Mechanical Design Engineer

Title: Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Houston, TX

Salary: $70 to $85k

Sponsorship: Position is not eligible for sponsorship. Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, L/S Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401K, and paid vacation and holidays.

As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing and advancing the manufacturing processes to ensure efficiency, quality, and adherence to industry standards. In this dynamic position, you will be responsible for overseeing various aspects of the production cycle, contributing to your expertise in engineering and manufacturing to enhance overall productivity.

In this dynamic position, attention to detail is paramount as you take on the responsibility of not only optimizing current product lines but also actively seeking and implementing engineering solutions to address customer challenges. This involves a thorough examination of manufacturing processes, materials, and design specifications to ensure that our products not only meet but exceed industry standards. Your role will also entail actively engaging with customer feedback and challenges.

Through a collaborative approach with the customer support and design teams, you will analyze customer issues, understand their unique requirements, and develop innovative engineering solutions. This may involve redesigning components, optimize manufacturing processes, or propose alternative materials to address specific customer needs. You will also need to ensure strict adherence to product dimensions and tolerances specified in engineering drawings. A collaborative and team-oriented approach will be essential in achieving production goals and maintaining the highest standards of quality.

• Embrace and exemplify company’s core values of Trust, Support, Communication, Collaboration, and Creative Solutions.
• Responsible for supporting manufacturing processes, work order creation, part drawings, custom product design; applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, tooling, assembly, and materials.
• Participate in generation of intellectual property (IP) ideas. Recognize and document new technology and submit for possible Patent Application. Submit ideas for "unrivaled features" which could significantly improve market share, profitability, etc. Complete documentation and reports for testing and regulatory submissions.
• Define, develop, evaluate, and verify designs to meet product requirement and cost targets by conducting design reviews and ensure proper objectives are established for the Project by utilizing continuous improvement techniques.
• Specify material characterization methods, facilitate measurement activities, and apply results toward process and product development.
• Develop drawings, design parts, specify components, route systems (mechanical/hydraulic), and create assemblies utilizing 3D CAD, appropriate USAI Engineering Standards, and ISO Standards.
• Communicate effectively; write clear concise memo's including drafts of technical documentation such as parts and service diagrams, operation manuals, and shop manuals. Submit technical documents summarizing design studies and quality confirmation check sheets.
• Discuss, negotiate, and resolve specification issues with manufacturing and suppliers during prototype development and pre-series production. Understand and accommodate manufacturing capabilities and limitations. Resolve all issues with effective countermeasures and follow-up documentation.
• Support the department in maintaining effective engineering change control by preparing and processing appropriate engineering release letters, release drawings, and supporting technical information into…