Mechanical Product Engineer
Summary
Provides technical support, drawings, BOMs, and engineering solutions; maintains technical records, supports schedules, and collaborates on tooling, troubleshooting, and project work. Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 5+ years workholding/manufacturing, and 5+ years with AutoCAD and SolidWorks.
Highlights
- Benefits
- Health insurance, disability and life insurance, 401(k), paid holidays, PTO
- Experience
- 5+ years workholding/manufacturing; 5+ years AutoCAD and SolidWorks 3D modeling
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Design Engineering, related discipline, or equivalent experience
- Certifications
- Mechanical or design engineering trade certificate or licensing preferred
- Travel Required
- 010%
- Type
- Part-Time
Job description
The Mechanical Product Engineer provides technical support, drawings, BOMs, and engineering solutions to meet customer, installation, and shipment requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Why Join the JTEKT Machinery Team
Key Responsibilities:
- Create and maintain technical drawings, BOMs, part numbers, descriptions, and ERP inventory values
- Maintain open job logs, prioritize work, and support delivery schedules
- Initiate engineering releases and purchase requisitions for internal sales orders
- Analyze customer requests and recommend technical solutions
- Collaborate with internal teams and vendors on fixture/tooling selection, design, troubleshooting, corrective actions, and project schedules
- Support special events and business needs as assigned
- Travel requirements: 010%
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Design Engineering, related discipline, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of workholding and manufacturing experience
- 5+ years using advanced AutoCAD and SolidWorks 3D modeling
- Strong applied math skills, including geometry, trigonometry, probability/statistics, and pressure/flow/volume calculations
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with JTEKT Machinery/Toyoda products
- Manufacturing or machine tool design engineering experience
- Mechanical or design engineering trade certificate or licensing preferred
Why Join the JTEKT Machinery Team
- Excellent benefits, including BCBSIL health insurance with low premiums and deductibles
- Company-paid Short- and Long-Term Disability and Basic Life & AD&D
- Bi-annual bonus opportunity
- Safe Harbor 401(k) match
- 10 paid holidays + 15 days of PTO to start (with more earned over time)
- Company culture focused on connection: annual sporting events, family events, holiday celebrations, and regular company updates with lunch
- Growth-focused environment with training and advancement opportunities
- Starting pay: $85,000 with offers based on experience, education, and qualifications