Description
Enovation Controls is a turnkey technology company that solves complex problems and delivers innovative electronic control and display solutions across diverse markets. People who find their place here tend to stay. Many of our team members have decades of tenure, evidence of a culture where people feel valued and want to build a career.
We’re proud to be recognized by Great Place to Work as one of the Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production for seven consecutive years, as well as by Mployer Advisor for our Top U.S. Benefits. This recognition comes directly from employee feedback, not marketing, and reflects a workplace where people feel trusted, supported, and empowered. We live our core values every day in a collaborative, high-performance environment that balances complex technical work with real camaraderie, accessible leadership, and traditions that bring teams together.
Description
The SVE Mechanical Engineer, within the Engineering department, is primarily responsible for driving Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE) initiatives and providing secondary support for sustaining engineering activities across Enovation Controls products. This role partners with New Product Development throughout product launch and the formal transfer of design ownership, then assumes responsibility for maintaining and improving mechanical designs in production. Collaborating with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Product Management, the engineer identifies and implements opportunities to reduce costs, improve product reliability and manufacturability, and ensure long-term product support.
Key Responsibilities:
- VAVE and Cost Reduction: Identify and implement improvements to materials, components, designs, manufacturing methods, and sourcing while protecting performance, quality, and reliability.
- Product Design Ownership: Own assigned mechanical designs following product launch; maintain drawings, specifications, bills of material, and design integrity.
- NPI and Design Handoff: Collaborate with New Product Development through launch and transfer of design intent, validation records, open issues, and production knowledge.
- Mechanical Design and DFMA: Design and improve enclosures, components, and assemblies using 3D CAD, GD&T, material selection, tolerance analysis, and design-for-manufacture principles.
- Validation and Change Management: Evaluate design tradeoffs, coordinate prototypes and testing, and release validated changes through engineering change controls.
- Sustaining Engineering: Resolve manufacturing, quality, field, supplier, and obsolescence issues through root-cause analysis and corrective action.
- Business and Supplier Collaboration: Build cost-reduction business cases and coordinate implementation with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Product Management, and suppliers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of mechanical product design and development experience; VAVE and sustaining engineering experience preferred.
- Mechanical product-design experience with strong 3D CAD, engineering drawings, GD&T, and tolerance-analysis skills.
- Knowledge of manufactured components, material selection, injection molding, casting, machining, sheet metal, and assembly methods.
- Ability to lead VAVE improvements, validate design changes, solve technical problems, and manage competing priorities.
- Understanding of engineering change control and the transfer of product design ownership into production.
- Strong cross-functional communication, documentation, and supplier collaboration skills.
Preferred
- SolidWorks experience for parts, assemblies, and drawings.
- Familiarity with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems for drawings, BOMs, product configuration, and engineering changes.
- Knowledge of ruggedized electronics, thermal management, sealing, vibration, shock, or environmental validation.
- Exposure to supplier transitions, alternate sourcing, should-cost analysis, or high-volume manufacturing.
Why Enovation Controls
We tackle complex work with high expectations and a learning mindset. Our culture is fun and rewarding, and we consistently rank among the best places to work in manufacturing. We back that culture with solid benefits: a strong 401(k) match, cost-effective healthcare options that meaningfully reduce out-of-pocket costs, wellness support, and profit-sharing that rewards collective success.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of mechanical product design and development experience
- VAVE and sustaining engineering experience
- Strong 3D CAD skills
- Engineering drawings, GD&T, and tolerance-analysis skills
- Knowledge of manufactured components, material selection, injection molding, casting, machining, sheet metal, and assembly methods
- Ability to lead VAVE improvements, validate design changes, solve technical problems, and manage competing priorities
- Understanding of engineering change control and transfer of product design ownership into production
- Strong cross-functional communication, documentation, and supplier collaboration skills
- SolidWorks experience for parts, assemblies, and drawings
- Familiarity with PLM systems for drawings, BOMs, product configuration, and engineering changes
- Knowledge of ruggedized electronics, thermal management, sealing, vibration, shock, or environmental validation
- Exposure to supplier transitions, alternate sourcing, should-cost analysis, or high-volume manufacturing
What We Do
Enovation Controls is an innovative manufacturer of electronic controls and displays for diverse markets. We are an international leader in fully customized solutions for engines, engine-driven equipment and specialty vehicles with a broad range of displays, controls and instrumentation products.
