Mechanical Design Engineer

About the role

The mechanical design engineer performs duties related to the creation of CAD solid models, layout and detail design of customized material handling equipment, including part and assembly design, creation and documentation in support of assigned design production projects.

Responsibilities

• Create CAD solid models of component parts and assemblies used to realize the overall design of equipment machinery to meet performance and design requirements.
• Design weldments with supporting calculations to meet the strength and performance requirements for the product, part or assembly, confirming its ability to meet performance requirements.
• Create dimensional detail design drawings with bill of materials to facilitate the manufacture of the parts, assemblies, and overall equipment.
• Integrate vendor supplied (OEM) components and assemblies (including company specified and purchased electrical components) into the design of the overall equipment.
• Create layouts of the equipment, components and assemblies to confirm conformance with defined design and determine envelope constraints.
• Affirm progress of assigned tasks to management and assigned project managers.
• Support the technical troubleshooting and issue resolution as it relates to the design of a part, assembly or overall product.
• Review and check detail drawings and solid models created by other design team members in support of assigned projects for completeness and conformance to design standards and requirements.
• Support overall company performance goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree including BSME, BSMET.
• 2-5 years of professional design experience. Focus in machinery, mechanical or structural design preferred.
• A demonstrated working knowledge of and experience with Solidworks 3D CAD application.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret machine and structural detail design and arrangement drawings.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret electrical prints.
• Experience in large industrial equipment industry preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Preference for a working knowledge of the design of weldments.
• Have a working knowledge of MS Office Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing operations and other functional areas of the company.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Use personal protective equipment (PPE) at customer sites and Whiting facilities.

Qualifications

• Preference for a working knowledge of the design of weldments.
• Have a working knowledge of MS Office Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing operations and other functional areas of the company.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Use personal protective equipment (PPE) at customer sites and Whiting facilities.

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Working knowledge of MS Office Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to travel as needed
• Use personal protective equipment (PPE) at customer sites and Whiting facilities

Benefits

• 401K
• 401K Matching
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible Working Arrangement