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Job Overview The Senior Mechanical Engineer is a key technical leader responsible for elevating product design, manufacturing support, and engineering standards. This role provides sustaining engineering support to manufacturing operations, external vendors, and customers, while guiding the design and drafting team to ensure consistent application of drawing standards. The Senior Mechanical Engineer also supports custom designs and new product development, contributing innovative solutions that meet customer and business needs. Additionally, this position oversees product enhancements and modifications through the Engineering Change Order process, ensuring product quality, reliability, and continuous improvement across the organization. #LI-KR1 A Day In The Life ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - other duties may be assigned Designs products using DFM (Design for Manufacturability) methods. Configures designs to be efficiently produced with a wide range of customer options. Evaluate and recommend design approaches to meet performance requirements for new or improved products. Investigate solutions to product or process problems. Ensures that all information on the drawings is clearly and accurately presented, so that the procurement, fabrication, assembly, testing, and inspection can be accomplished smoothly in order to provide the highest quality and lowest cost product for our customers. Interfaces with vendors/design-builders to resolve problems and design issues. Consults with other research and development team members to clarify or resolve problems. Capable of preparing three-dimensional mechanical layouts in Solidworks software which can be translated into production drawings. Prepare and revise BOM structures. Create and release engineering drawings and documents using PLM systems. Update item masters in ERP. Comply with all work rules, including but not limited to, the Company’s safety and attendance policies. Assist Creative Technical Solutions with NPI process and documentation. Coordinate modifications by reviewing proposals of customer requirements, determine if proposals are feasible and estimate proposal costs. Prepares or directs preparation of product or system layout and detailed drawings and schematics. Capable of performing tolerance studies to ensure mechanical fits and avoid mechanical interferences. Possesses a thorough understanding of industry standards such as UL specifications regarding safety and testing requirements. Conducts design reviews with manufacturing, engineering, quality, and marketing on new product designs. Safely handles products or equipment in order to prevent injury to handler or damage to product. What will help you thrive in this role? Qualifications, Skills and Work Experience Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering is required. MSME preferred 8+ years of experience in mechanical design. A thorough knowledge in electrical/mechanical field of OEM equipment. Should be familiar with estimating techniques and budget control. Rack Mount Cabinet design. Proficient in the use of computer aided design tools: AutoCAD and Solidworks. Strong understanding of GD&T principles. Ability to multi-task in an evolving project environment. Strong customer focus, both internal and external. Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical specifications. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to apply mathematical skills to perform tolerance studies. Ability to perform a load analysis. Hubbell Incorporated Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently. The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses. We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe. Hubbell Utility Solutions Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible. Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class. The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.