Sr Mechanical Engineer

POSITION OVERVIEW

Under the direction of the General Engineering Manager, the Senior Mechanical Engineer designs industrial ovens and oven systems, working primarily on Custom or complex oven design.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Research, develop, and design industrial ovens and oven systems, meeting engineering standards, applicable codes, customer specifications, and within cost constraints.
• Review and interpret customer specifications and sales agreements.
• Work with customers and vendors on equipment design.
• Ensure conformance to codes and to company standards for quality and manufacturability.
• Develop and maintain designs layouts in the computerized system.
• Redesign standard products, improving quality and productivity, while reducing costs.
• Evaluate and select components and parts for products.
• Initiate preorders.
• Develop working relationships with Electrical Engineering and other departments to address and resolve issues.
• Act as a technical resource for sales personnel, service technicians, Quality Assurance technicians, and for product field support of customers.
• Participate in cross functional teams to address and resolve manufacturing, design, and quality problems, and to ensure the continuous improvement of processes and methods.
• Stay current and informed of new developments in industry and new parts or methods to improve products or product designs.
• Occasionally travel to customer sites.
• Comply with all housekeeping procedures, quality standards, and safety regulations.
• Complete special projects, as assigned
• 25% travel required

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and ten years of related experience

AutoCAD Inventor

Lean Manufacturing experience

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as technical specifications, professional journals, and blueprints. Ability to write reports and documentation. Ability to communicate effectively with vendors, customers, and other employees of the Company.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Other Skills/Abilities

Creative thinker, motivated, and highly organized

Team player with a positive attitude

Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Windows-based computer applications

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of the job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls; talk; and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach above shoulders, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.