Mechanical Engineer III

At a Glance

Legrand Kenosha has an immediate opening for a Mechanical Engineer III to join our Value Engineering team!  Responsible for analyzing products, processes, and systems to improve value by reducing cost, optimizing performance, and maintaining or enhancing quality. This role partners with cross-functional teams, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and supply chain to identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements throughout the product lifecycle.

Project management skills will be honed on large scale projects, including project timeline creation, achieving product cost and budget targets, and providing presentations to the leadership team at each key milestone.  This position reports to the Senior Engineering Manager in the sector.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Lead design and development efforts as part of a multi-disciplinary team, bringing new or improved products to market.
• Take ownership of complex project deliverables, including detailed design drawings, design reviews, supporting documentation, packaging, and instruction manuals.
• Provide technical leadership by reviewing and critiquing peers’ designs, ensuring adherence to engineering best practices and integration of lessons learned.
• Manage and prioritize multiple projects at varying phases of development, balancing short-term deliverables with long-term strategic goals.
• Identify and mitigate risks early in the design process using structured tools and cross-functional resources.
• Apply a hands-on approach to mechanical design, collaborating with manufacturing to ensure feasibility, cost efficiency, and scalability.
• Lead value analysis/value engineering (VA/VE) initiatives to reduce cost, improve processes, and enhance product performance.
• Partner with engineering, procurement, and manufacturing to evaluate and qualify alternative materials, processes, and suppliers.
• Analyze product functionality, performance requirements, and cost drivers to optimize overall value without sacrificing safety or quality.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops, brainstorming sessions, and design reviews to drive consensus and alignment.
• Develop and present business cases, technical findings, and recommendations to senior leadership for approval and resource allocation.
• Track and report cost savings, performance improvements, and implementation status, ensuring that business benefits are realized.
• Champion continuous improvement, lean manufacturing projects, and standardization initiatives across the engineering function.
• Stay current with industry advancements in materials, manufacturing processes, and technologies to recommend and implement innovative solutions.

Competencies:

• Proven track record of identifying and executing on new product development projects from design to implementation in production
• Tenacious problem-solver, with an energetic approach to raising the bar.
• Self-motivated, self-directed, and able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and organizational skills – ability to forge relationships with others and align on the best decision
• Detail-oriented, with a desire to “roll up your sleeves” to help your team successfully meet project deadlines
• Customer-focused with a strong sense of urgency
• Team player - demonstrated history of building rapport and quickly integrating with a new team
• Business Acumen – the ability to quickly analyze options to formulate the best value plan

Requirements:

• 5-10 years of professional engineering work experience, preferably in product development
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited program
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and experience with DFM
• 3D CAD software expertise, SolidWorks preferred
• Knowledge of SolidWorks Simulation and Photopia Optical Design software, preferred but not required
• Ability to interpret and apply GD&T
• Demonstrated success in ensuring cost reduction targets are achieved as outlined in the project scope
• Demonstrated success working in cross-functional teams through projects or organizations

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us 

About Legrand’s Lighting Sector

Legrand’s Lighting Sector consists of five lighting brands; Pinnacle, Finelite, Focal Point, and OCL which focus on architectural, decorative, and downlighting and Kenall which focuses on lighting for demanding environments.  We employ a talented group of employees that love lighting to design and manufacture high performance, energy efficient LED lighting solutions for applications in commercial, educational, healthcare, as well as challenging environments such as tunnels and correctional facilities.  With an eye toward sustainable design, our focus is on specification-oriented products and solutions that meet the functional needs of spaces while working in harmony with the designer’s vision for those spaces. We work with architects, engineers, and contractors to supply lighting built specifically for their client’s projects.   

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