Associate Mechanical Eng - Branded Products (50495)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design parts and assemblies, as directed by others.
• Can design parts for ease of manufacture based on company guidelines and capabilities.
• Can design parts for ease of assembly using company tooling standards and methods.
• Can analyze and effectively resolve manufacturing and assembly problems.
• Create complete detail drawings, using accepted drafting symbols and conventions.
• Compile and generate complete parts lists and bills of materials for new products.
• Analyze engineering change requests and using proper judgment, create and fully implement engineering change orders.
• Proficiently utilize all engineering department related software, including CAD programs, word processors, spreadsheets, MRB programs, and scheduling software.
• Proficiently program, fixture, setup and use CNC products to; create and modify parts and prototypes, perform basic and automated machine testing, extract test data from machines and demonstrate machine usability or limitations.
• Define and communicate product-related information to other functional groups and departments, including but not limited to product specifications, product release and shipment date information, and Service related bulletins.
• Source and approve new vendors.
• Evaluate vendor capacity, quality, and policy as related to the needs of the company.
• Communicate effectively with vendors, and resolve delivery and quality issues before or as they arise.
• Procure parts for prototype and production both through the company purchasing department, and through own channels.
• Maintain records, and properly process paperwork using company standards.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from a four-year college or university.
• Minimum Years of Experience: 2-4 years.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Travel: 0%.
• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and/or governmental regulations in English. Write analytical and/or technical reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and create instructional reference material. Speak effectively before groups, customers, employees of the organization and/or the general public.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Apply concepts of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply principles of logical and scientific thinking as well as work with a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Deal with nonverbal symbolism such as formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc. Deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
• Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical Activity: Duration - Sitting: Occasionally, Standing: Frequently, Walking: Frequently, Bending (neck): Frequently, Bending (waist): Rarely, Squatting: Occasionally, Twisting (neck): Occasionally, Twisting (waist): Occasionally, Climbing: Occasionally, Kneeling: Occasionally, Crawling: Occasionally, Reaching (above shoulder level): Occasionally, Reaching (below shoulder level): Occasionally, Hand Use: Duration - Repetitive use of hand: Frequently, Power grasping: Frequently, Fine manipulation: Occasionally, Pushing & Pulling: Occasionally, Vision Required: Close vision: Yes, Distance vision: Yes, Color vision: Yes, Peripheral vision: Yes, Depth perception: Yes, Adjust focus: Yes, Lifting Requirements: Duration - 0-10 lbs.: Occasionally, 11-25 lbs.: Occasionally, 26-50 lbs.: Occasionally, 51-60 lbs.: Never, 61+ lbs.: Never, Equipment Use: Duration - Computer use: Frequently, Work Environment: Duration - This position operates in a general office or engineering lab environment: Frequently, Employee will work around machining or on the production floor: Occasionally, Employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration: Frequently, Employee is exposed to hazardous chemicals, fumes or airborne particles: Occasionally, Employee is exposed to outside weather conditions, extreme cold or extreme heat: Rarely, Employee is exposed to risk of electrical shock: Occasionally.