Job Description

R&D MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Job Summary:

Provides hands-on technical assistance in all aspects of new product design, development, testing, and documentation of industrial automation equipment. Creatively applying engineering design principles towards innovative solutions and problem‑solving initiatives.

Job Responsibilities & Essential Functions of the Job:

• Contribute to the holistic design (mechanical aspects) of industrial automation equipment with an emphasis on mechanical systems.
• Provide hands-on problem-solving that drives design improvements including collecting and analyzing data.
• Perform engineering calculations and analysis per specific project requirements.
• Provide engineering support services relating to prototype equipment fabrication, assembly, and testing as needed.
• Document and communicate results in a clear and concise manner for effective knowledge transfer.
• Actively participate in project planning and review meetings to define action plans, resource plans, schedules, budgets, risk assessments and contingency plans.
• Professionally present our client technology or project updates to key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with others (including in person) to proactively develop broad-based personal knowledge, skills, and abilities towards key our client competencies in order to develop, design and troubleshoot our client equipment.
  
  

Occasional Job Responsibilities:

• Assist with assembly of equipment.
• Apply statistics to data, identify trends, establish correlations, and draw conclusions.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline; or equivalent academic and practical experience.
• 0-3 years of engineering design experience with converting equipment.
• Strong analytic skills to troubleshoot equipment/processes and implement solutions.
• Ability to effectively utilize complex software for design, problem solving, and documentation.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate among a team.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work a full day on a computer.
• Ability to lift and move objects up to twenty-five pounds in weight.
• Ability to use hand tools and monitoring/testing equipment.
• Ability to occasionally climb a ladder and maneuver into tight spaces.
• Ability to work in an environment that is loud and without air conditioning during machine commissioning and/or problem-solving.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (safety shoes, glasses, ear protection).
• Must travel for company business up to (~20%) international and domestic travel.