JF Jorge Filipigh Mechanical Design Engineer / FEA Specialist
Career timeline

Experience across analysis, design, and execution

Jorge Filipigh brings nearly two decades of experience across elevator systems, automotive electronics, interior components, HVAC, industrial refrigeration, and product development. His work consistently connects design intent to manufacturability, validation, supplier communication, and real-world installation or production constraints.

2023 - Present Florence, South Carolina

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (FEA)

Otis Elevator Company

Engineering costs and reliability work focused on structural optimization and cost-effective mechanical design updates.

  • Modeling new and legacy concepts to reduce cost without losing performance
  • FEA studies for brackets, sheet-metal assemblies, hydraulic systems, and elevator structures
  • Engineering change meetings, drawings, reports, and stack-up analysis support
2020 - 2022 Rochester Hills, Michigan

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Marquardt Switches

Mechanical design for electronic enclosures, key fobs, PCB interfaces, and complex plastic parts in Siemens NX.

  • FEA, Moldflow, DFM, and risk documentation for concept validation
  • GD&T drawings and customer documentation through PPAP
  • Supplier coordination to hit tolerances and special characteristics
2019 - 2020 Greensboro, North Carolina

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

XDIN Inc. / ALTEN Group

Mechanical design for Volvo and Mack truck components including Class A surfaces, mechanisms, cabinets, trim panels, and body-in-white support.

  • CATIA V5/V6 design development with customer and supplier input
  • Finite element analysis and CAE documentation support
  • Windchill updates, prototype builds, and kinematic simulation
2016 - 2018 Novi, Michigan / Japan

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

HARMAN International

Automotive sound-system component design in a multicultural team serving OEM customers through resident engineering channels.

  • Injection-molded parts, metal stampings, and supplier-facing DFM work
  • CAD data delivery, drawings, and launch-stage build support
  • Tolerance and special-characteristic negotiation with suppliers
2011 - 2016 Guadalajara, Mexico

Mechanical Design Engineer

Continental Automotive AG

Body and security product work around ECU units, PCB-to-housing interaction, and cross-functional automotive release processes.

  • Plastic and metal design support for M1, J1, and PV builds
  • Teamcenter, WERS, mockup reviews, and supplier coordination
  • Great Achiever awards in 2012 and 2013 for performance beyond annual goals
2010 - 2021 Queretaro, Mexico

HVAC / Industrial Refrigeration Engineer

Project portfolio with COCIMEC and JK Construcciones

Co-led industrial refrigeration and HVAC work for food, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing environments.

  • Cold rooms, pre-coolers, stability chambers, and climate-control systems
  • Thermodynamic, hydraulic, electrical, and control-panel integration
  • Field installation, testing, and optimization for energy-efficient performance
2009 - 2011 Guadalajara, Mexico

HVAC Mechanical Design Engineer

Frimax S. de R.L.

HVAC design work covering thermal load calculations, ducting, piping, PLC controls, and project timing support.

  • Customer-facing feasibility and equipment definition
  • Pressure-drop and load-based design decisions
  • SolidWorks, AutoCAD, STP, and DXF workflows
2005 - 2008 Mexico and Argentina

Mechanical Elevators Product Design Engineer

Interlift de Mexico / Ascensores Volta

Early-career elevator design work in residential and commercial lifting systems, including custom installations and component development.

  • Field measurements and custom elevator solutions
  • Traction, brake, rope, encoder, and safety-mechanism design
  • First production experience with dies and injection molding