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The Lead Mechanical Engineer may have direct reports and participate in hiring. The technical authority for this role includes setting mechanical design standards, approving mechanical designs for release, and representing the discipline in cross-functional design reviews and customer-facing technical discussions.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nDesign components, assemblies, and complete system architectures in SolidWorks to meet functional, structural, thermal, and fluidic requirements, including design for manufacturability, assembly, and compliance certification\nLeverage requirements-based design for new and legacy projects by collaborating with Science, Operations, and Management\nLead technical design assessments and project management reviews to ensure products meet requirements and support program schedule\nPrepare component and assembly detail drawings for release to production and for supplier quotation\nConduct hazard and risk assessments for mechanical aspects of new product development, continuous improvement projects, and operations\nOwn parts lists/BOMs, assembly drawings, system configuration, process flow diagrams, and work instructions collaboratively with Operations\nOwn mechanical engineering data within ERP system and document vault\nProvide hands-on technical support to operations, sales and marketing, and science teams including build support, testing and troubleshooting, technical manuals, spec sheets, and first-article review\nReview and validate standard costs for mechanical items and assemblies in coordination with operations and finance\nConduct continuous improvement reviews and sustaining engineering initiatives\nAssist with data-driven approach to problem solving/root cause analysis\nMentor engineers and technicians on CAD practice, tolerancing, design for manufacture, and Scribner design standards\nParticipate in interviews and technical evaluation of engineering candidates\nContribute to product roadmap definition, development schedules, and effort estimates\nSupport company technical initiatives\nRequirements:\nBSE-Mechanical Engineering, Associates Degree, or equivalent experience\nSelf-starter with 3-7 years of design engineering experience in a solid modeling-based CAD system (SolidWorks is a plus)\nExperience with compliance and certification including CAN/UL/EN 61010 and other applicable standards\nExperience in new product development and root cause analysis\nKnowledge of GD&T (geometric dimensioning & tolerancing), DFM (design for manufacturability), and DFA (design for assembly)\nComfortable with hands on prototyping, empirical testing, rapid iterations, and requirement validation\nExperience and/or knowledge of the following design fields; electromechanical integration, sheet metal & chassis construction, precision machining, tubing & connections, process control, and thermal & fluid management\nExperience and/or knowledge of ERP systems (Business Central is a plus)\nProficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) on a Windows-based OS\nStrong written and oral communication skills\nAbility to execute in a timeline-driven multi-task environment\nStrong mechanical/hand tool skills desired\nCorrected 20/20 vision\nHybrid position, willing to commute 3 days per week minimum to our office in Southern Pines, NC","company":"Scribner","rawCompany":"scribner","city":"Southern Pines","state":"NC","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-19T18:46:13.686Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2141.00","title":"Mechanical Engineers","slug":"mechanical-engineers"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"},{"code":"17-3013.00","title":"Mechanical Drafters","slug":"mechanical-drafters"}],"industries":[{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"333248","title":"All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-industrial-machinery-manufacturing"},{"code":"336411","title":"Aircraft Manufacturing","slug":"aircraft-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Lead Mechanical Design Engineer","description":"Description:\n\nJob Title: Lead Mechanical Design Engineer\n\nDepartment: Engineering\n\nAccountability: This position reports to the General Manager\n\nSchedule: Hybrid 3 Days in Office\n\nScribner designs and manufactures electrochemical test and measurement systems for fuel cell, electrolyzer, membrane, flow chemistry, and battery research worldwide. 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The technical authority for this role includes setting mechanical design standards, approving mechanical designs for release, and representing the discipline in cross-functional design reviews and customer-facing technical discussions.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nDesign components, assemblies, and complete system architectures in SolidWorks to meet functional, structural, thermal, and fluidic requirements, including design for manufacturability, assembly, and compliance certification\nLeverage requirements-based design for new and legacy projects by collaborating with Science, Operations, and Management\nLead technical design assessments and project management reviews to ensure products meet requirements and support program schedule\nPrepare component and assembly detail drawings for release to production and for supplier quotation\nConduct hazard and risk assessments for mechanical aspects of new product development, continuous improvement projects, and operations\nOwn parts lists/BOMs, assembly drawings, system configuration, process flow diagrams, and work instructions collaboratively with Operations\nOwn mechanical engineering data within ERP system and document vault\nProvide hands-on technical support to operations, sales and marketing, and science teams including build support, testing and troubleshooting, technical manuals, spec sheets, and first-article review\nReview and validate standard costs for mechanical items and assemblies in coordination with operations and finance\nConduct continuous improvement reviews and sustaining engineering initiatives\nAssist with data-driven approach to problem solving/root cause analysis\nMentor engineers and technicians on CAD practice, tolerancing, design for manufacture, and Scribner design standards\nParticipate in interviews and technical evaluation of engineering candidates\nContribute to product roadmap definition, development schedules, and effort estimates\nSupport company technical initiatives\nRequirements:\nBSE-Mechanical Engineering, Associates Degree, or equivalent experience\nSelf-starter with 3-7 years of design engineering experience in a solid modeling-based CAD system (SolidWorks is a plus)\nExperience with compliance and certification including CAN/UL/EN 61010 and other applicable standards\nExperience in new product development and root cause analysis\nKnowledge of GD&T (geometric dimensioning & tolerancing), DFM (design for manufacturability), and DFA (design for assembly)\nComfortable with hands on prototyping, empirical testing, rapid iterations, and requirement validation\nExperience and/or knowledge of the following design fields; electromechanical integration, sheet metal & chassis construction, precision machining, tubing & connections, process control, and thermal & fluid management\nExperience and/or knowledge of ERP systems (Business Central is a plus)\nProficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) on a Windows-based OS\nStrong written and oral communication skills\nAbility to execute in a timeline-driven multi-task environment\nStrong mechanical/hand tool skills desired\nCorrected 20/20 vision\nHybrid position, willing to commute 3 days per week minimum to our office in Southern Pines, NC","datePosted":"2026-08-19T18:46:13.686Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T18:46:13.686Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Scribner","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Southern Pines","addressRegion":"NC","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"693a374e0d5d8d05956c8d13"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/693a374e0d5d8d05956c8d13"}}