What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Mechanical Engineer position at Micro Control Company?
**This salary information serves as a general guideline. Final offers are based on various factors, including qualifications, skills, experience, and other job-related criteria.
Benefits:
Paid Time Off, Health Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401(K) with Roth option, Life & Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement & Discretionary Profit-Sharing Bonus.
Job Summary:
This position reports to the Systems Engineering Department and is responsible for researching, designing, building, and testing mechanical devices including tools, system controls, and machines.
Key Responsibilities:
Identifies process deficiencies and develops solutions to improve those deficiencies.
Projects future project needs and completes full lifecycle product development tasks.
Expands and maintains technical knowledge relating to the design and controls of Burn-In Chambers.
Develops and implements early phase mechanical concept design, performs tolerance analysis, finite element analysis or other design analysis.
Performs initial and ongoing design reviews.
Ensures designs meet and exceed product specifications, regulatory requirements, and international standards.
Produces accurate and complete documentation, BOM's, and procedures to support operations.
Provides experienced insight and application of design for manufacturability and assembly for systems and other mechanical assemblies.
Supports and works with in-house machine and sheet metal shop to continuously improve design for manufacturing.
Able to communicate with and support in-house manufacturing during system build.
Works independently to solve complex design issues.
Partners with Sales and Customer Service to support customer issues, translate feedback into engineering design requirements, and process necessary engineering and field change orders.
Performs all other related duties as requested or assigned.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
4 years of mechanical design experience.
Strong knowledge of ERP systems and Manufacturing systems.
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing skills.
Strong knowledge of 3D CAD software and drafting procedures.
Strong design for manufacturing and design for assembly skills.
Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
Effective problem-solving skills.
Experience designing and developing electromechanical assemblies.
Preferred Qualifications:
Manufacturing support experience.
Machine and sheet metal shop support experience.
Experience using SolidWorks.
Experience with machine control designs, including motors, pressure and temperature sensing, and basic thermal skills.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Must be able to perform sedentary work, including sitting for extended periods of time.
Ability to periodically stand, walk, crouch, stoop, bend, and reach across all planes.
Ability to operate a computer and other office productivity equipment.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance, vision, and ability to adjust focus.
May be required to lift and/or move objects up to 40 pounds, 0 - 10% of time.