Mechanical Engineer II

Mechanical Engineer II – The Hillman Group

Job Summary:

The associate at this level applies a solid foundation of engineering experience to solving increasingly more difficult assignments, managing multiple priorities, leveraging known resources, doing so with minimal amounts of direct supervision. The types of problems include existing product, new products, and/or as-yet-undeveloped ideas that begin to focus more on system or sub-system solutions rather than component-specific problems.

Position Details:
Full-time, Monday‑Friday 8am‑5pm at our Tempe Warehouse located at 8990 S Kyrene, Tempe AZ.

• 4+ years of Solid Works experience
• Electromechanical system design experience
• Experience with Agile PLM and GD&T and tolerance stack‑up analysis
• Capable of designing complex machined parts, plastic injection‑molded parts, die casting, sheet metal part design, and design for manufacturability
• Solid mechanical engineering experience; engineers’ components and systems with little supervisory technical oversight
• Experience and knowledge working with electromechanical types of components and/or subsystems
• With oversight and guidance, develops a basic understanding and working knowledge of appropriate industry standards and regulatory requirements
• Strong working knowledge of drawing detailing and GD&T practices, able to fully detail component drawings with no assistance
• Demonstrated working knowledge of tolerance stack‑up analysis (TSA) and capable of performing accurate and complete system tolerance stack‑up analysis
• Practical working knowledge of stage‑gate development processes
• Experience handling moderately complex engineering issues and problems and referring more complex issues to higher‑level staff
• Possesses intermediate working knowledge of engineering principles related to the position; has applied engineering principles frequently in practice
• Strong team player skills able to work well with others and support internal/external customer needs

• With light direction from more senior engineers, designs complete mechanical systems, products or product families of large scope for products ranging from simple products to complex systems to satisfy customer requirements. This work is performed on multifunctional development teams.
• Directs, coordinates, supports and/or audits manufacturing and assembly activities to ensure products and systems conform to engineering design specifications and customer expectations.
• May provide technical leadership for a project team.
• Researches and analyzes data such as internal customer product proposals, drawings/specifications, application, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application considering cost, time, and other factors. May delegate related work to Mechanical Designers on the team.
• Predicts test performance based on sound engineering practices. Plans and directs personnel in fabrication of test equipment and develops methods and procedures for testing products or systems.
• May perform hands‑on preliminary testing of concepts. Analyzes test data for viability of accuracy and development of products. Participates in and often directs the hands‑on assembly or prototyping of engineering concepts and/or Alpha build products.
• Investigates and solves problems that affect scrap, warranty/reliability and product cost for new and/or existing products.
• Practices use of stage gate development methods, engineering tools, and related industry standards.
• Communicates design intent through creation of robust engineering or product specifications and along with the documented spec, provides the necessary guidance to mechanical designers for successful design execution.

• BS/BA Mechanical Engineering required, with 4+ years of experience in the field.
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Employees are expected and encouraged to participate in safety and…