Senior Mechanical Engineer

About the role

A Senior Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for designing and/or specifying mechanical and electro-mechanical parts and assemblies used within products for renewable energy, microgrid, EV charging, crypto mining, and data center markets. This position supports the Design Engineering team in the design and qualification of mechanical components, sub-systems, multi-level assemblies, and system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to designers and less experienced engineers in design activities
• Reviews technical drawings and mechanical specifications to ensure proper application of products within mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies
• Supports the design of mechanical components and sub-systems for power/low voltage products including component selection, general layouts, assembly design and installation
• Performs complex design calculations to ensure design compliance with project requirements or reviews others work for correctness
• Studies and understands related government and industry standards that govern the products being developed
• Produces relevant documentation needed to meet project goals, mechanical layouts, mechanical component prints, mechanical assemblies, and compliance documents
• Interacts with the Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Industrial Engineering staff on a regular basis
• Supports the creation of 2D prints and 3D models for piece parts components
• Supports the creation of complex 3D layouts of top-level and sub-level assemblies
• Develops product Bill of Material structures to allow for modularity and configurability of products
• Prepare Bills of Materials and prepare Change Notices to release components and assemblies
• Supports costing activities to ensure pricing targets are achieved at the project level
• Supports the creation of technical manuals for operation and maintenance of related products
• Self-checks own work to ensure accuracy to established drawing and design specifications and standards
• Provides technical assistance for prototype and pilot builds along with production support as needed
• Works with suppliers to integrate various components into higher level system designs
• Serves as a resource for service, aftermarket, and installation teams as needed

Requirements

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience, 8 years of product design experience preferred
• Working knowledge in 2D/3D CAD design software (Inventor, CATIA, SolidWorks, Creo)
• Design experience with structural enclosures, mechanical assemblies, HVAC systems, mechanical piping, firefighting systems, and power generation
• Problem solving skills, root cause analysis, and corrective action experience
• Experience in Bill of Material creation and Change Notice processes
• Design experience in electrical components or equipment within the energy industry preferred
• Design experience with programming languages and controls software preferred
• Manufacturing and field support experience preferred
• Proven ability to lead designers and other engineers preferred

Qualifications

• The ability to understand high-level requirements and create detail-level requirements and designs will be key to meeting project objectives
• The ability to understand and apply government and industry standards governing the products being developed
• The ability to produce relevant documentation needed to meet project goals, mechanical layouts, mechanical component prints, mechanical assemblies, and compliance documents
• The ability to interact with the Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Industrial Engineering staff on a regular basis
• The ability to support the creation of 2D prints and 3D models for piece parts components
• The ability to support the creation of complex 3D layouts of top-level and sub-level assemblies
• The ability to develop product Bill of Material structures to allow for modularity and configurability of products
• The ability to prepare Bills of Materials and prepare Change Notices to release components and assemblies
• The ability to support costing activities to ensure pricing targets are achieved at the project level
• The ability to support the creation of technical manuals for operation and maintenance of related products
• The ability to self-check own work to ensure accuracy to established drawing and design specifications and standards
• The ability to provide technical assistance for prototype and pilot builds along with production support as needed
• The ability to work with suppliers to integrate various components into higher level system designs
• The ability to serve as a resource for service, aftermarket, and installation teams as needed

Skills

• Understanding of drawing standards
• Change Notice practices
• Bill of Material creation
• Programming languages and controls software
• Manufacturing and field support experience
• Leadership and mentoring

Benefits

• Industry-leading benefits
• Competitive, merit-based compensation
• Career path development
• Flexible and robust benefits package