
Machine Design Engineer
Grand Rapids MI, MIFull-time$75–130K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Opportunity Group, Inc. is hiring permanent Machine Design Engineers in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area, with similar openings in nearby cities. The role designs and project-engineers special machine systems, from concept through completion, and includes mentoring designers and detailers, creating CAD models, sizing mechanical equipment, reviewing technical materials, and supporting production and customers. Candidates preferably have machine design and project engineering experience, particularly with automation or related equipment.
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We are currently hiring for permanent Machine Design Engineer positions in Grand Rapids, MI area. Also have some similar openings in Holland, Muskegon, and Kalamazoo with reputable and growing companies in the automation industry. Job description: Ideal candidates will have machine design and project engineering experience, preferably with automation, process equipment, assembly, Fixtures and/or material handling systems. Responsibilities: - Design and project engineer special machine systems utilizing engineering principles, knowledge, and related mechanical design engineering experience. - Lead and mentor other Machine Designers and Detailers. - Conceptualize designs and project engineer to completion. - Create models using SolidWorks and AutoCAD software. - Size mechanical equipment such as pumps, gears, bearings, hydraulics, conveyors, and piping. - Review bid specifications, detailed drawings, technical manuals, and bill of materials. - Provide production and customer support. Requirements: - Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering preferred, but not required. - Machine design experience, preferably process equipment, material handling, or automation equipment. - Solidworks software experience, but Inventor, Creo, ProE, AutoCAD, or any 3D software experience considered. - Good verbal and written communication skills. - Proficient computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. - Technical ability, team-oriented, and attention to detail. - Must be a US Citizen or have a Green Card. Compensation and Benefits: - $75,000.00 to $130,000.00 /year. - Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. - Paid holiday, vacation, and personal days. - Opportunity for bonuses. - Flexible schedules. Please send your resume to [email protected]{target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"}
How this job compares
Set against the 5,122 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$75–130K/yr
- Michigan median$100–146K/yr36 salary ranges
- US median$96–145K/yr2,709 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $103K, is 13% below the Michigan median midpoint ($118K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Engineer salary ranges in Michigan.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 103 open Project Engineer jobs in Michigan and 5,122 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
- Actalent8 open
- Black & Veatch6 open
- Sargent & Lundy6 open
- Experience
- Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (3,953 postings).
- Education
- 3,205 of the 5,122 open Project Engineer jobs (63%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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