Mechanical Design Engineer

Summary Description

This is a mid-level position in the Industrial Automation & Machine Design field includes the engineering and mechanical design of automated equipment. Committed to personal, professional and technical development and subject matter knowledge.

• Responsible for implementing mechanical design of customer specific equipment.
• Designs and creates mechanical design using a 3D CAD system (AutoCAD Inventor).
• Develops and Maintains Bills of Materials of mechanical hardware for single process machines.
• Modifies existing mechanical designs and assists in the development of clean sheet designing.
• Responsible for the delivery of projects to schedule and on budget.
• Assist in the development of junior design engineering personnel.
• Able to work as a participative team member and communicates regularly with all internal company departments and customer personnel.
• Ability to operate within unpredictable work schedules.
• Support and Maintain Engineering Standards, Administrative Policies, Procedures and ISO Quality/Environmental Processes
• Travel as Needed.

• Bachelors of Science Degree
  - Mechanical Engineering or related field required.
• Minimum of five years’ experience with automated process equipment.
• 3D design experience with major CAD platforms – AutoCAD Inventor, Solid Works, Solid Edge, etc.
• Excellent knowledge of Physics and Fluid Dynamics
• Excellent knowledge of Process Control Analysis (Cp/Cpk)
• Requires in-depth knowledge and understanding of mechanical engineering concepts and procedure.
• Knowledge of industrial mechanical design and safety standards (NFPA, UL, OSHA).
• Excellent IT skills in ERP system, word processing, spreadsheets and engineering packages, MS Project
• Exposure to Six Sigma, ISO Auditor, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen and other Continuous Improvement initiatives highly desirable.
• FEA experience desired.
• CFD experience desired.
• Strong communication skills; verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal.
• History of meeting or exceeding performance goals and objectives.

• Personal energy to always strive for achieving results and perfection.
• Ability to energize other people, assisting them in achieving their full potential.
• The capacity to recover quickly from failure, with the ability to make the tough calls.
• Comfortable with working outside of one’s comfort zone.