Mechanical Engineer

Engtal

📍Howell, MI
Posted May 22, 2026
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Job Overview

Position

Mechanical Engineer

Company

Engtal

Location

Howell, MI

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4417161277

Job Description

Looking to work for a leading system integrator offering unique solutions to multiple industries?

Open to learning new things & developing high-performance products?

Do you want to be at the forefront of engineering in a business always looking for ways to improve its products & offering to customers?

We're looking for a Mechanical/Project Engineer who enjoys working taking project ownership & leading a small team on custom assembly solutions.

What you'll do:

  • Creating & maintaining technical documentation.

  • Working on prototyping, trouble shooting & design improvements.

  • Work closely with customers to interpret requirements into design.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conceptualize, design, and develop mechanical systems, components, and products.

  • Design using Solidworks to create detailed 3D models and engineering drawings for manufacturing.

  • Optimize designs for performance, manufacturability, and cost-effectiveness while considering regulatory and safety requirements.

What you'll need:

  • A background in machinery or tooling.

  • Experience in automation.

  • Experience with a 3D CAD software (Solidworks or Inventor)

  • Great communication & background in collaborating with a cross-functional team.

  • Working knowledge of FEA.

  • Experience with GD&T.
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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.How do you apply GD&T when creating detailed engineering drawings for custom machinery, and why is it critical for manufacturing?
  • 2.Walk me through your process for optimizing a mechanical design for manufacturability and cost-effectiveness while meeting safety requirements.
  • 3.Describe your experience using Solidworks to take a customer's conceptual requirements through to a detailed 3D model and manufacturing drawing.
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you took ownership of a custom assembly project and led a small team to deliver it.
  • 2.Give an example of when you had to interpret vague customer requirements into a concrete mechanical design. How did you ensure you met their needs?
  • 3.Describe a situation where you collaborated with a cross-functional team to troubleshoot a prototype that wasn't performing as expected.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You are designing a custom automated assembly and a customer requests a feature that would significantly increase the cost and complicate manufacturability. How do you handle this?
  • 2.You are leading a small team on a tight-deadline project, and during prototyping, you discover a critical interference in your 3D assembly that requires a major design change. What are your next steps?

Resume Keywords

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SolidworksAutomationGD&TFEAMachineryToolingPrototypingDesign for ManufacturabilityTechnical DocumentationProject OwnershipCross-functional Collaboration3D Modeling

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