PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review and utilize engineering files prepared by sales and proposals.
• Review customer’s specifications and use as a design tool.
• Interact and communicate with customers as project dictates.
• Requisition all necessary purchased & stock material for machines through purchasing within proposed budget constraints.
• Support R&D initiatives.
• Design machines utilizing SolidWorks while following prototype and drawing standards.
• Prepare customer approval drawings.
• Prepare maintenance manual line up forms.
• Assist manufacturing personnel as needed to ensure smooth build of machinery.
• Work with purchasing to expedite materials when needed.
• Perform an “In House” engineering run off, debug and resolve any problems before customer run-off.
• Notify sales of upcoming customer machine runoffs.
• Follow up on items that may need to be addressed before machine ships.
• Prepare and distribute all project related documentation and correspondence.
• Responsible to support job in the field during the start-up and through the warranty period.
• Manage the reliability and maintainability issues for assigned jobs to meet quality requirements.
• Responsible to work within or below material and labor budgets.
• Assist in the training of new engineering employees.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• 2-3 years’ experience in related field.
• Must have basic knowledge of computers, engineering concepts, and project management with extensive experience with SolidWorks.
• Communicate verbally and/or in writing with other employees, other departments, supervision, customers and management as to work-in-progress, problems and/or completion. Must be able to present information to groups of employees, customers, vendors etc.
• Must be able to perform advanced level mathematics (algebra, trigonometry, strength of materials, etc.) and use industry-related calculations and formulas.
• Be able to identify work process problems and possible solutions.
• Maintain local, regional and/or national membership in appropriate professional organizations/associations.
• Sit at workstation for prolonged periods of time.
• Must be able adjust visual focus.
• May be required to reach, stoop and/or bend on an as needed basis. Must be able to climb stairs as necessary.
• Work in controlled environment of office, along with traditional shop atmosphere. Can be exposed to loud noises and various fumes or smells based on job. Work around high voltage machinery.
• Must be able to periodically travel to customer’s jobsite for startups, machine commissioning and warranty work as dictated by project. All projects do not require travel, most stays are from 1 to 2 days, some could be more.