Mechanical Design Engineer

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https://tidasautomation.com/1672-2/

Overview

Tidas Automation, a fast-growing automation solutions provider serving packaging, plastics, medical device, food & beverage, automotive, and other industries, is seeking its first full-time Mechanical Design Engineer. This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape the company’s design standards while supporting sales with creative concepts and delivering high-quality robotic and conveyor-based automation systems. The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated, precise, and innovative engineer who enjoys solving complex automation challenges in a collaborative team environment and is eager to make a direct impact on the company’s growth.

Key Resposanilities

• Design and develop mechanical automation solutions including robotic systems, conveyors, packaging equipment, and custom machinery.
• Collaborate with sales and applications engineering teams to create innovative concepts that support customer proposals.
• Produce detailed CAD models (3D and 2D), fabrication drawings, and supporting documentation.
• Oversee fabrication and assembly phases, ensuring accuracy, quality, and alignment with project objectives.
• Lead customer-facing meetings, providing technical updates, issue tracking, and solution recommendations.
• Maintain accurate design and project records, including schedules, budgets, and weekly progress reports with photos/demonstrations.
• Support integration of robotics (Fanuc preferred), conveyors, and auxiliary equipment into customer systems.
• Partner with suppliers and fabricators to ensure manufacturability, cost-effectiveness, and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 3 years of experience designing automation equipment, with a focus on robotics and conveyors.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD (Inventor or SolidWorks) and 2D AutoCAD.
• Experience with Fanuc RoboGuide or similar robotic simulation software is preferred.
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems, kinematics, and stress/deflection analysis.
• Knowledge of material selection, GD&T, and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for customer and team interaction.

Attributes

• Collaborative and customer-focused – able to listen, understand, and deliver on client needs.
• Driven and detail-oriented – precise in calculations, but also adaptable to creative problem-solving.
• Energetic and positive – fosters a fun, innovative team culture while delivering serious results.
• Organized and disciplined – able to balance urgent tasks with important long-term objectives.
• Challenger mindset – willing to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and bring new ideas forward.

Performance Objectives

• Deliver automation designs that are innovative, practical, and cost-effective.
• Build strong relationships with customers, teammates, and suppliers based on trust and respect.
• Continuously improve Tidas’s design processes, tools, and standards.
• Contribute directly to company growth by creating designs that win bids and delight customers.