Development Engineer, Mechanical

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Development Engineer - Mechanical

Auburn, California (or Earth City, Missouri)

Tri Continent, an Ingersoll Rand company, is currently seeking Mechanical Engineer for our Auburn, CA team. Tri Continent is a leading producer and preferred supplier to the world's biggest manufacturers of biotechnology, diagnostic, and analytical equipment. Our air-displacement and positive-displacement pumps offer exceptional flow stability and precision for low-volume dispensing. Backed by over 40 years of engineering excellence and innovation, Tri Continent stands out as the reliable choice for OEMs worldwide.

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This position is responsible for work on designing and implementing custom mechanical and electromechanical products and sub-systems for Tricontinent Syringe pumps and other equipment. This position requires Product Development experience, knowledge of process capability, materials knowledge, troubleshooting aptitude, and understanding of fluidics. The position also requires data acquisition experience and the ability to use Machine tools.

• Research & Evaluation:
  Evaluates existing products for re-design, reliability, improved function, or value engineering
• Designs precision machined components for fluidic systems
• Designs linear mechanical drive systems
• Identifies and defines new product requirements
• Participates in value engineering initiatives for our division.
• Production Processing:
  Support activities to introduce new production, including manufacturability improvements.
• Design:
  Create all documentation needed for new or updated products, including drawings, BOMs, product quality documents.
• Testing:
  Coordinates all product test activities. Builds and tests prototypes.
• Work directly with other engineers to design and develop quality products
• Product designs and design layouts are developed from ideas, sketches and verbal instruction
• Take product design from concept to production
• Responsible for timely, efficient, and quality execution of the assigned tasks
• Create finished drawings of parts and assemblies
• Execution of ECO (Engineering Change Order) documentation changes
• Work with vendors, manufacturing, and engineering to procure parts and build prototypes
• Develop schedules and time estimates for product design and modification
• Write project reports such as project status reports

• BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 4+ years working in design
• 2+ years of experience with solid modeling software preferably Solid Works
• Experience doing design layouts and tolerance studies

• Great verbal and written communication skills for writing reports, interfacing with vendors and other departments, manufacturing, engineering, etc.

• 4+ years working in a mechanical…