What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Engineer position at The Fountain Group?
Title: Mechanical Engineer III
Location: Wilmington, NC
Duration: 12 months (Possible extension/conversion based on performance and budget)
Hourly Rate on W2: $55-59/hr.
Job Description:
Mechanical Engineer III
Scope of Position (i.e. projects involved with and role within group):
Hours of work/work schedule/flex-time: Typical work hours are M-F 8am to 5pm. Some flexibility available upon request.
Required Skills (These Are Skills That Candidates MUST Possess)
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Location: Wilmington, NC
Duration: 12 months (Possible extension/conversion based on performance and budget)
Hourly Rate on W2: $55-59/hr.
Job Description:
Mechanical Engineer III
Scope of Position (i.e. projects involved with and role within group):
- Mechanical Engineer responsible for leading or working within multi-discipline teams to Prototype and Pilot Equipment Design for optical fiber manufacturing processes and products.
- Design, develop, improve and industrialize Optical Fiber manufacturing platforms (platform = process equipment) for existing or revolutionary manufacturing processes, thereby enabling new products with advantaged attributes and/or step-change reductions in manufacturing cost.
- Translate understanding and experimental solutions to engineering requirements, then further to process and/or equipment designs which deliver performance criteria.
- Work is typically completed as a member of a technology development team chartered with improving one or more of the following: manufacturing yields (selections), process rate, machine utilization, product quality, new product quality, environmental compliance, raw material yield, and/or energy usage.
- Use established processes to identify concepts for manufacturing equipment, design, build and test selected concepts as an individual and in teams, and utilize risk management tools to ensure on-time delivery.
- Designing and executing equipment validation test in a manufacturing plant; analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and making recommendations
- Collaborating with other equipment/machine design experts within and outside of OFC development organization
- Securing funding via appropriation requests and expense budgeting processes to support equipment design and development
- Communicating and documenting results and equipment designs
Hours of work/work schedule/flex-time: Typical work hours are M-F 8am to 5pm. Some flexibility available upon request.
Required Skills (These Are Skills That Candidates MUST Possess)
- Working knowledge of physical phenomena (static and dynamic physics, heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics, optics, etc.) with a strong background in machine design or machine systems integration
- The ability to work with other engineering disciplines (Electrical/Controls, Chemical/Materials) to create prototype and industrial process equipment design solutions
- Sound understanding of material properties and capabilities for use in machine design
- Knowledge/experience in materials processing equipment for manufacturing
- Ability to design and carry out experiments in lab and manufacturing environments
- Familiarity with 3-D CAD software (Autodesk Inventor preferred)
- Working knowledge experience of Machine Controls (motion control, sensor technologies, PLC programming, etc…) and safety systems.
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Knowledge of optical fiber properties, applications, and manufacturing
- Experience with data processing software (e.g. Jump, Python, PowerBI) and MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Modeling simulation software optional (e.g. Aspen, Matlab, Fluent).
- Proficient in Autodesk Inventor 3-D CAD
- B.S. degree in mechanical engineering or similar technical field (e.g. physics); M.S. degree in similar discipline strongly encouraged
- 5-10 years’ work experience
- Desired - knowledge / experience with optical fiber process development or manufacturing
- Strong independent work ethic
- Attention to detail with excellent organizational skill
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
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Salary : $55 - $59