Mechanical Product Development Engineer

OPEX•Moorestown, NJ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

OPEX Corporation is currently looking for a full time Mechanical Product Development Engineer to work at our World Headquarters in Moorestown, NJ. This position reports to the Product Development Mechanical Engineering Manager and is focused on the development of automation equipment and processes in the fields of mail processing and document imaging. Please review the videos and product literature on our opex.com website to learn more about our company, the industries we serve and the solutions we develop. The Mechanical Product Development Engineer will play a key role in conceiving of, developing and productizing industry-leading, highly integrated, software controlled electro-mechanical solutions that drive process efficiency and transactional integrity for our customers.

Requirements

BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering
5+ years of hands-on electro-mechanical product/machine/equipment design engineering experience
Experience bringing creative and innovative mechanical solutions to and through Production
3+ years of Solid Modeling experience (Inventor, Creo/ProEngineer, Solidworks, etc.)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated engineering creativity, organizational skill and ability to multi-task
Hands-on design guidance and design confirmation testing and data acquisition experience
Mechanical analytical experience (FEA, DOE, Test Plans, Engineering statistical analysis, tolerance analysis, etc.)
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and how to design to best leverage them
Strong team player and comfortable leading small groups of engineers and designers
Demonstrated ability to own an assignment and see it through to completion
Skilled in the areas of schedule and cost estimation and adherence
Comfortable working on cross-functional teams of mechanical, electrical, software and safety engineers and able to collaborate effectively and efficiently
Ability to travel when necessary (typically less than 2 weeks per year)

Nice To Haves

Injection molded plastic part design experience would be a plus
Engineering project management experience would be a plus
Experience with designing electro-mechanical products for high volumes (10k+ per year) would be a plus
A keen design eye and experience reviewing others’ design work would be a plus
Design engineering experience in the printing, scanning, copying industries would be a plus

Responsibilities

Ultimately lead the delivery of complex production-level designs for new products and support those new products through production start and initial field adoption
Collaborate with all engineering disciplines as well as management, manufacturing and service representatives
Architect new products and product improvements
Participate in project schedule creation
Participate in brainstorms of best ideas and solutions
Lead analytical and empirical design-guidance data mining efforts
Lead design efforts within and beyond CAD
Strive to deliver solutions that meet functional, cost and schedule requirements
Provide guidance to mechanical designers and technicians
Lead and participate in concept and design reviews
Develop necessary breadboards and prototypes
Lead design-confirmation testing
Lead reliability testing
Provide timely and accurate project updates to management
Work closely with in-house manufacturing and assembly teams and outside vendors
Close projects in a strong manner by ensuring timely delivery of manufacturing documentation, cost data and necessary safety certificates
Take ownership of tasks from start to finish