Mechanical Engineer II

Samuel, Son & Co • Tucson, AZ

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About The Position

As a key member of the Samuel Automation’s Engineering team, you design custom automated manufacturing systems to meet our customers’ manufacturing commitments. You are responsible for designing, selecting and integrating a broad spectrum of components and sub systems. Your specialties may include pneumatics, fluid dispensing systems, vibratory feeders, lasers, vision systems and motion systems.

Requirements

• Post-Secondary education in Engineering, specializing in Mechanical Design or equivalent (BSME degree is preferred)
• 3+ years experience in solid modeling (Solidworks is preferred) in industrial automation with the proven ability to design and detail machined and fabricated parts to ANSI standards.
• Must have a valid passport and driver’s license, as well as the ability to travel to customer sites both locally and internationally
• Proficiently able to use SolidWorks and current office computer software

Responsibilities

• Create custom automated equipment designs to contract specifications and applicable design standards while meeting material budget requirement
• Perform engineering calculations with respect to strength of materials, speeds, horsepower, temperature, pressure, force, etc. as related to machine and tool designs.
• Analyzes drawings, and specifications to determine shape, dimensions, hardness etc. in the development of equipment, processes and products.
• Examine feasibility of using one or more machines to carry out sequential operations.
• Provide technical direction and support to Machine Builders and Technicians throughout the debugging phase
• Mentor junior designers
• Work with engineering and project managers to report status, raise issues, and assist where able.
• Participates in regular project status updates with project team and customers
• Solving practical problems with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Effectively presenting information to Samuel Automation employees and customers
• Working at advanced levels of design complexity
• Creatively visualizing in 3 dimensions, have a solid mechanical aptitude and thrive in an agile environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level