Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer Department: Engineering Reports To: Division President Exemption Classification: Salary Exempt Pay Range: $72,000k-$80,000k/year

Summary:

Design & engineer products and equipment, and coordinate programs and large projects utilizing the prepared proposal, budget and customer specifications to provide computer generated drawings for fabrication while focusing on reducing cost and cycle time.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and utilize engineering file prepared by sales and proposal.

• Review customer’s specifications and use as a design tool.

• Interact and communicate with customers as project dictates.

• Requisition all necessary purchased & stock material for machines through purchasing within proposed budget constraints.

• Support R&D initiatives.

• Design machines utilizing Solid works while following prototype and drawing standards.

• Prepare customer approval drawings.

• Prepare maintenance manual line up forms.

• Assist manufacturing personnel as needed to ensure smooth build of machinery.

• Work with purchasing to expedite materials when needed.

• Perform an “In House” engineering run off, debug and resolve any problems before customer run-off.

• Notify sales of upcoming customer machine runoffs.

• Follow up on items that may need to be addressed before machine ships.

• Prepare and distribute all project related documentation and correspondence.

• Responsible to support job in the field during the start-up and through the warranty period.

• Manage the Reliability and Maintainability issues for assigned jobs to meet Quality requirements.

• Responsible to work within or below material and labor budgets

• Assist in the training of new engineering employees.

• Other Functions as directed.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None. May assist in the training of new employees.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, prefer 2-3 years’ experience in related field. Must have basic knowledge of computers, engineering concepts, and project management with extensive experience with SolidWorks. Project management experience. Microsoft products knowledge.

Language Skills:

Communicate verbally and/or in writing with other employees, other departments, supervision, customers and management as to work in progress, problems and/or completion. Must be able to present information to groups of employees, customers, vendors etc.

Mathematical Skills:

Must be able to perform advanced level mathematics (algebra, trigonometry, strength of materials, etc.) and use industry related calculations and formulas.

Reasoning Ability:

Be able to identify work process problems and possible solutions.

Certificates/Licenses/Registrations:

Maintain local, regional and/or national membership in appropriate professional organizations/associations.

Physical Demands:

Sit at workstation for prolonged periods of time. Must be able adjust visual focus. May be required to reach, stoop and/or bend on an as needed basis. Must be able to climb stairs as necessary.

Work Environment:

Work in controlled environment of office, along with traditional shop atmosphere. Can be exposed to loud noises and various fumes or smells based on job. Work around high voltage machinery.

Travel:

Must be able to periodically travel to customer’s jobsite for startups, machine commissioning and warranty work as dictated by project. All projects do not require travel, most stays are from 1 to 2 days, some could be more.