Mechanical Design Engineer (New Product Development)

Looking to build your career with a company that values innovation, stability, and people? Join our dedicated team as a R&D Engineer II - Mechanical, in Bridgeton, MO!

Since 1946, Hunter Engineering has been aligning cutting-edge technology with a strong commitment to quality. As a family-owned, American-made company, Hunter is the global leader in automotive service equipment, with our products used in over 130 countries by top vehicle manufacturers, tire companies, and service centers.

We’re proud to be recognized as a Best Places to Work finalist by the St. Louis Business Journal for five consecutive years (2022 – 2026) – a testament to our commitment to our people. Here, employees are supported, challenged, and take pride in their work. We offer exceptional benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.

If you’re ready to join a team that’s shaping the future of automotive service, read on.

As a R&D Engineer II - Mechanical, you will develop mechanical components and subsystems through the process of investigation, specification development, design, analysis, and testing.

What You’ll Do:

• Design, develop, and test new products for the Automotive Service Industry

• Achieve reliable function that satisfies project scope criteria through the selection of parts, materials, and manufacturing processes

• Validate concepts through analysis and testing including design of test fixtures and special instrumentation where necessary

• Design parts and assemblies consisting of sheet metal, weldments, machined parts, castings, plastics, sensors, and electronics

• Collaborate with other functional groups to meet project deliverables

• Core contributor with the ability to lead smaller projects

• Occasional travel to manufacturing and customer sites required (<10%)

• Additional duties as assigned

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar field.

• 5+ years machine design experience.

• Excellent time management and organizational skills

• Must be a proactive, creative self-starter, & proficient with CAD (Creo preferred).

• Preferred to have design experience with the following:

• Sheet metal

• Weldments

• Mechanisms

• Machined parts

• Tooled components

• Hydraulics

• System integration

• Structure analysis

• Material Selection

• Heat treatment

• Patent experience

• GD&T

• General knowledge of vehicles and their suspension systems is helpful.

What We Offer:

• Industry-Leading Healthcare Coverage

• Profit-Sharing Plan with Safe Harbor Contribution

• Generous Paid Time Off & Holidays

• Paid Parental Leave

• Tuition Reimbursement Program

• Free Onsite Fitness & Recreation Center

Join us in our mission to ‘Align People and Innovation to Drive Excellence!’

• Make Lives Better Together

• Take Pride in the Extraordinary

• Define the Standard