Principal Mechanical Engineer

About the role

At Re:Build, our mission is to ensure the next generation of important products are made, at scale, in America. We are laying the foundation for a better future for our customers, employees, and communities by revitalizing America's manufacturing base and creating meaningful jobs across the country, including in historically deindustrialized regions. We operate an advanced, end-to-end manufacturing platform that partners with industrial companies and innovators to take products from first concept to full-scale production in critical verticals including aerospace and defense, electrification, medical, energy and environment, and robotics and automation. The way we operate is as important as the work we do. It's guided by The Re:Build Way, 16 principles that shape how we collaborate with each other, partner with our customers and vendors, and contribute to the communities where we operate.

Re:Build DAPR Engineering, LLC (DAPR) is an engineering design and analysis consulting firm in Merrimack, New Hampshire. We work with customers across many industries to develop and deliver turnkey industrial machines to meet their unique requirements. We design and build custom automation solutions, work with OEM’s to develop industrial products, and provide engineering analysis using FEA tools.

Responsibilities

• Support project teams in multiple capacities including design of mechanical systems, fabrication drawings, BOMs, schematics, assembly drawings, etc.
• Optimally communicate within a team environment
• Coaching and mentoring junior team members
• Work to deadlines with minimal supervision
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers
• Participate in client meetings and internal engineering design reviews
• Generate content for project proposals, including developing concepts and estimating effort and equipment cost
• In the process of machine build, support technicians solve problems and offer solutions

Requirements

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited college or university, plus equivalent experience
• Minimum 8 years' experience in a design engineering role with experience in indirectly coaching and guiding junior team members
• Location: Merrimack, NH or Kalamazoo, MI
• Export Control Requirement: candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communications
• Organizational and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills to work and support a team environment

Skills

• Familiarity with motion systems, pneumatics, hydraulics, robots, etc.
• Experience user of CAD packages, SolidWorks preferred
• Use of engineering tools such as Mathcad, Ansys, or equivalent FEA packages is a plus
• Experience designing mechanisms for automation, complex electro-mechanical systems, and/or mechanical solutions that require a high level of precision is a plus

Benefits

We are a company who is going to make a difference in the industries and the communities in which we choose to operate. Every employee of Re:Build will share ownership in the company and will share in