What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Engineer position at 4FRONT Engineered Solutions?
Our Mechanical Engineer designs, develops, and improves new and existing products and components and fabrications, testing prototypes while ensuring product integrity, technical accuracy, and applicability. This position also releases final product for manufacture. This is an onsite position at our corporate headquarters in Carrollton, Texas.
What you will be doing:
- Manage projects, changes, and/or development from start through completion while communicating, supporting, and interacting with other functional groups.
- Plan, design, and develop products or components in projects assigned. Prepares or directs preparation of the project/system layout, detailed drawings and schematics. Plans and develops experimental test products. Directs and coordinates manufacturing or building of prototype product or system by model shop employees. Analyzes test data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.
- Gather and analyze research data and proposed product specifications. Determines feasibility of product proposal/specifications. Consults with research personnel, sales, and principal engineer to clarify or resolve issues and develop design. Conducts business case analysis and planning to commercialize new products effectively.
- Review and analyze series production of new products to ensure the highest quality standards and lowest cost levels are met.
- Use Inventor to perform engineering and design tasks.
- Create and update bills of materials using CAD and ERP systems. Consults with suppliers in relation to parts or products necessary to design or improve products and components.
- Consult with other engineering personnel and prepare design modifications as required. Evaluate engineering test results for possible application to development of systems or other uses.
- Consult with suppliers in relation to parts or products necessary to design or improve products and components.
- Provide design, prototype, and validation support for improving existing product.
- Oversee installation and testing of field test units at customer sites. Routinely contacts these customers for feedback on test units. Inspects, maintains and, if necessary, troubleshoots and repairs field test units.
- Create product documentation including manuals, parts drawings, and layout drawings to support new products. Updates product manuals, as necessary, to stay current with product and component changes.
- Visit new and established suppliers looking for advances in new technology, status of existing product, opportunities for cost saving, current capabilities, and supporting root cause analysis.
- Monitor and analyze the technology markets, customer feedback, and benchmarking to identify and understand new product opportunities.
What are we looking for?
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field. Master’s Degree a plus.
- 5-8 years of engineering experience, preferably in product design engineering duties with a strong work background within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects.
- Advanced/Intermediate experience with industry drafting and CAD standards.
- Experience in product design, GD&T using Autodesk Inventor, FEA, and DFMEA.
- Significant “hands on the product” type experience with ability to recognize problems, predict potential outcomes, and implement countermeasures quickly enough to avoid problems.
- Ability to use a personal computer utilizing spreadsheet and word processing software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
- Advanced/Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint preferred.
- Working knowledge of and ability to use 3D and 2D CAD.
- General Understanding and experience using business ERP systems and software.
- Professional engineering licensure is preferred.