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Mechanical Product Development Engineer
Location: Chesterfield, VA
Schedule: 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off)
Job Type: Direct Hire
Starting Salary: $80,000/year (Higher salary available based on experience)
Travel: Approximately 10%
Position Overview
Seeking a hands-on Mechanical Product Development Engineer to design, improve, and support specialized heavy equipment and mechanical systems. This role covers the full product lifecycle—from concept and engineering through manufacturing, field deployment, testing, and ongoing improvement.
The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex mechanical problems and working directly with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, vendors, and customers.
Key Responsibilities
Design & Development
- Design new crane systems, heavy equipment, and mechanical components and modify existing equipment.
- Turn concepts and field requirements into practical mechanical designs.
- Perform reverse engineering and redesign of existing components.
- Validate designs using engineering calculations, FEA, CAD modeling, prototyping, and field testing.
- Improve equipment performance, manufacturability, serviceability, reliability, and cost.
- Maintain and improve standard equipment designs while meeting engineering, safety, and customer requirements.
- Manage engineering projects from concept through manufacturing, testing, implementation, and lifecycle support.
- Lead crane rebuild and refurbishment activities, including inspections, repair planning, upgrades, testing, and final delivery.
- Work with Manufacturing, Operations, vendors, and suppliers to support production schedules and product releases.
- Provide technical assistance through troubleshooting, field inspections, on-site support, and emergency response.
- Ensure equipment meets applicable specifications, engineering standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Apply sound engineering judgment to resolve technical challenges.
- Maintain accurate engineering drawings, calculations, bills of materials (BOMs), and design records.
- Support quality assurance, product standardization, and continuous improvement.
- Communicate technical information effectively with customers, vendors, manufacturing personnel, and cross-functional teams.
- Manage multiple projects and priorities, including changing requirements and emergency response needs.
Project & Manufacturing Support
Engineering Support