Mechanical Design Engineer

Join our team! An industry leader since 1912, Lavelle Industries has a unique opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Burlington, WI R&D team. The primary role of this position is being the product champion of all existing product models. In this position the candidate will learn, maintain, and improve established products lines. This will require a mix of hands-on testing, CAD modelling, calculations, and studies.

In this position the candidate will:

• Learn all existing products and perform engineering calculations to derive design intent.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of part evaluation and qualification.
• Update drawings, models, and assemblies using Solid Works CAD software.
• Perform ECRs to update product as changes arise.
• Conduct product verification, competitive testing of products and associated data.
• Review parts against prints utilizing knowledge of CTQ’s (Criticals to Quality), standard dimensional tolerances, GD&T, and performance requirements.
• Trouble shoot and find root cause of products that do not comply with requirements.
• Communication cross functionally with other departments including sales and operations personnel.
• Utilize or design test equipment/gauges to provide product verification, validate product requirements and conduct competitive testing.

• Interface with customers to ensure product/component performance to customer specifications and to appropriate standards.
• Lead DOE (Design of Experiments)
• Plastic injection molding
  • Injection molding press specifications and sizing
  • Injection process settings and effects for multiple materials
  • Injection molding defects and their causes
  • Plastic material properties and how they effect product performance
• Rubber compression and injection molding
  • Rheology testing and how the data impacts molding
  • Rubber material properties and how they effect product performance
• Dynamic structural analysis (mold analysis, Finite Element Analysis, component/material selections).

The successful candidate will have a blend of experience for this position:

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in (Mechanical, Plastics) Engineering
• 0-2 years engineering experience.
• Excellent command of physics, statics, fluid dynamics, and strength of materials
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks and push hard to meet deadlines.
• Be able to share examples of their impact on design projects.
• Must be fluent with 3-D CAD, preferably in Solid Works