Mechanical Design Engineer

Urban Connect

Posted 18 Aug 2026

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**Job Location:** Timisoara **Recruitment process:** - HR discussion - Technical interview **Key Responsibilities** **Mechanical Design & Packaging** - Design sensor housings, brackets, mounts, and protective features for electromagnetic sensors exposed to environmental stress conditions. - Create and release 3D CAD models, assemblies, and 2D drawings compliant with OEM and internal standards. - Perform packaging and integration studies considering the parts in movement - Perform tolerance stack-ups to ensure sensor performance across manufacturing variation, vehicle assembly, and in-use movement. - Account for water exposure, thermal expansion, vibration, shock, and corrosion in mechanical designs. - Design components suitable for high-volume production using injection molding, overmolding, insert molding, stamping, joining or machining. - Support material selection for plastics, elastomers, and metals. - Collaborate with magnetic and electrical engineers to translate performance requirements into mechanical constraints. - Support tooling development, part validation, and supplier technical discussions. - Incorporate DFM/DFA and cost-optimization initiatives without compromising durability. - Support design reviews, design changes, and customer issue resolution. **Required Qualifications** - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field. - 3+ years of experience in automotive mechanical design, preferably in sensors or wheel-area components. - Proficiency in CATIA v5 or NX. - Strong understanding of packaging, tolerance analysis, and GD&T. - Experience with harsh-environment automotive components (wheel area, underbody, or powertrain). - Experience with electromagnetic, Hall-effect, or inductive sensors. - Knowledge of sealing concepts, elastomers, and overmolding techniques. - Familiarity with APQP, DFMEA, PPAP, and OEM design standards. - Experience working in Tier-1 or Tier-2 automotive supplier organizations. - Effective cross-discipline communication (mechanical electrical production). - Ability to balance performance, cost, and durability in high-volume programs.

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