Mechanical Engineer

SpecSys•Granite Falls, MN

7d•$60,000 - $95,000

About The Position

The Mechanical Engineer completes mechanical design work for mobile equipment, including structural, fluid power, and powertrain systems. The work includes component selection, CAD design, engineering analysis such as FEA, detailed bills of material, and Operator and User Manuals. The engineer collaborates with other engineering disciplines, manufacturing, and project managers to deliver assigned projects on time, on budget, correctly, and safely. The position carries overall project responsibility, including verifying designs against performance and configuration specifications; managing contracts and customer expectations; coordinating project resources; and developing project timelines, scopes, and design concepts. It also involves performing engineering calculations, providing technical data and work instructions, overseeing or performing FEA and preparing customer reports, presenting project review materials, specifying and sourcing components and materials, and working across multiple CAD packages. The engineer reviews models, drawings, tolerances, and bills of materials for accuracy, completeness, interferences, manufacturability, and compliance with client standards, and tracks project action and issue items. Work may include reviewing the work of others, and other duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

Strong mechanical aptitude.
Mobile equipment experience is required.
FEA experience and/or hydraulics experience.
Structural analysis experience.
Ability to interact at a management level with Manufacturing Operations, Sales, clients, and Quality.
A BS or MS degree in agriculture, mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering, or a combination of education and experience that provides the required skills and knowledge.
At least 1 year of proven project experience, or a combination of education and experience that provides the required skills and knowledge.
Sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

Verify that designs meet performance and configuration specifications.
Manage contracts to help ensure projects are completed on time and on budget.
Work with customers to understand their expectations and standards.
Provide work instructions for designers and drafters.
Coordinate project team resources and develop and update project timelines.
Develop design concepts that perform project functions and facilitate reviews.
Develop scope-of-work projections.
Perform engineering calculations to verify compliance with design requirements.
Provide technical data to clients, designers, and drafters.
Oversee and/or perform FEA analysis to verify structural integrity and direct preparation of customer FEA reports.
Prepare project review booklets and present them to customers.
Specify and source purchase components and specify design materials.
Work with multiple CAD packages.
Review CAD models for completeness, interferences, and manufacturability.
Review detail drawings for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with client standards.
Review and update model and drawing tolerances.
Generate and review bills of materials for completeness.
Update and track action and issue items.
Complete mechanical design work for mobile equipment, including structural, fluid power, and powertrain systems, component selection, CAD design, analysis, bills of material, and manuals.
Collaborate with engineering disciplines, manufacturing, and project managers.
Review work produced by others when assigned.