The Purpose of the Position:
The Mechanical Design Engineer with minimal direction designs assigned product & systems within budgeted scope, cost and timing. Including optimizing and standardizing for the purposes of developing, estimating, quoting, and purchasing materials for use with general industrial, metal sheet handling & powertrain automation via internal engineering, outsourcing to/from inter-company entities or third-party suppliers. May with support, mentor and lead more junior level employees including checking others work (low-mid complexity).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Designs, develops, or modifies a full range of mechanical products & systems, applying engineering principles within budgeted timing requirements, records time on project.
- Review s specifications and other data to develop mechanical layouts, utilizing knowledge of mechanical parts as well as computer-aided design (CAD) software.
- Understanding and application of the manufacturing process.
- Provide design support on system start-ups, troubleshooting, customer acceptance, installations, and project close out as assigned.
- Work with project management to fully understand project requirements, develop cost effective and innovative solutions and work through any design concerns or missing information
- Responsible for planning and implementing all internal design reviews, external customer design reviews and project handover to manufacturing.
- Understand and apply GD&T to drawing package as required by technical specifications and/or project requirements.
- Oversee design, detail, bills of materials, design reviews and check of all aspects of the mechanical design packages
Understands and follows both Company & OEM employee/supplier, compliance, confidentiality, and safety regulations/policies, and identifies and communicate any concerns.
Required Education, Training & Experience
Bachelor s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university in Mechanical Engineering, Technology, or Mechatronics, and 3+ years of related design experience.
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Preferred Education, Training & Experience:
Skills, Knowledge, Abilities & Behaviors:
- Organized, strategic approach to managing project technical and commercial requirements, customer feedback and expectations.
- Professional and positive approach, high energy, self-motivated, and driven for results.
- Team player with all internal departments.
- Ability to deliver Voice of the Customer in a positive framework to improve the company s performance.
- Highest degree of ethics and integrity. Behaves with full transparency and builds trust.