Pettibone seeks a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their Engineering team in Baraga, Michigan.
This is a great role for a mechanical engineer who likes designing equipment that actually gets built, tested, improved, and used in the real world. You’ll help design rugged off-road machines and heavy equipment used in industries like construction, forestry, steel pipe, mining, railroad, and seismic exploration.
In other words: this is not “sit in a cube and never see your work again” engineering. This is practical, hands-on, make-the-machine-stronger-better-smarter engineering.
WHAT WE OFFER.
- Competitive salary aligned with your experience and qualifications.
- Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage (employee and family plans available).
- Health Savings Account and Flex Spending Account.
- Company paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with up to 4% company match.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, and volunteer time—just to name a few).
- Full-time position with schedule flexibility (Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm, or Mon-Thurs 6am – 4pm).
- Great onboarding and training program.
- A safe, team-oriented, fun work environment.
WHAT YOU’LL DO. You’ll design, improve, support, and release mechanical systems and structural components for off-road machines and mobile heavy equipment.
- Design and redesign vehicle structures, sheet metal, heavy weldments, and related assemblies.
- Perform engineering calculations to determine component size, strength, and performance.
- Review and release drawings created in SolidWorks.
- Prepare change requests, requisitions, parts lists, bills of materials, and technical documentation.
- Use tools such as FMEA, FEA, 8D problem solving, and risk assessments to validate designs.
- Participate in design reviews with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, sales, and service teams.
- Support prototype builds and help test machines/components in real or simulated field conditions.
- Investigate field issues and help develop practical, data-driven corrective actions.
- Support cost reduction, manufacturability, and continuous improvement efforts on current products.
- Help maintain engineering standards, product documentation, and technical specifications.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR. We’re looking for someone who is technically strong, practical, detail-minded, and comfortable working with people across the business.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
- 3 or more years of mechanical engineering experience required.
- Experience with mechanical design, structural components, weldments, sheet metal, or mobile equipment strongly preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of SolidWorks required.
- Experience with PDM and ERP/MRP software preferred.
- General knowledge of MathCAD, AutoCAD, DraftSight, Parker IQAN, and Zuken E3 is a plus.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work well with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, sales, and service teams.
- Ability to travel occasionally, including overnight travel, as needed.
ARE YOU READY to design something tough? Apply today at pettibone.hirescore.com
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ABOUT US. You’ll be part of a Heavy Equipment Segment of privately owned companies (ARDCO, BARKO, and Pettibone Traverse Lift) that build rugged, special-duty mobile equipment used in forestry, rail, recycling & scrap handling, construction, biomass, and oil & gas—across the U.S. and internationally. These are established brands with more than 50 years of success in their industries. The group is an affiliate of The Heico Companies, a family-owned parent company with 80+ businesses and 10,000+ team members.
