Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Description:

About Double E

Double E is a global manufacturing company with more than 50 years of innovation behind us and is proud to be a trusted name in web handling and converting. Headquartered in West Bridgewater, MA with Production Plants across North America and Italy, we build high-performance equipment and engineered solutions that keep modern manufacturing moving. Our products—from core chucks and shafts to safety chucks, rollers, web guides, and material handling systems—help customers boost speed, improve safety, and solve tough production challenges across packaging, tissue, labels, film, and more.

If you’re excited by real world engineering, hands on problem solving, and the chance to help shape what’s next, Double E is a place to build an impactful career.

Learn more about Double E and all our product offerings here.

About the role:

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer serves as a technical owner and engineering checkpoint for assigned Double E product lines based in West Bridgewater, MA. This role designs, develops, and modifies products and engineered solutions, applying sound mechanical engineering principles to ensure designs meet customer requirements, internal standards, manufacturability, quality, cost, and delivery expectations.

The Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer partners with Sales, Product Engineering, Operations, and Service teams to review orders, support pre-quote and configuration questions, execute new and modified designs, and release accurate engineering packages to production.

This position requires an inventor mindset, customer focus, a high degree of urgency, and a collaborative approach to creative problem solving from concept through production.

Requirements:

What you’ll do:

• Drive quality improvement and cost reduction initiatives on all new and existing designs.
• Act as main point of contact for all engineering-related requests and questions for pre-quotes, configuration, models, etc...
• Collaborate with Operations on prioritization, resource assignment, and timelines to meet the needs of the business.
• Review, edit, and execute all new orders for assigned product lines ensuring designs meet customer specs and internal standards.
• Create CAD models, drawings, and engineering documentation.
• Maintain SOPs, technical files, and product documentation.
• Answer product, service, assembly, and application questions.
• Mentor junior staff on design and engineering standards.
• Drive quality improvement and cost reduction initiatives on all new and existing designs.
• Serve as the go to knowledgebase for any external customers and internal service/assemblers with questions and issues.
• Mentor junior staff on design excellence, from concept through production, reinforcing technical rigor, cross-functional collaboration, and adherence to Double E engineering principles.

About you:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
• You bring 10+ years of mechanical design experience in manufacturing.
• Previous work experience in CNC machining and machine shop settings
• Experience in industrial machine, web handling, converting, or material handling industry.
• You thrive in fast-moving environments and keep priorities on track.
• You enjoy applying mechanical principles like torque, tension, loading, and deflection and like turning ideas into product improvements, retrofits, and new designs.
• You bring strong 3D CAD skills; Inventor, CREO, or SolidWorks
• You’re excited by machining, welding, and assembly and making decisions grounded in customer satisfaction and have an extremely high bar for quality standards.
• Proven ability to improve manufacturability, quality, and cost.
• A strong verbal and written communication with customers, cross-functional teams, and technical documentation & SOPS.
• Successful record of accomplishment of DFM (Designed for Manufacturing) compliance.