Mechanical Engineer, R&D
About The Position
In this position, you will design and develop low and mid-volume (10,000’s per year) industrial or commercial products using manufacturing processes such as injection molding, sheet metal forming and machining. You will work cross-functionally with other Global Technology groups as well as Product & Business Development, Approvals, Operations and Supply. You will drive all aspects of design and development, including gathering voice of customer (VOC) information, generating technical specifications based on internal, customer, and external approvals agency requirements, mechanical design, material selection and drafting, tolerance analysis, mechanical, thermal, and electrical analysis, creating design review packets and presenting it to a wider audience, working with supply chain to identify vendors and long lead parts, and transfer of designs to manufacturing. You will also provide support of products post-launch – FAI, VA/VE, Sustaining. Additionally, you will coordinate all aspects of design verification including selection of prototyping methods, creation of test plans based on engineering specifications and standards, coordinate tests with the technician team, and interpretation of data and report generation. You will create drawing packages, costed BOMs and product specifications, manage the documentation package release through established PLM guidelines, and drive innovation through technical investigations.
Requirements
- BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. Other degrees will be considered with relevant Design or Product Development experience.
- 2+ years’ experience in mechanical design
- Designing sheet metal, machined and injection molded parts
- Top down assembly design – how, when and why
- DFM/DFA and ease of installation in the field
- Engineering drawing creation to drafting standards
- Extensive experience with MCAD design software – SolidWorks preferred
- Experience with PLM software – Dassault Enovia preferred
- Experience with ERP systems
- Reading and interpreting Standards (IEC, UL, CSA, etc.) and translating them into design requirements and test plans
- Prototyping and iterating
- Ability to define and set up mechanical tests
- Ability to define and set up electrical tests
- Report writing and seminar presentations to a wide audience
Nice To Haves
- knowledge of GD&T is a bonus
Responsibilities
- Design and develop low and mid-volume (10,000’s per year) industrial or commercial products using manufacturing processes such as injection molding, sheet metal forming and machining
- Work cross functionally with other Global Technology groups as well as Product & Business Development, Approvals, Operations and Supply
- Gathering voice of customer (VOC) information
- Generate technical specifications based on internal, customer, and external approvals agency requirements
- Mechanical design, material selection and drafting
- Tolerance analysis
- Mechanical, thermal, and electrical analysis
- Creating design review packets and presenting it to a wider audience
- Working with supply chain to identify vendors and long lead parts
- Transfer of designs to manufacturing
- Support of products post-launch – FAI, VA/VE, Sustaining
- Coordinate all aspects of design verification
- Selection of prototyping methods
- Creation of test plans based on engineering specifications and standards
- Coordinate tests with the technician team
- Interpretation of data and report generation
- Create drawing packages, costed BOMs and product specifications
- Manage the documentation package release through established PLM guidelines
- Drive innovation through technical investigations
Benefits
- Pay Transparency
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
