Mechanical Engineer

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer

Location: Tulsa, OK

Department: Engineering

Reports To
: VP of Engineering

Job Type: Full-Time

Summary: Overall purpose of the position/impact on company/end result expected to be accomplished:
Responsible for product development, design, and future technological direction, for standard and value-added drive products (specification, design, conformance verification, technical documentation, manufacturing support, and product enhancements) to assist in achieving the growth and success of the medium voltage drive business.

• Responsible for the development, design and transition of standard and value-added drive products to the marketing, engineering, and manufacturing organizations.
• Provide technical direction, planning, and support on product implementation, detail design, certification, and design processes, and test equipment such as switch gear design.
• Assists in product marketing, application engineering, manufacturing, training, and technical support in higher-level support and consulting requirements for priority projects.
• Maintain, report, and adhere to specific product and project schedules and deadlines.

• Plans and prioritize daily tasks without supervision to meet established deadlines.
• Possesses broad product knowledge and engineering ability to resolve complex questions related to engineering work.
• Defines bill of material structures for ease of use in manufacturing.
• Position is guided by AID's Operation's Mission statement, quality policy, and quality objectives and by widely accepted industry standards.
• The next level manager monitors workload.

• Design and modification to Solidworks models of Drives, switch gear and panels
• Investigates, approves, and implements changes to product, via ECO (Engineering Change Order), to resolve issues or to improve product design.
• Design/modify sheet metal and weldment drawings, as required, to AID mechanical drawing standards.
• Create 2D parts drawings from 3D models to AID mechanical drawing standards
• Generate/modify bills of materials in the current MRP system.
• Troubleshoot assembly issues with mechanical designs on the factory floor.
• Periodically perform incoming inspections of vendor manufactured parts
• Perform mechanical strength calculations and/or simulations if required.
• Support vendors on parts that they designed.
• Work with factory floor assemblers in troubleshooting parts/assembly issues
• Actively participate in design reviews.
• Check designs and parts drawings of others in the mechanical design group.
• Perform other duties as required.

Internal (engineering peers, engineering management, supply chain management, product management, sales, service, IT, strategic sourcing, inside sales, operations personnel, committees, etc.):

• Provide input on the technological direction for drive products to marketing and engineering organizations.
• Provide input and assist operations for drive panel manufacturing.
• Provide assistance to technical training, marketing, and engineering organizations with respect to training materials, equipment, and instructional services.
• Provide assistance to the service organization in priority level technical support.
• Provide assistance with the MV Drives Application Engineering and MV Drive Sales Force with respect to technical issues.

• External approval agencies such as UL.
• 3rd party service providers and vendors
• 3rd party vendors related to Drives key components (Switchgear, etc)

• 5+ years design experience.
• BSME or 8+ years equivalent experience.
• Experience with drive products and panels, Experience with UL347, UL508 and UL50 is helpful
• Ability to plan, organize, set priorities,…