Mechanical Design Engineer II

Mechanical Design Engineer II•Bolingbrook, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mechanical Design Engineer II within our Production Engineering team is responsible for designing customer specified custom switchgear products to our G&W’s quality standard. This position will specialize in our entire catalog of overhead and underground switchgear products. G&W is excited to engage a self-motivated and results-oriented individual to join our fast-paced, collaborative work environment that offers consistent learning opportunities and problem-solving experience.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from four-year College
3 years of experience in a technical engineering role
CAD experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated presentation skills to diverse audiences
Strong analytical design and quantitative problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

CREO CAD Software experience
Leadership and Training
Change Management experience
Continuous improvement initiatives
Root Cause Analysis / Problem-Solving strategies
ISO Certified Manufacturing Environment experience
Reliability Design Tools
Design For Manufacturability (DFM), Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance (GD&T), Design of Experiments (DOE)
Experience with Oracle J.D. Edwards Business System
Experience with Industry Standards
Related power distribution experience

Responsibilities

Lead and own team project communication, schedule, and all aspects of design cycle of moderately complex projects and customer orders
Provide design competency to industry standards (IEEE, NEC, IEC, ANSI, UL, NEMA, etc.)
Design products to internal engineering design standards and best practices within customer lead time and quality expectations
Mentor, train, coach and maintain technical aptitude among design team members
Participate in design feasibility contributions to customers and application experts
Be a change agent in department and company by identifying and resolving root causes through problem solving activities
Provide technical support for internal and external customers
Collaborate cross-functionally to support and provide technical aptitude for company and departmental projects as needed (e.g. Product Development, Aftermarket Support, Application Engineering, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing)