RLA Engineering

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer

Employee Type: MSP

Expected Weekly Hours: 40

Position Summary

This position is responsible for supporting the client’s business unit(s) with specifying, designing and validating various mechanical systems used in consumer and/or commercial products.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design portions of engineering solutions for mechanical and thermal hardware, electronics plastic and metal enclosures, and production tooling based on established engineering principles and in accordance with development technology practices and guidelines
• Develop and implement parameters and test plans for existing designs, such test coverage may include some, all or more of the following:

1. Validation of tolerances, form/fit/function, shock and vibration, electromagnetic interference, safety, reliability, developing fan curves, system power measurements, acoustics, etc.

2. Collaborate with metrology engineers to validate that critical dimensions meet requirements

3. Collaborate with material engineers to specify environmental test needs

• Collaborate and communicate with internal and outsourced development partners on mechanical design and development
• Participate as a member of project team of other mechanical hardware engineers and internal and outsourced development partners to develop reliable, cost effective, and high-quality solutions
• Perform other duties as needed

Education and Credential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field
• Due to project scope - US Citizenship is a requirement to be eligible for this role. Eligible to work in the US without RLA sponsorship for employment visa status

Experience Requirements

• 5-8+ years of experience in a Mechanical Engineer design role
• 5-8+ years of experience using SolidWorks, Creo Elements, Direct Modeling, AutoCAD, or similar CAD packages for part, sub-assembly and system level simulation and design
• Experience with designing complex 3D mechanical assemblies including 2D drawings and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Experience designing sheet metal and plastic parts, and associated production tooling and processes
• Using rapid prototyping technologies such as 3D printing
• Incorporating design for manufacturing (DFM) principles such as injected plastic molds for mass production

Skills Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently
• High proficiency using productivity software such as M365 (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Teams and SharePoint)
• Ability to use agile/scrum project/program management principles and methodologies to consistently meet task deadlines, triage changing priorities, and track issues to resolution
• Ability to collaborate across diverse teams with a customer service mindset

Work Environment

• The position typically operates in a standard office environment and/or from employee’s home
• Be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Founded in 2010 and based in Vancouver, WA, RLA Engineering is a premier engineering design firm. We partner with clients from start-ups to industry leaders across the U.S. to help bring great products to life. From concept to prototype, we provide test & measurement and product design solutions powered by deep technical expertise.