Engineer II, Mechanical Development

Landis+Gyr•Lafayette, IN

About The Position

The primary area of responsibility is mechanical development of electro-mechanical products. Handles R D hardware, firmware, software, and completes solutions projects as part of a cross-functional team. Collaborates with team members and other R D teams in design, development, and validation of complete Smart Grid solutions. Collaborates with team members for component delivery.

Requirements

Experience with designing/developing sheet metal, plastics, die casts and machined enclosures.
Experience in design applications requiring environmental sealing, EMI sealing, thermal dissipation, and vibration loads.
Proficient with Pro/Engineering and/or Creo
Familiarity with AutoCAD
Knowledge of development processes, tools, and related frameworks
Knowledge of relevant development and/or validation methodologies
Knowledge of AMI and Smart Grid Systems and Solutions
Advanced design, development, or validation skills in functional area.
Ability to understand data effectively to solve problems and support ideas.
Ability to understand the code
Ability to design well-organized code
Ability to complete
Personal Computer knowledge
Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite
Keyboard/typing skills.
Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
Ensure design compliance with industry and company standards.
Participate with other team members and groups in generating and executing designs, project plans, estimates and schedules.
Ability to work on complex R D projects under the supervision of more senior team members.
Ability to communicate effectively across audiences and through multiple mediums.
Ability to work with others of diverse backgrounds.
Ability to exercise critical thinking and creative problem solving.
Ability to work effectively as part of a cross-regional team.
Ability to stay current on changing technologies and their applications in the utility industry.
Ability to learn with little supervision and facilitate training and knowledge sharing within the team
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or relevant field.
1-5 years of experience in mechanical design for electronic devices.

Responsibilities

Perform mechanical system and component design utilizing solid modeling CAD tools.
Create detailed drawings of parts and assemblies utilizing CAD tools.
Calculate and lay out dimensions, angles, curvature of parts, materials to be used, and relationship of various parts to entire structure.
Responsible for ensuring mechanical development is created per schedule and per cost objectives.
Generate BOMs and ECOs.
Involved with a project/product at its infancy and support development products into production ready capacity.
Interact with internal and outside suppliers to procure, deliver, and implement parts and designs.
Trouble shoot and find corrective actions for "in the field" products that may experience failures.
Contribute to component and/or solution design, development, documentation, and validation.
Work on agile development teams, collaborating with multiple cross-discipline architecture teams to develop hardware and software components as part of L+G Smart Grid solutions.
Participate in recruitment, development and mentoring of junior engineers.
Contribute to area-specific continuous improvement initiatives.
Contribute to innovative technology and solutions development and/or validation.