Senior Mechanical Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 13, 2026.
About Us
Inventus Power is a global leader in advanced battery systems that specializes in designing and manufacturing high-quality, reliable, and innovative power systems for a broad range of portable, motive, and stationary applications. We are a US based company headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois and have a global presence that extends across four continents with five manufacturing facilities, three engineering technical centers, a multi-tiered sales service channel, and 3,000+ employees. For over 60 years, Inventus Power has been addressing the rapidly expanding power demands of a changing world through technology and engineered solutions. We continue to invest in our people and processes, while enhancing our products and capabilities in order to create a safer, smarter, and more sustainable battery-powered world.
We are an ITAR facility and hire only U.S. persons who are defined as U.S. citizens or green card holders.
What You’ll Do
The Senior Mechanical Engineer manages complex mechanical projects with minimum supervision and may create new methods or processes to resolve complex problems. This individual will be responsible for the successful development and release to manufacturing of mechanical designs to be utilized in battery pack and charger products for various markets and customers. The projects may have varying levels of complexity and ambiguity thereby requiring that the candidate possess appreciable initiative, originality, ingenuity, and excellent problem-solving skills. The ideal candidate will have excellent mechanical design and analysis skills, mechanical engineering experience, and a great understanding of various manufacturing processes such as injection molding and metal stamping
Responsibilities (Including other duties as assigned)
- Participates in and leads in customer engagements to help clarify mechanical requirements and specifications, with support from the project team
- Work cross-functionally with project management, manufacturing, procurement, and quality teams.
- Develop, test, and validate robust mechanical designs.
- Meet specifications while incorporating creative industrial design ideas/features.
- Perform mechanical component selection/optimization for battery pack enclosures, charging ports/docks, and related interfaces.
- Consider design integrity best practices for ultrasonic/laser welding, snap fit, screws, thermal management, etc.
- Collaborate with system, manufacturing, and test engineers to generate FMEA and DFM reports.
- Minimize mass production issues and control production costs.
- Lead and/or support bring up and debugging of new mechanical prototypes including necessary modifications to components/interfaces.
- Provide reports on performance and conformity to customer requirements.
- Lead and/or support engineering verification testing and required changes to ensure compliance for applicable drop, vibration, shock, ingress protection, and thermal standards.
- Explore new and existing materials and methods to solve design challenges.
- Provide necessary sustaining support to existing products including root cause analysis for any issues that may arise in the field.
- Support and guide less experienced engineers as needed.
- Establish a culture of learning, openness, and accountability.
What You Will Need
- BS in Mechanical Engineering; MS or PhD preferred
- Minimum 5 years of experience with new product introductions from conception all the way through start of mass production in the consumer, telecom, medical, automotive, and/or military industries.
- Fluent in English (spoken and written).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products required.
- 4+ years of experience with MCAD (i.e., SolidWorks/CREO) required, SolidWorks preferred.
- Strong quantitative, design, analytical, and problem-solving skills required.
- Experience with structural and thermal FEA.
- Proficient in GD&T.
- Experience with injection molding and metal stamping/forming.
- Experience with environmental and validation testing of battery packs preferred.
- Experience with designing to functional safety standard ISO26262 a plus.
- Experience with designing to MIL-810 standard a plus.
- Experience with ultrasonic/laser welding preferred.
- Strong knowledge of DFM and DFA design principles.
- Desire to have fun leading the development of quality products in a fast paced and diverse work environment.
Inventus Power is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.