Design Engineer

Full Time
Rockford, IL 61108
Posted
Job description

Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.

We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.

The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:


Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Create sketches and solid models of design concepts
  • Successfully execute design and development tasks to provide engineering solutions
  • Responsible for design configuration; cost, weight, assembly, and produce-ability requirements
  • Present work to customers at product reviews
  • Generate design documentation such as product review material, tolerance stacks, and design layout
  • Work as part of a cohesive design engineering team
  • Understand requirements and evaluate new product structural integrity and functionality in support of meeting those requirements
  • Interact with internal and external customers and ensures satisfactory deliverables
  • Assist Engineering Management to coordinate the timely delivery of product design and customer proposal requests
  • Conceptualize and prepare preliminary and final detail design and documentation of systems components and assemblies

Required Skills (Technical Competency):

  • BS in Mechanical Engineering degree
  • 5 + years of experience in design
  • Familiarity with Aerospace mechanical and electrical components, constant speed drives, pumps, hydraulics, actuators, gearboxes, starter/generators a plus
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment
  • Experienced in manual analytical methods as well as computer aided engineering methods
  • Strong analytic skills including Root Cause Analysis, Strength of Materials, Statics
  • Experience with ANSYS, NX, Solidworks, and other Modeling and Analysis Tools
  • CAD/CAM Including Modeling (solid, 2D and 3D design) as well as Schematic creation and interpretation
  • Familiar with traditional manufacturing methods, practices, and materials.
  • Configuration Management of drawings, engineering changes, and 3D models.
  • Like to work in a fast paced, creative environment
  • Enjoy people and dynamic teams with diverse experiences. We have fun together!
  • US Citizen required

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:


  • Mostly Office Environments, Occasional Shop Floor involvement.
  • Substantial amounts of telephone and computer work.
  • Heavily Regulated Industries with strict adherence to procedures.
  • Flexibility to meet business deadlines by staying late or arriving early.
  • Typical 8 hour days plus lunch / 40 hour weeks / core (required) hours are 9AM to 4PM
  • Ability to use personal transportation to visit customer locations.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Type

Full Time-Regular

Experience Level

Senior Level

Total Years of Exp

5 +

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