Description
Mechanical Designer
Engineering Design Dept. Engineering Technology
Victaulic Global Headquarters Easton PA
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Position: Mechanical Designer
Location: Engineering Department; Engineering Design
Reports to: Technical Lead
Scope: Responsible for the successful coordination implementation and of Engineering Design projects ensuring that all requirements standards and processes are met and best practices are being utilized. Engineering Design projects include the development of new products revised products tools and inhouse production equipment for Victaulic and its subsidiaries literature support and any relevant departmental needs. Coordination applies anywhere in the lifecycle of a product and includes all aspects of the product product data and graphical requirements.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Proficient knowledge of product design to ensure proper form fit and function while tolerancing to ensure economic manufacturing.
- Prepare new drawings and perform maintenance of existing drawings. Develop design and layouts with an emphasis on new product lines.
- Proficient/expert use of CAE software to create 3D models (e.g. part assembly) drawings. Analyze/troubleshoot design files as needed.
- Proficient in checking (self and others) to industry and Victaulic standards.
- Proficient knowledge and application/or actively seeks out design for manufacturability. Application of general manufacturing processes related to product design with focus on sand castings investment castings forming material removal injection molding compression molding extrusions joining and protective coatings.
- Proficient in research and reference of industrial standards as applicable (e.g. AISI ASME ASTM DIN ISO).
- Application of Victaulic manufacturing processes (e.g. minimum ductile iron thickness placement of parting lines location of markings preferred draft angles).
- Proficient in developing multiple mechanical solutions for a given technical problem with minimal technical direction.
- Works effectively with minimal guidance or supervision. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is required. Training and/or mentoring of new hires and associates.
- Perform a variety of tasks to support the lifecycle of a product such as handson involvement with part and assembly verification assisting with technical drawing inquiries model development for rapid prototyping marketing literature etc.
- Use the engineering product document management system to effectively manage design content (e.g. file build contains approval process).
- Perform a variety of tasks to support routine operations of the department (e.g. scan drawings import drawings maintenance of CAE Library).
- Actively participate in Best Practice activities including authoring departmental Best Practices and work instructions.
- Coordinate efforts on projects that require collective participation internal/external to the department.
- Specific policies and procedures have been established by the Engineering Department to provide for the security and accessibility of electronic data and confidential information. It is the responsibility of the employee in the daily course of doing business to follow said policies as they relate to document management (see EOG26. The extent to which departmental research and development information is stored electronically has vastly increased and will continue to do so. The new Federal rules pertaining to electronic discovery stipulate that substantive email communications constituted records under the Federal Records Act. It is therefore the responsibility of each departmental employee to understand their role in communicating via emails and that all emails must be written/responded to in a professional manner as outlined in EOG26.
Qualifications:
- Associates Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent workrelated experience.
- Extended knowledge of engineering design practices/principles (e.g. interference checks fits tolerance stackup calculations/dimensional analysis GD & T).
- Excellent organization skills.
- Proficient CAD skills related to the creation of 2D drawings and 3D solid and assembly models.
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction.
- Understanding of a change control system.
Victaulic Staffing PartnerCommunication Policy
All staffing agencies are strictly forbidden from directly contacting any Victaulic employees except those within the Human Resources/Talent Acquisition team. All communications inquiries and candidate submissions must be routed through Victaulics Human Resources/Talent Acquisition team. Noncompliance with this policy may result in the suspension of partnership cancellation of the current contract and/or the imposition of a mandatory probation period before any future business can resume. Additionally noncompliance may lead to a permanent ban on future business. This policy ensures a streamlined and compliant recruitment process
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