Intermediate Mechanical Designer

Samuel, Son & Co.•Waterloo, ON

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for the design of automation machinery based on customer information, company and departmental standards, and supervisor and peer input. The designer will ensure that the design meets customer expectations, is completed within the scheduled timeframe, and can be manufactured within the budgeted time and costs. The position involves working in a safe and efficient manner, determining and verifying the function and mechanics of assigned projects, and reviewing initial concepts with sales, project managers, customers, and supervisors. The designer will formulate machine designs in CAD using simple, efficient, and cost-effective processes, specify and obtain quotes for specialized purchased equipment, and source and qualify all purchased mechanical, sensing, pneumatic, and hydraulic components. Responsibilities also include compiling Sequence of Operations, I/O List, Pneumatic BOM, and Valve Bank Layout, checking and releasing BOM to Purchasing, working with programmers to create working programs, responding to questions from the machine shop and assembly during the building of the machine, and working with the machine builder throughout the debugging phase.

Requirements

Technologist Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Minimum of 2 years of Mechanical Design experience or equivalent
Valid Passport and driver’s license may be required
Ability to travel to customer sites both locally and internationally

Nice To Haves

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions
Ability to work at advanced levels of design complexity
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
May be responsible for the design of a single station on a complex line or an entire standalone machine of a simpler nature.
May provide assistance to machine shop, assembly, junior designer and detailer with respect to the work being performed.

Responsibilities

Design of automation machinery based on customer information, company and departmental standards, and supervisor and peer input.
Ensure designs meet customer expectations, scheduled timeframe, and budgeted time and costs.
Work in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company Health and Safety and other Policies.
Determine, understand and verify the function and mechanics of assigned projects.
Review initial concept with sales, project manager, customer and supervisor, as required.
Formulate machine design in CAD using simple, efficient and cost effective processes.
Specify and obtain quotes for specialized purchased equipment.
Source and qualify all purchased mechanical, sensing, pneumatic and hydraulic components.
Compile Sequence of Operations, I/O List, Pneumatic BOM and Valve Bank Layout.
Check and release BOM to Purchasing.
Work with assigned programmer to create working program.
Respond to questions from machine shop and assembly during building of machine.
Work with machine builder throughout the debugging phase.