Mechanical Designer II

Mechanical Engineer II

Date: September 9, 2025

Reports to: Cesar Aguilera

Summary

This team member applies a solid foundation of engineering experience to solving increasingly more difficult assignments, managing multiple priorities, leveraging known resources, doing so with minimal amounts of direct supervision. The types of problems include existing products, new products, and/or as-yet-undeveloped ideas that begin to focus more on system or sub-system solutions rather than component-specific problems. Support existing production products through VAVE and Continuous Improvement efforts.

Essential Functions

• With light direction from more senior engineers, designs complete mechanical systems, products or product families of large scope for products ranging from simple products to complex systems to satisfy customer requirements. This work is performed on multifunctional development teams.
• Directs, coordinates, supports and/or audits manufacturing and assembly activities to ensure products and systems conform to engineering design specifications and customer expectations.
• May provide technical leadership for a project team.
• Research and analyze data such as internal customer product proposals, drawings/specifications, application, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application considering cost, time, and other factors. May delegate related work to Mechanical Designers on the team.
• Predicts test performance based on sound engineering practices. Plans and directs personnel in fabrication of test equipment and develops methods and procedures for testing products or systems.
• May perform hands-on preliminary testing of concepts. Analyzes test data for viability of accuracy and development of products. Participates in and often directs the hands-on assembly or prototyping of engineering concepts and/or Alpha build products.
• Investigates and solves problems that affect scrap, warranty/reliability and product cost for new and/or existing products.
• Practices use of stage gate development methods, engineering tools, and related industry standards.
• Communicates design intent through creation of robust engineering or product specifications and along with the documented spec, provides the necessary guidance to mechanical designers for successful design execution.

Competencies

• Solid mechanical engineering experience; engineers components and systems with little supervisory technical oversight
• Experience and knowledge working with electromechanical types of components and/or subsystems
• With oversight and guidance, develops a basic understanding and working knowledge of appropriate industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of drawing detailing and GD&T practices, able to fully detail component drawings with no assistance.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of tolerance stack-up analysis (TSA). Capable of performing accurate and complete system tolerance stack up analysis assessing accumulated dimension/tolerance variation of multi-component assemblies with minimal engineering oversight.
• Practical working knowledge of stage-gate development processes.
• Strong team player skills and able to work well with others and support internal/external customer needs.
• Understanding of DFM, FMEA, PPAP principles and regulatory compliance (SHRAE, UL, SAE, IMACA)
• <5000 hours experience using SolidWorks or other similar 3D CAD packages
• >500 hours experience using FEA programs (ideally SolidWorks Simulation)
• Demonstrated design engineering familiarity and capable of designing with light senior engineering direction:
  • Complex machined parts
  • Plastic injection molded parts
  • Iron, zinc and aluminum alloy castings
  • Sheet metal stampings
  • Products/assemblies with consideration for Design for Manufacturability

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The performance of this position requires exposure to the manufacturing areas where the use of personal protective equipment is mandatory. For the most part ambient room temperatures, lighting and traditional equipment as typically found in the office environment, however, working outdoors is sometimes required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or similar technical degree is preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• 4-6 years experience in related field
• Experience in the design and manufacturing of air conditioning and refrigeration products

Environmental Factors

Employees in this position may be exposed to the following:

1. Heat
2. Cold
3. Use Sharp Utensils

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and the expected work hours are 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday; weekend and overnight work is also necessary.

Travel

Travel is expected for this position approximately 5-8 times per year (total of 10-20 overnights).

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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