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Mechanical Engineer
$130k - 155k per year
eMobility
US
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Permanent
On-site

Piper Maddox is partnered with a Detroit-based EV startup that is looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their team. They build modular electric vehicle platforms on top of OEM cab chassis, serving verticals like mobile healthcare, RVs, command centers, food & beverage, and pet care. They're looking for someone to own mechanical design across current customer vehicles while helping build out a modular, configurable platform that lets the company scale.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Own mechanical design for both customer vehicles and the broader modular platform, from concept through CAD to the shop floor.
  • Design complex assemblies with hundreds to thousands of components per vehicle in Siemens NX.
  • Work daily with the in-house technician team, creating work instructions, answering questions, and problem-solving on the floor as designs meet real-world builds.
  • Think at the systems level across mechanical, plumbing, and electrical integration.
  • Iterate quickly, often starting fabrication before design is fully finalized, to keep pace with production demands.
  • Contribute to a module library with standardized attachment points, BOMs, and assembly instructions that can be mixed and matched across verticals.
  • Collaborate with software engineers to explore automation opportunities in design and manufacturing workflows, including parametric design and dynamic BOM generation.

 

Qualifications:

  • Experience: 7+ years of mechanical design experience, having taken physical products (not just components) from concept through production.
  • Strong CAD skills required; Siemens NX preferred, but SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar with willingness to learn NX is acceptable.
  • Demonstrated experience designing for manufacturability, including welded structures, sheet metal, tubed aluminum, and fastening systems.
  • Comfortable working on a shop floor alongside technicians and iterating on designs in real time.
  • Systems-level thinker who can hold an entire vehicle in mind, rather than someone focused on a single subsystem within a large organization.
  • Background in automotive, commercial vehicles, EV, or industrial equipment, with experience handling real-world loads, vibration, water systems, and integration complexity.
  • Experience at a smaller company or startup is a strong plus.

 

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