Mechanical Engineer I - Huntsville

Nomad GCS•Huntsville, AL

26d

About The Position

Nomad Global Communications Solutions is a leading provider of communication and response products serving a wide variety of customers. Our purpose is to be the solution when every minute matters. We seek a candidate that is self-inspired to learn and demonstrates a high degree of customer service while positively contributing to our team. The Mechanical Engineer l’s (ME) work is a critical function in the Engineering process, being responsible for taking designs from concept through production by creating parts and assemblies and compiling them into complete Production-ready 3D models and 2D drawings. Accuracy and completeness must be maintained through all levels of design in order to provide complete part and assembly Bill of Materials (BOMs) for Purchasing and 2D drawings for the Production teams. All steps within the ME’s construction must meet or exceed Nomad Global Communication Solutions’ standards of excellence.

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen for consideration and meet all Federal Contractor employee requirements.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Engineering Technology. Degree must be ABET accredited.
Must have a minimum 2 – 5 years verifiable work history as a Mechanical Engineer in a manufacturing environment.
Must have experience with SolidWorks modeling, drawings, and file management.
An equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed may be substituted for the above requirements.

Responsibilities

Create complete 3D models of each project, including top levels assemblies, sub-assemblies, and parts as needed, which require: All assigned properties for use within analyses.
Complete and accurate BOMs.
Accurate and manufacturing-ready drawings, and design with optimized cost, strength and manufacturability.
Communication with Electrical Engineers (EEs) to identify and resolve differences between electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and client requirements.
Use FEA to analyze parts, perform stress calculations, create tests to verify results, document analysis, and change parts as needed to optimize the design.
Research, read, and understand outside standards such as MI, RVIA code, SAE, etc.
Create, implement, supervise, and document tests verifying designs meet customer requirements.
Complete all analyses, documentation, and drawings required for Production within established time frames as agreed upon by the Operations Team.
Be responsible for ensuring that the correct documents are available to the correct teams in the company.
Communicate with other Engineers, Project Management, and Production Leads to identify and implement improvement opportunities at the project level, as well as a company level.
Communicate with vendors and clients to troubleshoot designs, get information on new designs, and obtain specifications/drawings/models of components.
Analyze proposed Change Orders and communicate their assessment of the proposed Change Orders: Affect upon the project’s original design parameters.
Affect upon the project’s timeline and budget.
Estimated engineering time for completion of the change.
Feasibility given the project’s parameters as well as other project demands upon Engineering.
Propagate any downstream revisions to analyses, documentation, and drawings in a timely manner.
Assist Sales and Marketing by creating 3D models and 2D drawings that can be used in proposals to customers.
Utilize nesting software to create nest files for cutting parts on the CNC router.
Track and record work hours for each specific project daily.
Be willing to travel as needed by Management.
Perform additional duties as assigned by Management.