Kaney

Aug 05, 2026
Full time
$85,000 - $125,000 yearly
Kaney Rockford, IL
Job Summary: Kaney is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer focused on design and analysis of electromechanical actuation systems and components. You will drive the mechanical design, analysis, and testing of products to ensure they meet performance, safety, manufacturability, reliability, and certification requirements. Major Responsibilities: Perform trade studies between alternative actuator design concepts to determine optimal approach Ensure designs meet weight, envelope, performance, manufacturability, and cost targets Perform stress, fatigue, and modal analyses with hand calculations and FEA tools to verify designs under various loading conditions Determine appropriate bearing arrangements and sizes for new product designs Develop detailed 3D CAD models and engineering drawings for rotary and linear actuators Conduct tolerance stack-up analyses on new and existing products Collaborate with systems and electrical engineering to integrate motors, sensors, drives,...
Aug 05, 2026
Full time
$65,000 - $95,000 yearly
Kaney Rockford, IL
The Manufacturing Engineer provides a high level of expertise to support and improve the manufacture of both existing and new products and associated processes. The Manufacturing Engineer will utilize lean manufacturing principles and apply those principles to improve Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery goals of the organization. Major Responsibilities: Develop manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and cost analysis to promote efficient staff and facility utilization. Uses Lean methodologies to improve processes. Involved with both short and long-term planning activities. Recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, and utilities. Develops process prints and associated documentation as necessary. Develops time standards and assists in monitoring efficiency of current production. Provides cost estimating and methods for quoting purposes. Maintains routings, processing and other related documents to reflect current production methods....
Apr 26, 2026
Full time
Kaney Freeland, MI
The Principal Engineer for Ball Screw Design & Development serves as the technical authority for precision ball screw mechanisms used in aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial applications. This role owns the design architecture, analytical approach, materials selection, manufacturing methods, and validation strategy of new ball screw products. The Principal Engineer provides deep subject-matter expertise, leads complex development efforts, and mentors engineering teams to ensure product performance, reliability, and manufacturability. Major Responsibilities: Lead the design, development, and analysis of ball screw assemblies, including screw shafts, nuts, return systems, recirculation mechanisms, and drive interfaces. Define ball screw geometry, preload strategy, lead accuracy, life requirements, and lubrication approaches based on system needs and environmental constraints. Perform detailed analytical modeling: load distribution, Hertzian contact stress, fatigue...
Apr 26, 2026
Full time
Kaney Rockford, IL
The Principal Engineer for Ball Screw Design & Development serves as the technical authority for precision ball screw mechanisms used in aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial applications. This role owns the design architecture, analytical approach, materials selection, manufacturing methods, and validation strategy of new ball screw products. The Principal Engineer provides deep subject-matter expertise, leads complex development efforts, and mentors engineering teams to ensure product performance, reliability, and manufacturability. Major Responsibilities: Lead the design, development, and analysis of ball screw assemblies, including screw shafts, nuts, return systems, recirculation mechanisms, and drive interfaces. Define ball screw geometry, preload strategy, lead accuracy, life requirements, and lubrication approaches based on system needs and environmental constraints. Perform detailed analytical modeling: load distribution, Hertzian contact stress, fatigue...