{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"5ca8bef120aafa2ec6cea0ca","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/5ca8bef120aafa2ec6cea0ca","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/5ca8bef120aafa2ec6cea0ca","title":"Mechanical Engineer","description":"ABOUT BENDPAK\n\nBendPak is a leading designer and manufacturer of automotive service equipment, vehicle lifts, parking systems, wheel-service equipment, and related products sold through professional, commercial, retail, fleet, government, and consumer channels. Our engineering organization supports a broad portfolio of products where safety, structural integrity, reliability, manufacturability, performance, and continuous improvement are fundamental to the BendPak standard.\n\nPOSITION SUMMARY\n\nThe Mechanical Engineer is responsible for the design, analysis, development, testing, certification support, and continuous improvement of BendPak automotive service equipment, vehicle lifts, parking systems, and related products. This position provides hands-on engineering leadership throughout the product lifecycle—from initial concept and structural analysis through prototype development, validation testing, certification, production release, and ongoing product improvement.\n\nThe Mechanical Engineer works closely with Product Development, Drafting, Quality, Manufacturing, Purchasing, suppliers, and outside testing/certification organizations to ensure assigned products meet applicable performance, safety, quality, manufacturability, and regulatory requirements. The position is expected to independently evaluate engineering challenges, develop practical solutions, document engineering decisions, and drive assigned projects to timely completion.\n\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\n\nDesign and develop automotive service lifts, parking systems, mechanical assemblies, structural components, and other assigned products or product improvements.\nPerform and document engineering calculations, finite element analysis (FEA), stress analysis, load-path analysis, material selection, safety-factor evaluations, and other structural assessments.\nDevelop and execute engineering test plans; analyze test data and product performance; identify failure modes; and recommend, implement, and validate corrective actions.\nInterpret and apply applicable industry standards, codes, certification requirements, and accepted engineering practices, including ANSI/ALI, UL, NRTL, and other applicable domestic or international requirements.\nPrepare and maintain engineering documentation supporting certification and conformity activities, including calculations, test results, technical files, and submittal packages.\nDevelop and maintain Design Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (DFMEAs/FMEAs) and other engineering risk assessments as appropriate.\nReview and approve mechanical drawings, specifications, bills of materials (BOMs), calculations, engineering changes, and technical documentation for accuracy and completeness.\nWork directly with Drafting, Product Development, Quality, Manufacturing, Purchasing, suppliers, and other stakeholders to resolve engineering, production, supplier, and field-related issues.\nLead or support root-cause investigations involving product failures, field concerns, warranty issues, test failures, and nonconformances; develop technically sound corrective and preventive actions.\nSupport engineering change control for released products, including updates to drawings, BOMs, specifications, materials, and manufacturing requirements.\nContinuously identify opportunities to improve product safety, structural integrity, reliability, performance, manufacturability, quality, cost, and serviceability.\nProvide technical guidance and design-review support to drafting/design personnel and other engineers as assigned.\nMaintain organized project records, communicate technical risks and schedule concerns early, and drive assigned engineering deliverables to completion.\n\nACCOUNTABILITY & OWNERSHIP\n\nThe Mechanical Engineer is expected to take ownership of assigned engineering responsibilities and drive them to completion. This includes identifying technical issues early, communicating risks and delays, developing practical solutions, coordinating with affected departments, and ensuring engineering deliverables are accurate, complete, properly documented, and released on schedule.\n\n EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE\n\nBachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline required.\nProfessional mechanical engineering experience involving structural steel products, machinery, automotive service equipment, material-handling equipment, or other load-bearing mechanical systems strongly preferred.\nDemonstrated experience with mechanical design, structural calculations, FEA, stress analysis, and engineering problem solving.\nExperience with SolidWorks and PDM or comparable CAD/PDM systems.\nExperience working with Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs), certification bodies, or regulated product standards preferred.\nExperience designing or evaluating welded steel structures, fabricated components, pins, shafts, bearings, hydraulic mechanisms, and mechanical assemblies preferred.\nProfessional Engineer (PE) or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) credential is a plus but is not required unless specifically designated for the position.\n\nREQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES\n\nStrong working knowledge of mechanical engineering principles applicable to steel structures, machinery, mechanisms, materials, and load-bearing assemblies.\nAbility to apply engineering judgment, calculations, analytical methods, and simulation tools to practical product-development and product-improvement problems.\nAbility to understand load paths, stress concentrations, yielding, fatigue, deformation, fracture, buckling, bearing, shear, bending, and other relevant mechanical failure modes.\nAbility to read, create, review, and evaluate engineering drawings, specifications, tolerances, BOMs, test procedures, and technical reports.\nAbility to balance engineering requirements with manufacturability, quality, cost, serviceability, and schedule considerations.\nStrong root-cause analysis and problem-solving skills with the ability to move from observed condition to technically supported corrective action.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical findings and recommendations to engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.\nAbility to organize multiple assignments, establish priorities, work independently, and collaborate effectively across departments.\nAbility and willingness to remain current with applicable engineering technologies, standards, materials, manufacturing methods, and industry practices.\nComfort working hands-on with prototypes, test articles, production equipment, and mechanical assemblies, including observing tests, taking measurements, inspecting components, and evaluating failures.\n\nWORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS\n\nWork is performed in professional office, engineering, testing, warehouse, and manufacturing environments.\nThe position routinely uses computers, engineering software, measurement tools, standard office equipment, and other equipment appropriate to engineering and testing activities.\nThe position may require standing, walking, bending, reaching, climbing, inspecting equipment, and working around machinery and test equipment.\nThe employee may occasionally be required to operate or assist with machinery and lift or move items weighing up to approximately 45 pounds.\nSpecific vision abilities may include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.\n\nReasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions of the position.\n\n7:00AM - 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