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Overview

As a Mechanical Design Engineer at DMC, you will lead design efforts and develop mechanical systems across various automation, test, and embedded hardware projects. This role involves close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and customers to deliver high-quality solutions while advancing engineering standards and mentoring teammates.

Responsibilities

  • Executes mechanical design for multidisciplinary projects ensuring designs are robust, functional, and cost effective.
  • Researches and reviews COTS and custom system components against project budget and system functional requirements.
  • Works effectively under project schedules and budgets.
  • Partners with customers and cross functional teams to define requirements, develop designs, and support implementation.
  • Maintains and promotes engineering standards and best practices.
  • Improves documentation, drawings, BOM structure, and revision control.

Requirements

  • B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related field (minimum GPA 3.4).
  • 3+ years of mechanical design experience.
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics.
  • Experience designing custom CNC components, sheet metal, weldments, and frames.
  • Ability to perform engineering calculations for material strength and power transmission.
  • Proficient in CAD (SolidWorks preferred), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
  • Up to 25% travel.

Additional Information

  • Hybrid work schedule.
  • Compensation based on industry, relevant experience, and location standards.
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $50/hr, this posting sits about 33% above the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL — toward the top of a $30–$47/hr middle band drawn from 78 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 78% 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.

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The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (18), Staff on Site (13), and Sargent & Lundy (11). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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