Continuous Engineer – Low Voltage Switchgear and Switchboard

The Mechanical Engineer will work as the Continuous Engineer for Low Voltage Switchgear and Switchboard products and will be responsible for sustaining and maintaining the existing offer from a design and technical perspective. In this role you will support manufacturing plants across North America, quality, customer support, industrialization, and other cross-functional teams by evaluating design-related issues, approving deviations, reviewing technical documentation, and ensuring that product changes preserve safety, reliability, manufacturability, cost effectiveness, and compliance with applicable standards.

What do you get to do in this position?

• Maintain the existing Low Voltage Switchgear and Switchboard offer from a design perspective.

• Support manufacturing plants with design-related questions, issues, deviations, and product clarifications.

• Evaluate plant requests and determine potential impacts on product performance, safety, reliability, manufacturability, and compliance.

• Support technical resolution of recurring issues in manufacturing, assembly, documentation, or product configuration.

• Ensuring changes or deviations do not create unintended consequences for other plants, product variants, or customer applications.

What are the key skills we are looking for?

• Electromechanical Engineering — intermediate level; integrating mechanical and electrical systems for seamless product functionality

• Mechanical Design — intermediate level; developing robust mechanical components that meet performance and safety requirements

• Computer Aided Design — intermediate level; creating detailed models and drawings for manufacturing and assembly

• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing — intermediate level; ensuring precision and quality in component specifications

• Design For Safety and Reliability — intermediate level; embedding safety principles into every stage of product development

• Design-To-Cost — intermediate level; balancing technical excellence with cost-effective manufacturing solutions

• Problem Solving — intermediate level; diagnosing complex technical issues and implementing effective solutions

• Project Management Methodologies — intermediate level; coordinating cross-functional efforts to deliver projects on time

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to tackle complex technical challenges independently

• Excellent communication skills to collaborate across disciplines and explain technical concepts clearly

• Proven ability to mentor and guide colleagues through non-routine or escalated technical issues

• Creative thinking combined with attention to detail in designing innovative, compliant solutions

What's in it for me?

• Work on innovative electromechanical systems that push the boundaries of technology

• Opportunities to mentor technical talent while continuously expanding your own skill set

• Collaborative culture where your expertise directly influences product development and success

• Access to cutting-edge tools, training programs, and resources that fuel your professional growth

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

• Advanced English Level

• More than 3 years of experience responsible for usability testing and design of high-tech products (hardware or software) in support of end user's needs

• Product experience related to the design of Low Voltage Switchgear and Switchboard

• Previous product development experience is preferred

• Creation of multiple component/assembly solutions to envision product concepts. Development to be synchronized with changes/advances to existing product releases. This includes manipulation of appropriate CAD software.

• Assist in verification of design to performance requirements. This activity includes participation in test plan, results analysis, and the feedback of appropriate design parameters back into component/assembly design.

• Interface with manufacturing organization to ensure that a well-optimized component/assembly is developed from fabrication/assembly concerns (Tolerance Analysis).

• Develop electronic and hard copy records that conform to internal standards and support the development, implementation and maintenance stages of the projects/products. Examples include up to date BOM (part number, description, material, processes, where used), Component Drawings (geometry, functional dimensioning, process callout), and Project General Files

• Prepare instructional/operational information as required.

• Prepare preliminary sketches or diagrams reflecting basic design concept.

• Makes mathematical calculations and adjustments in drawings and specifications.

• Recommends changes or modifications as appropriate to meet manufacturability, functionality and measurability requirements.

• Prepares and oversees final layout, detail, assembly drawings, and other required documentation.

• Creates computer models of the product design concept

• Generates and maintains organized database and/or B.O.M., change reports and/or other documentation.

• Prepares and maintains schedule estimates

• Good verbal and written communication skills, which includes ability in writing technical documents.

• Self-starter, team player, multi-tasking with good time management skills and the ability to function across organizational boundaries.

• Provide support to manufacturing and quality organization on customer and production issues as necessary.

• Travel: 10% travel required to perform testing at laboratories.

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