Mechanical Engineer

Our Engineers are responsible for helping to provide product engineering services, including new product development, product modifications, and technical services.

Essential Functions:

• Provide technical support to Marketing and Manufacturing for existing product offerings.
• Evaluates alternative materials for cost reductions/improved performance.
• Helps with new product development and product modification work.
• Helps to develop product parameters, specifications, and engineering drawings.
• In conjunction with his supervisor and the Purchasing Department, works with vendors concerning tooling and part fabrication issues.
• In the product development process helps consider:
  • regulatory issues
  • safety regulations
  • application procedures
  • quality acceptance criteria
  • verification analysis
  • design review requirements
• Helps provide technical performance data necessary to support the sale of new and modified products.
• Helps extend, after proper testing and engineering evaluation, existing products to affect greater use by customers.
• Helps modify products to do specialized jobs required by customer and deemed necessary by marketing or engineering.
• Helps in handling field complaints and product failures. Helps analyze problems, solutions, or recommendations after proper engineering and laboratory studies. Consults with Materials Engineer to determine causes of material failures.
• Works with Production, Quality Assurance, and Materials Engineer in helping determine acceptable quality and resolving problems of questionable quality of products.
• Helps interpret engineering recommendations, customer specifications, and engineering drawings.
• Attends technical meetings, conferences, and specialized courses consistent with area of responsibility.
• Is capable of developing and conducting material test procedures to comply with industry and customer specifications. Prepares and performs analysis in support of product development.
• Uses Pro-E, SoildWorks design, or Auto-Cad software.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Three – seven years of product development of application engineering experience
• Ability to travel 10-20% of the time
• A team player.
• Very good written and verbal skills required.