Mechanical Designer
nVent
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Oshkosh • Montana • Wisconsin • United States
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About the role
- Join nVent Management Company as a Mechanical Designer in Fulton, MO or Oshkosh, WI.
- Use your creativity and technical skills to build innovative solutions that protect and connect our customers' most critical assets.
- Build product designs and comprehensive documentation for new and existing products, ensuring flawless execution of layouts, 3D models, drawings, BOMs, and other essential documents for manufacturing.
- Manage both small-scale and portions of large-scale projects with minimal supervision.
- Independently develop detailed product layouts for various build aspects.
- Build components and assemblies using advanced 3D CAD systems.
- Guide and aid in the fabrication of components and assemblies for prototypes and pilot builds.
- Participate in Lean activities to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Assist in developing engineering, drafting, and release standards.
- Perform tolerance stack analysis on complex assemblies and drawings before documentation release.
- Engage in the product development process, including building brainstorming and customer feedback activities.
- Initiate and prepare Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and develop BOMs.
- Conduct research to gather complete specifications, ensuring documentation accuracy.
- Complete required calculations to verify dimensions, tolerances, and other specifications with minimal oversight.
- Provide technical expertise in tools such as SolidWorks and Enovia.
- Assess and approximate incoming engineering work, delegating tasks to Designer Associates as necessary.
- Deliver leadership, task direction, and technical support to Designer Associates.
- Assume a documentation leadership role with some degree of supervision.
Requirements
- A two-year technical degree in drafting or building preferred
- Ideally 3+ years of experience in mechanical drafting/build, preferred
- Knowledge of drafting standards, GD&T, and manufacturing processes, preferred
- Proficiency in Product Data Management, ECO, and Product Development Processes, preferred
- Experience in mechanical design and managing the fabrication of components and assemblies, preferred
- Experience with Inventor, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Enovia, Oracle, and JD Edwards, preferred
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes, preferred
- Ability to independently identify and define materials and information needed for projects
- Capability to assemble engineered build packages
- Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits
- Critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance
- A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
- Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
mechanical drafting3D CADtolerance stack analysisproduct designBOM developmentengineering change ordersmanufacturing processesdrafting standardsGD&Tproduct development processes
Soft Skills
creativityattention to detailleadershiptask directiontechnical supportindependenceorganizational skillscommunication
Certifications
two-year technical degree in drafting or building