Senior Mechanical Engineer

TSI provides trusted measurement, application guidance, and data analytics solutions that enable our customers to make informed decisions. For over 50 years our customers have relied on our products for a variety of markets and critical applications, from environmental monitoring to occupational safety. Headquartered in the Twin Cities, we have sales offices throughout the world. We work closely with leading academic institutions and government agencies to insure the safety of people, the quality of manufactured goods, and the health of the environment. If you love variety and working with the latest technologies, TSI is a company you need to explore.

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JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Mechanical Engineer demonstrates a thorough understanding of a focused and highly disciplined approach to engineering project work and independently solves complex problems associated with the design, development and manufacturing of products.  This person will assume leadership of Mechanical Engineering activities on projects and mentor Engineers at level I and II.   This person must also effectively communicate in cross functional teams that span all engineering disciplines, marketing, sales, and production.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Independently design and develop the mechanical portions of electronic instruments and integrate solutions with the electrical and software design portions.
• Use industrial design concepts to create or further develop case designs for instruments.
• Design and support injection molded designs, other types molding design (RIM, vacuum forming, etc.), machined parts design and rapid prototyping techniques.
• Understand design, performance and cost tradeoffs and make recommendations for optimization.
• Support rapid cycles of design/test/model/experiment/analyze that are complex in nature.
• Evaluate potential solutions to engineering problems for feasibility, manufacturability, and cost effectiveness.
• Accurately estimate task duration and resource requirements to meet project commitments.
• Design parts in Creo and SolidWorks
• Support product design by testing sub-systems and products in a lab (functional testing, drop test, vibration test, etc.)
• May serve as a technical lead on projects and provide guidance to other engineers or technicians.
• Responsible for providing strong documentation and specifications on project work.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • If a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering is held, substitutions may be made for the Bachelor's degree. 
• 5+ years of experience in product development and mechanical engineering experience 
• Experience with injection moded part design
• Experience with 3D CAD software

DESIRED

• Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Product Development experience on a project from the concept phase through the launch phase with leadership over the mechanical portion
• Experience leading and mentoring other engineers
• Rapid prototype techniques
• Experience with product verification and validation testing for mechanical components
• Experience in developing verification and validation test plans

All offers of employment in the U.S., where legally permitted, are contingent on the candidate showing proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 19 (currently one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine + 14 days) to pass the pre-employment requirements. Individuals with medical issues or sincerely held religious beliefs or practices that prevent them from getting the vaccine may request an exemption / reasonable accommodation from the vaccine requirement.

Legal authorization to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship.  We require proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

EOE/M/W/Vet/Disability