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Job Description

Overview

Dynomax is a family-owned Aerospace company that has been designing, manufacturing, and developing high-precision machined components and specialty machines since 1986. They are seeking a hands-on Mechanical Engineer to design, build, create drawings for, and assemble cable harnesses and connector assemblies.

Responsibilities

  • Work with in-house Machinists and outside vendors to source components for production
  • Manage projects from conception to completion
  • Design and build connector and cable harness manufacturing processes
  • Collaborate with assembly technicians and quality members in the assembly of connector and harness assemblies
  • Communicate effectively with customers and vendors throughout the manufacturing process

Requirements

  • 2+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Desire to work on both conceptual engineering and hands-on product development
  • SolidWorks experience: models, assembly, and drawings required; configurations desired
  • Capability to learn about new subjects
  • Thrives in an environment of constant change and evolution
  • Working knowledge of harness and connector assembly
  • Effective problem solver with the ability to utilize analytical techniques for issue resolution
  • Ability to develop and communicate assembly instructions verbally and in writing
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Wheeling, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$40/hr across 255 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Wheeling, IL

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Wheeling, IL right now, from 5 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 354 other active welding openings from 214 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Wheeling, or widen the search to Illinois.

Dynomax Inc. currently has 3 other openings live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Staff on Site (13), Gerber Collision & Glass (12), and S&C Electric Company (9). 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 $38/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Addison at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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