Senior Engineer Design Leader, Mechanical (11650)

About Us:

Logisnext Americas Inc. has supported customers for more than 100 years as a technology-driven forklift manufacturer. In addition to being a forklift manufacturer, we are also a total solutions provider offering scalable products and services from material handling and automation to extensive fleet support.

About the role:

The Senior Engineering Design Leader (Mechanical) serves as a technical leader and SME within the CSM department, driving the development and execution of complex customer-specific solutions. This role translates customer requirements into safe, reliable, and manufacturable designs while ensuring compliance with company and industry standards. Working with a high degree of autonomy, the position provides technical leadership across design development, problem resolution, and cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing, sales, service, purchasing, and suppliers. The role also strengthens organizational capability through mentoring, technical guidance, and continuous improvement initiatives that support customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and business growth.

What you will do:

• Lead development of design:
  Lead and guide design activity on products and systems to meet Product spec, in compliance with internal and external  spec (ISO, UL, CEN, etc). Review configurations of truck orders and confirm the compatibility of the customization design request with the rest of the systems on the truck.

• Problem solving: 
  Troubleshoot assembly issues, advising service about field issues and sales about engineering questions. Monitor the ESR (Engineering Support Request) system to ensure problems are addressed in a timely manner with open lines of communication to our internal stakeholders.

• Engineering Documentation:
  Release documentation including Computer Aided Design (CAD) drawings (piece part, sub-assembly and assemblies), and engineering orders (EO). Provide detailed explanations and installation instructions to manufacturing engineering to support the production of custom designs.

• Talent Development:
  Contribute to training new engineers in LNA standards, procedures and systems. Mentor and develop other engineers on the team to support their growth and expand their knowledge base.

• Project Communication:
  Provide answers on the design to purchasing and suppliers, coordination of pilot builds with scheduling and manufacturing, and supporting sales engineering inquiries on feasibility of customized design solutions for quoting to dealers and national accounts customers.

When & Where:

Hybrid Work Schedule in office 3 days a week

What you need to have:

• Must be flexible and adaptive to changing priorities, plus multiple task and results oriented. Advanced 3D CAD (Creo prefered)
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical preferred) 

• Advanced Computer skills: MS Office (Excel, Power Point, Word, Outlook), BPCS, SAP.
• Hands-on approach and mechanical aptitude to install components
• Advanced Mechanical and hydraulic knowledge with basic of electrical.
• Experience working with consultants and suppliers for component development
• Excellent people skills – team player, communicator both verbally and in writing
• Advanced Experience In: Testing Methodology / Heat Transfer / LNA/LN  Drawing Standards / LNA/LN  DRBFM Process / LNA/LN BOM System /
• LNA/LN  Forklift design and performance standards

What would be nice to have:

• Forklift Truck Operators license (OSHA approved)
• Professional Engineering License or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certificate
• Working knowledge of ASTM, SAE, CEN and UL standards
• Working knowledge of ITA and ITSDF Recommended Practices
• Worked on LNA, competitive or industry related IC or Electric industrial vehicles

What we offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits

• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Holidays
• Profit Sharing Opportunities
• Flexible Spending and HSA Accounts
• 401k with automatic company contribution and company match
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life, Dependent Life, and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (Includes 6-8 weeks of maternity leave and 5 days of paternity leave)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• On-site fitness center (Houston)
• On-the-job training and development

. The specific salary for a successful candidate will depend upon, among other legitimate factors, education, training, and/or experience.

To be considered for this role, all applicants must submit a full and complete application through our careers page.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Agency Disclaimer:

Logisnext Americas Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party vendors. Any unsolicited resumes from a third party will become the property of the company to use at the company’s discretion, with the understanding that Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas, Inc. will not be billed a fee for any such resumes. If a company is designated as an approved vendor, then said company can only provide assistance on those positions requested via a formal written agreement of support.