Job Description
Insight Global's client has over 40 years of experience designing and manufacturing sign solutions for the transportation and petroleum. Making top notch products for the nation's leading fuel retailers and transportation agencies to create premier sign solutions. They are seeking a talented Mechanical Engineer to help support their team!
We are seeking a Mechanical Designer with strong Design for Manufacturing (DFM) experience to support the development of Variable Message Sign (VMS) systems used in Department of Transportation (DOT) applications. This role will work closely with manufacturing, electrical, and software teams to ensure designs are robust, cost-effective, and optimized for production and
field deployment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop mechanical systems and assemblies for VMS products, including enclosures, mounting structures, and environmental protection features
- Apply DFM principles to ensure designs are optimized for manufacturability, assembly efficiency, cost, and quality
- Create and maintain 3D models, assemblies, and detailed drawings using SolidWorks
- Manage design data, revisions, and workflows within PDMWorks, including configuration control and release processes
- Develop and maintain SOLIDWORKS macros and PDMWorks automation tools to efficiently scale product designs (e.g., resizing sign dimensions, updating configurations, and auto generating drawings/BOMs) while ensuring consistency, reducing manual effort, and maintaining configuration control across product variants
- Perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using SOLIDWORKS Simulation to evaluate structural integrity, thermal performance, and stress/strain characteristics of designs, ensuring products meet durability, safety, and environmental requirements prior to release
- Work directly with manufacturing teams to resolve design issues, support builds, and drive continuous improvement
- Support prototype builds, production ramp, and validation testing (environmental and field conditions)
- Collaborate with electrical and software teams to ensure proper integration of system
components
- Generate and maintain BOMs, assembly documentation, and work instructions
- Participate in design reviews and implement feedback from cross-functional stakeholders
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Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Design, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Strong experience with SolidWorks (part modeling, assemblies, and drawings) or PDMWorks (or similar PDM systems) for revision control and data management
- Strong understanding of materials, fabrication methods (sheet metal, weldments, machining), and assembly processes
- Design for manufacturing capabilities
- Very driven and able to work on their own
- 4 to 5 days a week onsite, flexible schedule, less than 5% travel
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Basic electrical understanding
- Trumpf machinery experience
- Any structural background
- FEA experience
- Computational-Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis in SolidWorks to evaluate airflow and thermal performance of designs
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.