Mechanical Engineer

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Allegion is looking for a passionate Mechanical Engineer to work as part of a highly engaged small team within a global organization of 12,000+ employees, representing 30+ brands (including Schlage, Von Duprin, LCN and Steelcraft) focused on safety, security and access management. You’ll work on solutions that will enable seamless access and help keep you and your loved ones safe and secure where they work, live and thrive.

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.

• Define mechanical system requirements and specifications to meet customer, marketing, and internal stakeholder needs.

• Utilize engineering tools (FMEA, Root Cause Analysis, GD&T, Tolerance Stack Analysis & DFM/DFA) to ensure that requirement risks are evaluated and mitigated early in the design process.

• Ensure designs meet system requirements through proper verification methods.

• Develop required design documentation, 3D models/drawings, and instructions for manufacturing and product test requirements. Experience with Pro-E/Creo is a plus.

• Work with all engineering disciplines in a team environment with good understanding of cross functional design processes (high focus on interactions with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, and Engineering functions at other brands)

• Define design trade-offs as necessary to ensure the highest level of product performance and quality when considering product cost, manufacturability, and available technologies.

• Coordinate development timelines and track activities to meet delivery and cost commitments.

• Responsibilities could include technical leadership of cross-functional teams, leading design reviews and supplier reviews, developing technical documentation, product change management, and/or process development/enhancement.

• BS in Mechanical Engineering.

• 3+ years of experience in the design, development, implementation, and integration of mechanical systems.

• Experience in moderate to complex product and/or program management.

• An upbeat, positive attitude and have a passion for technology and willingness to explore and adopt emerging technologies for practical business purposes.

• Ability to quickly understand new business domains and be creative and thoughtful about applying technology to enable business growth, consumer satisfaction, and/or process improvements.

• Ability to quickly build proof‑of‑concept solutions that are forward looking to how they could be implemented on a larger scale.

• Self‑motivated mindset with strong engineering project management skills.

• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing, with various team members in roles that are both technical and non‑technical, particularly to give direction to other team members or present business value of various initiatives to leadership.

• A proactive work approach to coordinate efforts with employees at all levels including internal business partners, other technology teams, external suppliers/consultants, service providers, etc.

• Experience in product design from concept to production and have experience utilizing cross functional processes such as engineering change control.

• Demonstrated experience leading and executing mechanical product design under little or no supervision.

• Ability leading teams that may be globally co‑located.

• Proficiency with engineering tools including FMEA, Root Cause Analysis, GD&T, Tolerance Stack Analysis & DFM/DFA.

• Experience with manufacturing processes such as roll forming, press break, sheet metal stampings, machining, welding, and…