Associate Mechanical Engineer

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)•Pullman, WA

About The Position

SEL is seeking a people-oriented Associate Mechanical Engineer to join our Product Support and Development – Mechanical team within the Manufacturing Division. This team designs, develops, and integrates mechanical and robotic solutions that help our manufacturing facilities build products more safely, reliably, and efficiently. This position will specifically focus on developing mechanical tools, fixtures, or jigs to improve our production processes. In this role, your day-to-day will be a mix of hands-on design work, problem-solving, and working directly with your customers. You’ll own everything from problem statement creation to solution integration and closing out the projects. CAD work is a regular thing, whether you're building new designs or tweaking existing ones. Your solutions will be brought to life on the production floor so making sure they actually work in the real world is huge. You’ll have opportunities that could include pneumatics, electronics, magnetism, etc. Design quality and collaboration are a big part of our day, so expect to be involved in design reviews and giving feedback. While you lead projects, you'll be focused on delivering results on time and within budget while delighting our customers with the value that your solutions bring.

Requirements

B.S. and/or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
2+ years of experience in three or more of the following areas: automation integration, materials and processes, mechanics, computer-aided design, electronic manufacturing techniques
Strong problem-solving skills
Strong project management experience
Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
Background check results satisfactory to SEL
Negative drug test result(s)

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of basic analog and digital electronics, PLC programming, and vision systems
Experience providing design, automation, or general engineering support in a manufacturing environment
Experience writing and/or conducting Design of Experiments

Responsibilities

Perform the following mechanical engineering functions: Design: plastic, sheet metal, machined component, component selection, assembly, etc. Analysis: tolerance, stress, fatigue, thermal, FMEA, etc. DFM: Design review & feedback Solution Integration: Deliver and implement designs/solutions on the production floor
Qualify, integrate, and monitor mechanical implementations.
Create detailed designs and prepare CAD data, coordinate changes to existing designs.
Generate and maintain accurate Bills of Material.
Provide accurate labor and material estimates.
Write and/or conduct experiments.
Write and maintain accurate project notebooks, system documentation, and work instructions.
Participate in system specifications, system design, and design reviews.
Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing principles.
Understand. Create. Simplify.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners.
We’re 100% employee owned.
Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

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