Mechanical Designer II

Lippert • Dallastown, PA

83d

About The Position

This team member applies a solid foundation of engineering experience to solving increasingly more difficult assignments, managing multiple priorities, leveraging known resources, doing so with minimal amounts of direct supervision. The types of problems include existing products, new products, and/or as-yet-undeveloped ideas that begin to focus more on system or sub-system solutions rather than component-specific problems. Support existing production products through VAVE and Continuous Improvement efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or similar technical degree is preferred.
• 4-6 years experience in related field.
• Experience in the design and manufacturing of air conditioning and refrigeration products.

Nice To Haves

• Experience and knowledge working with electromechanical types of components and/or subsystems.
• Strong working knowledge of drawing detailing and GD&T practices.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of tolerance stack-up analysis (TSA).
• Practical working knowledge of stage-gate development processes.
• Understanding of DFM, FMEA, PPAP principles and regulatory compliance (SHRAE, UL, SAE, IMACA).
• 500 hours experience using FEA programs (ideally SolidWorks Simulation).
• Demonstrated design engineering familiarity and capable of designing with light senior engineering direction: Complex machined parts, Plastic injection molded parts, Iron, zinc and aluminum alloy castings, Sheet metal stampings, Products/assemblies with consideration for Design for Manufacturability.

Responsibilities

• Designs complete mechanical systems, products or product families of large scope for products ranging from simple products to complex systems to satisfy customer requirements.
• Directs, coordinates, supports and/or audits manufacturing and assembly activities to ensure products and systems conform to engineering design specifications and customer expectations.
• Provides technical leadership for a project team.
• Researches and analyzes data such as internal customer product proposals, drawings/specifications, application, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application considering cost, time, and other factors.
• Delegates related work to Mechanical Designers on the team.
• Predicts test performance based on sound engineering practices.
• Plans and directs personnel in fabrication of test equipment and develops methods and procedures for testing products or systems.
• Performs hands-on preliminary testing of concepts.
• Analyzes test data for viability of accuracy and development of products.
• Participates in and often directs the hands-on assembly or prototyping of engineering concepts and/or Alpha build products.
• Investigates and solves problems that affect scrap, warranty/reliability and product cost for new and/or existing products.
• Practices use of stage gate development methods, engineering tools, and related industry standards.
• Communicates design intent through creation of robust engineering or product specifications and provides the necessary guidance to mechanical designers for successful design execution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree