each year)
See more benefits information here.

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Hard Skills & Tools

electromechanical designmechanical component designassembly processesfailure analysisroot cause investigationsolid modelingdimensioningtolerancingtroubleshootingtesting methods

Soft Skills

creative problem solvinganalytical abilityattention to detailteamworkcommunication skills

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineeringFCC certification knowledge