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Senior Design Engineer

Company:
Intellihot Inc.
Location:
Vernon Hills, IL, 60061
Posted:
March 26, 2026
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Design Engineer At Intellihot, our success is possible because of our people.

Through hard work and commitment to our mission, our team is leading the fight to reduce global emissions and make the world a better place.

Join our team today and start building your career with one of the 50 fastest growing companies of the year!

Position Summary The Sr Design Engineer will work in a cross-functional that designs, develops, manufactures, and services Intellihot tankless water heaters, boilers, and other products.

Knowledge of building the entire system as well as individual components is preferred.

Build, assemble, test prototypes, and put together the entire system.

Hands-on work and prior exposure to castings, sheet metals, O-rings, water & gas manifolds are necessary.

Identify, develop, and manage select suppliers with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.

Role & Responsibilities Design and evaluate mechanical/electromechanical products, equipment, systems, and processes to meet program requirements by applying engineering principles, including detailed analysis as appropriate.Investigate system malfunctions or anomalies, identify the root cause and corrective actions, and provide technical information to justify conclusions.Oversee assembly, test, integration, operation, maintenance, and repair of products to ensure they perform to specifications.Using PTC Creo, design and create water heater/boiler/HVAC components, assemblies, fixtures, and parts 3D solid geometry models.Distill system requirements into component and subsystem requirements.Specify system component requirements or modify existing products to ensure conformance with engineering design intent and performance specifications.Generate engineering drawings with geometric dimensioning and tolerances.

These drawings should be suitable to support the machining and manufacturability of the components.Interface with suppliers and external contractorsDevelop and implement manufacturing processes such as BOM creation, assembly drawings, routers, quality control, etc.

Become familiar with appliance design, HVAC components, O-rings, piping, sheet metal, casting process, and machining techniques.Build and test prototypes, new products, fixtures, or assembly processes.Perform other duties as assigned Job Requirements Education Requirement: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalentExperience Requirements: at least 10 years of progressive work experience which includes working knowledge of PTC Creo and understanding of designing 3D models, drawings, and specificationsTravel Requirements: <10%At least 3 years of experience working with WindchillPrior Complete system build/update is requiredCreating and updating O-rings, piping, sheet metal, casting, and machining techniques are requiredHVAC industry exposure is a plus.

Work Location: Hybrid.

Looking for candidates in the Vernon Hills, IL Schaumburg, IL, Naperville, IL, Peoria, IL, or Davenport, IA areas.

Salary Range: $110,000-130,000 per year Benefits: Medical, dental, vision insurance, 401K with company match, life insurance, short term disability, long term disability, paid time off, paid holidays, and bonus potential

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