Up to $120,000 Base Salary • Greater Milwaukee Area (Brown Deer Vicinity) • 100% Onsite
EXPERIENCE DEPTH: Minimum of 3+ years of dedicated, hands-on success specifically in custom automated equipment engineering (not consumer products, electronic components, or medical scanning devices).
EDUCATION CORE: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) OR 5+ years of direct, custom industrial machine design-build experience is a strict requirement.
CAD PLATFORM: Direct, current proficiency in SolidWorks for complex machinery layout, large assemblies, and mechanism design (the firm is actively transitioning to a 100% SolidWorks ecosystem).
FLUID POWER FOCUS: Practical application of fluid power design practices, with direct experience specifying advanced hydraulic and pneumatic systems tailored to heavy structural automation.
COMPENSATION: Up to $120,000 baseline starting salary (scaling with technical depth) + premium corporate benefits package + high-growth advancement track.
LOCATION: Brown Deer, WI area (100% onsite advanced production and engineering facility; must reside within a 45-minute daily commuting radius).
COMPLIANCE: United States Citizens or Green Card holders only.
This is an opportunity to join a highly agile, employee-oriented automation powerhouse that is scaling rapidly into a premier original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Architecting ground-up, multi-million dollar automated systems for global manufacturing giants across the United States and Europe, this company operates a close-knit, highly collaborative culture completely free of multi-layered corporate bureaucracy.
This senior-track position is designed for an inventive engineer who thrives on the challenge of true "blank page" design and wants to escape the monotony of standard product modifications or repetitive part updates. As one of just five lead engineers on an elite innovation team, you will direct high-speed robotic work cell builds from a blank sheet of paper. Because the state-of-the-art engineering suite sits directly alongside a modern production floor, you will experience the distinct professional satisfaction of watching your custom creations physically fabricated, wired, and debugged right in front of you. With expanding market demand and a clear trajectory for technical leadership, this position offers high corporate visibility and an exceptional career runway.
- Custom Machine Conception: Leading the mechanical design integrity, engineering approach, and financial profitability for highly complex, custom machine design-build projects.
- Specification Translation: Partnering directly with Project Managers during initial concept reviews to translate unique customer machine specifications into innovative, high-margin, and cost-effective automation solutions.
- Design Supervision: Structuring and breaking down complex mechanical design initiatives into manageable milestones, supervising the workflows of both in-house detailers and external engineering houses.
- Fluid Power Architecture: Applying sound fluid power design practices, specifying advanced hydraulic and pneumatic components tailored to the precise structural needs of each unique build.
- Risk Mitigation Engineering: Conducting early-stage risk assessments to proactively identify and engineer out potential safety hazards, mechanical pinch points, or component accessibility roadblocks.
- Client Technical Alignment: Managing high-level technical communications with global corporate clients to ensure target machine cycle times meet rigorous international standards.
- Production Floor Collaboration: Facilitating real-time corrective actions on the shop floor and maintaining strict engineering release schedules to keep active projects completely on budget and on time.
- Custom Design Pedigree: A comprehensive grasp of machine tool dynamics, advanced material science, and mechanical power transmission concepts applied to specialized industrial equipment.
- Advanced Manufacturing Literacy: Direct exposure to industrial welding processes (GMAW, GTAW, Laser) and high-speed multi-axis automated assembly procedures.
- Project Leadership Aptitude: A proven ability to successfully manage strict project timelines, coordinate design budgets, and direct a small, dedicated team of designers or technical detailers.
- Employment Reliability: A rock-solid, dependable work history that demonstrates career longevity and multi-year tenures with previous employers; a pattern of changing jobs every two years will not be evaluated.
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