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Overview

Sciaky Inc. is a trusted provider of advanced welding systems and job shop welding services, specializing in electron beam welding technology and metal additive manufacturing. The Sr. Mechanical Engineer will design mechanical components and assemblies for automated welding equipment and Additive Manufacturing Systems.

Responsibilities

  • Design machine components and tooling with proper mechanical fit and tolerance based on customer specifications.
  • Work with external vendors to specify commercially available parts and supplement custom designs.
  • Clearly document engineering calculations and decisions, referencing existing designs when applicable.
  • Coordinate relevant work with the Applications, Electrical, Software, Process, and Manufacturing departments.
  • Present finalized mechanical designs to customers during formal design reviews.
  • Create technical drawings in ASME style for fabrication and assembly.
  • Check the work of other Mechanical Engineers prior to release for manufacture.
  • Maintain engineering records in accordance with our design, release, and revision processes.
  • Support Manufacturing throughout the build process and document the as-built changes.
  • Support machine manual generation by identifying spare parts and communicating design intent.
  • Continuously review products and suggest cost reductions for new and existing designs.
  • Respond to customer and/or fabricator questions when applicable.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of mechanical design experience, specifically in OEM or capital equipment.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering OR an additional 5 years of relevant experience.
  • Experience using Creo/Pro-E modeling software; Experience with FEA in Creo would be a notable advantage.
  • Experience checking mechanical drawings with advanced GD&T.
  • Experience documenting engineering calculations and design changes for future reference & presentation.
  • Preferred: Experience in cost reduction activities, e.g. DFM, DFA.

Additional Information

  • Applicants must be able to work on-site a minimum of 3 days per week.
  • Job location is in Chicago, IL (near Midway Airport).

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Pay in context

At roughly $72/hr, this posting sits about 149% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $23–$35/hr middle band drawn from 142 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Clearing, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Clearing, IL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 237 other active welding openings from 174 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (14), Gerber Collision & Glass (9), and Aerotek (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $33/hr and Peoria at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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