Mechanical Design Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer opportunity in Omaha, NE! Join a growing precision manufacturer that designs and builds high-quality custom equipment and replacement parts for the food processing industry, offering a 78,000-square-foot facility, strong team culture, and exciting growth through expansion and acquisition. This is a full-time, permanent, direct-hire, in-office day shift role where you can lead complex mechanical design projects, mentor others, and make a direct impact on innovative food-grade machinery and systems.

Qualifications and responsibilities for this Mechanical Design Engineer position include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in an equipment manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks, including solid models, assemblies, and weldments.
• Lead the full design lifecycle of complex custom integrated systems and machinery from concept through manufacturing and testing.
• Perform engineering calculations including load, stress, speed, and torque analysis, along with reverse engineering of equipment and components.
• Generate BOMs, manufacturing drawings, technical manuals, exploded views, assembly instructions, and renderings.
• Collaborate with sales, manufacturing, leadership, machining, fabrication, and assembly teams to improve quality, reduce costs, and troubleshoot builds.
• Ensure designs meet food safety standards such as USDA, FDA, or 3-A while applying DFM principles and mentoring junior engineers.

Salary: $80,000 - $120,000 per year, commensurate with experience.

Benefits: This full-time, permanent, direct-hire position offers great benefits including medical insurance with 80% employee coverage, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) with up to 4% match, PTO starting at two weeks and negotiable, profit sharing bonus opportunity, company luncheons, holiday party, family day events, and a newly renovated breakroom.

DAVRON is the leading Headhunter and Executive Search firm for Engineering, Architecture, Construction and Manufacturing professionals nationwide. Our recruiters have direct communication with hiring managers allowing us to get you in front of company decision makers. You also receive one-on-one interview preparation and insider coaching from staffing experts to help you every step of the way. We want to see you thrive in challenging work environments that bring you excitement and prosperity in your career!

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Are you ready to take the next step in your career and thrive in a challenging work environment? If so, apply today and let's see where this opportunity can take you.

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