Job Postings
Mechanical Design Engineer
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Designs approved new equipment concepts to include all fabrication, purchase, and assembly details required to build new equipment
- Reviews existing company equipment for potential design improvements and fabrication cost savings
- Works with the sales department and applications engineering to determine viability and risk of new potential machinery design
- Works with sales and applications engineering to determine if the proposed equipment will meet the project’s requirements
- Works with the purchasing department and external vendors to determine budgetary pricing on viable projects
- Presents machine concepts with budgetary cost estimates to determine equipment purchase price and market viability
- Assists in assembly and testing of new R & D equipment
- Provides sales and applications engineering full equipment specifications and capabilities of newly developed machinery
- Enters all required equipment into company ERP system
- Works with the purchasing and accounting departments to ensure proper purchase orders are issued to internal and external vendors on R & D systems
- Travel approximately 10-20% as part of R & D investigative research
- Other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or similar field required; master’s degree in engineering would be helpful
- Five to ten years’ mechanical machine design experience in packaging machinery or related business is required
- Proficient in 3D parametric modeling and 2D AutoCAD required
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, self-motivated
- Strong project management skills
- Strong organizational skills with ability to work independently and meet project deadlines
- Experience mentoring or supervising people helpful
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Excel required
- Prior experience working with an ERP system preferred
- Requires a valid driver’s license and must be insurable
- Requires a valid passport to travel outside of the United States
- Flexibility to travel 10-20% based on customer needs and project requirements
DISCLAIMER: The above is only a summary of the typical functions of this job. The responsibilities, tasks, and duties of this job may differ from those outlined in the description and other duties, as assigned, might be part of this position.
