Mechanical Design Engineer - VA

SCHMALZ INC•Raleigh, NC

38d

About The Position

The Mechanical Design Engineer will learn Schmalz Vacuum Automation & Handling Systems product ranges and apply them to application projects. This role involves designing custom End-of-Arm Tooling (EOATs) for material handling systems used on robots, gantries, and manual systems. The engineer will prepare various types of drawings, including dimensional, approval, and assembly drawings, ensuring they meet customer requirements. Responsibilities also include creating new part numbers, learning and applying local standard products, and providing design support to customers, distributors, and sales engineers. The position involves assisting with testing projects, supporting local product development (design, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, roll-out), interfacing with machine shops, and collaborating with the Assembly Team for design information and debugging. Additionally, the role requires producing operating manuals and project documentation, maintaining design records, revising drawings, managing third-party item databases, performing cost comparisons, and providing on-site support at customer locations. Other duties may include CAD database management, PLM tasks, and supporting colleagues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing preferred)
Three or more years of experience in the design, testing, and development of new products
Proficient in 3D CAD; SolidWorks is preferred
Experience creating engineering drawings
Industrial Automation experience preferred
Superior communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team, and function independently
Must be able to organize and prioritize work
Strong time management skills with an emphasis on professionalism, flexibility, and decided sales and service orientation as well as entrepreneurial inclination

Responsibilities

Learn the Schmalz Vacuum Automation & Handling Systems product ranges and apply them on application projects
Design custom EOATs for material handling used on robots, gantries, and manual handling systems
Prepare dimensional drawings, approval drawings, assembly drawings and other complex drawings
Work with the Applications Team to understand the scope of work for designs which meet and exceed the customer’s requirements
Implement customer requirements on drawings sent to the customer
Create new part numbers in ABAS and/or PLM
Learn and apply local standard products and practices used for custom designed solutions
Support end customers, distributors, independent sales reps & company sales engineers with design support questions for the office and occasionally on-site
Assist Vacuum Automation and Handling Systems engineers in testing projects
Support local product development, which includes but is not limited to design, prototyping, testing, manufacturing and product roll-out
Interface with machine shops to manufacture designed parts and verify their spec and tolerances with the created drawings
Work with the Assembly Team as needed – provide design info and intent as well as debug support
Produce Operating manuals, pneumatic diagrams, I/O tables, and supporting project documentation
Maintain notes, design calculations and other documentation (like drawings, bill of materials, list of design parameters, and /performance guarantees) for future reference
Revise and update existing drawings reflecting design changes, in collaboration with project manager to ensure consistent documentation of the project
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of third-party items and services database
Review and modify information with collaboration by Project Manager
Make data available to application engineers and project managers
Perform cost comparisons to help reduce the cost of existing solutions
Be on customer site as required for review of design details as well as installations and run off support/service calls
Other duties as required relating to CAD database management, PLM, etc.
Support other colleagues when necessary, including answering phones and assisting in assembly services