What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Design Engineer position at Accurate Personnel?
Global automotive parts manufacturing company seeks Mechanical Design Engineer.
This client offers relocation.
SUMMARY
The Mechanical Design Engineer will provide technical expertise for the department with a focus on new and existing product development, process and production activities. They will keep next level of management informed of any problems and/or issues by performing the following duties. “Equipment” in this description means any process equipment used to manufacture or assemble our products. Examples include assembly machines and jigs/fixtures.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop and design robust manufacturing processes to ensure best-practice and lean manufacturing concepts to achieve or exceed quality and operational efficiency goals.
• Apply mechanical strength knowledge in analyzing current processes for new product modifications and/or implementation of automation.
• Conduct internal cross-functional design reviews to obtain affected party inputs and change requests.
• Generate and maintain all CAD, detailed drawings, & BOMs from concept to completion. Will include both digital & physical copies with all general dimensions & tolerances.
• Develop and manage master engineering schedule for all projects. Lead, coordinate, and supervise others to achieve all plan objectives of the master schedule.
• Write equipment/tooling specifications, coordinate and oversee the design, construction, installation, start-up and trials of new equipment/tooling against the master schedule.
• Create all documentation required for capital investment & obtain approval from upper management.
• Establish manufacturing processes that meet all KPI targets for capital investment, part cost, scrap, part performance, delivery, layout, cycle time, efficiency, safety, ergonomic, and quality deliverables.
• Develop all documentation for the process including but not limited to specifications, PFMEA’s, risk analysis, process plans, PFD’s, work combination tables, design reviews, trial reports, work instructions, condition standards, and capacity tracking.
• Lead and support Kaizen activities after process is in production.
• Proactively work to produce processes that are not capable of flowing out defects to the next process while working to countermeasure those that do and yokoten to similar processes
• Problem solving and investigating problems utilizing root cause analysis and reporting
QUALIFICATIONS
- Extensive equipment designing, building, and integration experience.
- 3D Solid modeling and design experience required, 3D printing experience a plus.
- In-depth knowledge of all feasible machining & manufacturing methods to achieve desired results.
- Thorough understanding of mechanical and/or electrical discipline.
- Mechanical and/or electrical design capability for equipment and tooling.
- Ability to communicate and direct requirements effectively with customers and suppliers.
- Demonstrated Project Management and leadership skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and creating technical presentations/documents.
- Ability to read drawings, identify critical characteristics, lead design reviews, and develop PFMEA’s.
- Capability to lead and conduct root cause analysis for current problems and potential occurrences.
- Degree in Engineering
Salary : $80,000 - $93,000