Sr. Mechanical Engineer
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Job Location:
Lake Forest - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 76482 - 120186
Posted on:
10-09-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the design and development of products within the Mechanical Locks category. This role is responsible for driving new product development from concept through production launch solving complex engineering challenges and delivering customer-focused addition to leading new initiatives the engineer will support sustaining engineering and cost improvement efforts ensuring continued product excellence and operational efficiency. The position requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams to meet technical business and customer requirements.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Product Development & Innovation: Lead the design and development of innovative mechanical products from concept through production. Translate customer requirements and market insights into engineering specifications and product features. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Marketing Sales Manufacturing and Quality to ensure alignment on product goals and deliverables.
- Design Validation and Testing: Create and evaluate prototypes to validate design concepts and reduce technical risk. Apply design for manufacturability (DFM) design for assembly (DFA) and design for Six Sigma (DFSS) principles to ensure robust and cost-effective solutions. Conduct design reviews DFMEA and risk assessments to ensure product reliability and compliance with standards.
- Sustaining and Cost Improvement: Provide ongoing engineering support for existing products to ensure continued performance reliability and compliance. Investigate and resolve field complaints and product failures through root cause analysis and corrective actions. Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities through design optimization material substitution and process improvements. Partner with sourcing and manufacturing teams to evaluate alternative suppliers and production methods.
- Project Management: Develop and manage timelines for engineering deliverables. Track multiple priorities and ensure timely execution of projects.
Minimum Qualification
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering
Minimum 3 years of engineering experience
Proficiency in Creo Parametric or SolidWorks
Strong hands-on technical skills and problem-solving abilities
Experience with manufacturing processes: stamping die casting molding machining
Excellent project management and communication skills
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and external vendors
Experience resolving field complaints and troubleshooting
- Positive can-do attitude
Additional Desired Qualification
- Understanding of Design for Six Sigma
- Experience in designing high volume consumer goods
Work Environment:
Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
Pay Range: $76482-$120186.
This base salary range is a reasonable estimate for this position at the time of posting. Pay within each range is based on a variety of factors including but not limited to to primary work job-related knowledge skills experience business requirements and geographic location. ASSA ABLOY conducts regular review of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
ASSA ABLOY is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access return we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces physical and virtual safer more secure and easier to access.
As an employer we value results not titles or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions supporting them with regular feedback training and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact and we encourage them to grow their role locally regionally or even internationally.
As we welcome new people on board its important to us to have diverse inclusive teams and we value different perspectives and experiences.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Mechanical Design
- System Design
- FEA
- ASME Codes & Standards
- CAD
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Creo
- SolidWorks
- Mechanical Engineering
- Autocad
- HVAC Design
- Autodesk Inventor
About Company
The ASSA ABLOY Group is the global leader in access solutions. Our offering covers products and services related to openings, such as locks, doors, gates and entrance automation solutions. This also includes expertise in controlling identities with keys, cards, tags, mobile and biomet ... View more
