Junior Mechanical Engineer

Design Engineer

Client is seeking a Design Engineer to join their team in the development of specialized industrial equipment for steel, construction, and mining industries.

The Design Engineer will provide coordination and complete simple to moderately complex design projects to satisfy customers and/or engineering orders. Provide technical information and assistance for colleagues and other departments.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of new products or expansion of current product line and prepare technical objectives and specifications
• Review instructions and information received and perform necessary design and development studies to determine best approach to the design
• Make basic layouts and designs for the project and refer to Designers and Detailers for completion
• Follow Engineering guidelines and standards to complete new designs
• Utilize existing common components and groups on projects where possible to reduce amount of new content; reduce cost and risk on projects
• Make calculations to determine soundness and safety of design
• Select proper materials, heat treatment, and surface treatment of components as necessary
• Select vendor components as required for the design
• Keep management informed of progress of projects and problems encountered, initiate design reviews and make changes where necessary
• Maintain and create permanent record of projects including design calculations, vendor information, performance evaluations and other documentation of the project
• Assist in software preparation and documentation
• Perform all duties of a senior designer or designer as necessary

Assistance and Support

• Check completed work of various pieces designed within the Engineering Group
• Maintain contact with Purchasing regarding components needed, specifications, quality, cost and availability
• Assist in preparation of Engineering data required for sales
• Provide engineering assistance to Marketing & Product Support personnel and Customers
• Occasionally meet with Vendors regarding components, price, availability, (travel may be required)

Qualifications

• BS, Mechanical Engineering degree
• 2-3 years Design experience in Manufacturing or Heavy Equipment Industry preferable
• Knowledge and understanding of computer aided design systems (NX preferred)
• Intermediate understanding of dimensioning and tolerancing