Mechanical Engineer II

ITW•Lakeville, MN

37d

About The Position

Despatch has an open position within the Mechanical Engineering department due to retirement. This position will support Despatch’s diverse industrial oven portfolio in various ways, including: Sustaining engineering of current products Modifications of existing products per customer requirements Value engineering New product development, design and testing Working collaboratively with other mechanical engineers, electrical and software engineers, designers, manufacturing engineers, application engineers, product management and purchasing

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related field and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
3D Solid Modeling experience with parts, assemblies and drawings, advanced level (SolidWorks preferred)
Hands-on experience with testing, thermocouples, anemometers, data-loggers, multi-meters, etc…
Basic electrical understanding of industrial equipment and electrical schematics
Experience with sheet-metal design and Design-for-Manufacturability
Experience creating and modifying Bills of Material and using ERP systems
Effective as both an individual contributor and in collaborative teams
Experience leading engineering projects
Computer skills should include basic PC operation with Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Must have good verbal and written communication
Able to sit/stand at a desk/PC for long stretches and able to use standard office equipment
Able to walk through production areas to address Engineering concerns and identify opportunities for improvement
Ability to travel to other locations for meetings, seminars, training, customer site visits, etc...
This position requires sitting, standing, walking and lifting up to 24 pounds

Responsibilities

Perform testing on components and systems
Selection of components to guidelines provided
Light sub-assembly duties
Provide information transfer from Engineering to other departments
Assignments include the design, fabrication, modification and evaluation of products and equipment
Conducts analyses or tests of a routine degree of complexity which pertains to the development of new designs, methods, materials or processes and provides recommendations accordingly
May prepare plans, specifications and cost estimates for assignments of moderate to high difficulty where technical supervision provides an outline of tasks to be performed and suggestions as to methods of approach and procedures to be followed