What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer position at 180 Engineering?
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled CAD Drafter/Designer to join our team at 180 Engineering. As a CAD Drafter/Designer, you will play a critical role in supporting our engineers and engineering projects by creating, revising, and archiving drawings.
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with engineers to create, revise, and archive drawings, following design instructions provided verbally or in writing.
- Occasionally perform engineering design work based on design parameters prepared by others.
- Create detailed drawings/designs for heavy-duty steel fabrications, sheet metal fabrications, machine/power transmission designs, piping schematics, P&ID's, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems.
- Exercise independent judgment in dimensioning and tolerancing of parts and components to best function within the design intent.
- Interact with production and maintenance staff to understand issues and work with others to arrive at the best solution.
- Perform various mathematical calculations as necessary.
- Plan and arrange the sequence of work effectively.
- Perform fieldwork as required, taking measurements and collecting data as needed.
- Support procurement efforts by obtaining quotes to implement designs.
- Occasionally revise electrical or civil/structural drawings using information prepared by others.
- Will typically work on designs from concept to completion, but may occasionally finish drawings/designs started by others.
- Design changes in a way that is safe, ergonomic, and maintainable.
