What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Engineer position at Design Central?
Company
Design Central
Location:
Columbus, Ohio
OUR ENGINEERING TEAM
We are creative problem-solvers, who take great pride in our work. Our team works collaboratively to solve the most difficult technical challenges, all the while maintaining the delicate balance between aesthetics and manufacturability. We bring cutting edge products to life by leveraging our passion, empathy, and engineering expertise—and we do it as a team.
If you are detail-oriented, CAD-savvy, and passionate about products, we would love to speak with you.
Core Requirements And Responsibilities
Include, but are not limited to, the following:
Design Central
Location:
Columbus, Ohio
OUR ENGINEERING TEAM
We are creative problem-solvers, who take great pride in our work. Our team works collaboratively to solve the most difficult technical challenges, all the while maintaining the delicate balance between aesthetics and manufacturability. We bring cutting edge products to life by leveraging our passion, empathy, and engineering expertise—and we do it as a team.
If you are detail-oriented, CAD-savvy, and passionate about products, we would love to speak with you.
Core Requirements And Responsibilities
Include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Parametric solid modeling using both SolidWorks and Creo
- Extensive knowledge in CAD environment, specifically in the context of product development
- Experience in solids, surfacing, assemblies and DFMA
- Design methodologies, including skeleton/master models
- Advanced 2D Drawings and GD&T
- Advanced understanding of manufacturing processes and necessary design requirements, including: injection molding, thermoforming, blow molding, metal fabrication, casting, and extrusions
- Experience in developing medical devices, including developing and executing verification and validation plans and reports.
- Familiarity with shop tools and ability to build mechanical and electrical breadboard and looks-like/works-like prototypes
- Component and process sourcing
- Vendor/supplier communication and coordination
- Ability to conduct advanced technical research and interpret data
- Ability to assign basic tasks to team members, complete tasks assigned by Project Manager
- Ability to manage intern work
- Ability to brainstorm and sketch concepts
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to solve problems independently and manage workload of multiple projects
- Engineering document generation, including product specifications, bill of materials, and test plans
- Ability to support and lead client interactions
- Ability to create project proposals that outline scope of supply, time and cost estimates, and assumptions
- Solid understanding of Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to contribute to Design Central initiatives and internal projects
- Support of various components of Design Central business as-needed, cross-disciplinary support
- BS Mechanical Engineering or related field
- 3-5 years of industry experience, preferably in full-cycle product development
- Experience in project management that includes tracking to time and cost targets, as well as, client management
- Proficient in SolidWorks 3D modeling software
- Experience in surfacing, FEA, PDM, kinematics, and parametric design methodology
- Proficient in MS Office Suite, including the use of Microsoft Project
- Familiar with prototyping code language, software, and hardware – Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc.
- Familiar with rapid prototyping methods and software – SLA, FDM, SLS