Lead Mechanical Engineer

Our Company

Lancer Worldwide, a Hoshizaki Company, is an award-winning global leader in beverage dispensing. Through innovation and a commitment to dedication in action, we create products that benefit our customers worldwide, and give them a distinct advantage in the marketplace. We offer our teammates the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We welcome talented, passionate, and highly motivated individuals to join our team.

Summary

As a Lead Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for Leading a team to develop, model, draw, prototype, test, industrialize, and support mechanical and electro-mechanical parts, modules, and assemblies for Lancer products and/or associated tooling related to manufacturing, throughout the lifecycle of the products. The position requires highly motivated, extremely organized, and self-driven individuals

Essential Functions

· Create and maintain plans to deliver mechanical or electro-mechanical parts and assemblies

· Lead a team of mechanical engineers, technicians, and cross-functional resources to deliver engineering documents and prototypes as per approved plans

· Ability to create plans to design and document all aspects of mechanical parts and assemblies

· Experience in translating product requirements to engineering design requirements and specifications

· Experience in modeling, designing, prototyping and manufacturing sheet metal

· AC, DC, Main power distribution (panel boards, boxes, and cabinets)

· Interconnect cables, bundles, and connectors (harnessing)

· Electrical boxes, cabinets, user interfaces, interfacing with printed circuit board designs

· Interface with motors, reduction boxes, and other similar devices

· Modeling of flex and rigid PCBs including volumes and critical part locations

· Experience designing electronic enclosure assemblies in plastic and sheet metal

· Experience designing for manufacturability (DFM) and developing assembly work instructions for low to medium volume products

· Experience with 3D solid modeling for design conceptualization and realization (preferred experience using SolidWorks, AUTOCAD, Creo, or similar mechanical CAD tools

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• BS Engineering with a major in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or similar career. Master is a plus

• 5 years of experience in mechanical design including electronics, mechatronics, or complex mechanical products, injection molded parts, sheet metal parts

• Experience creating and maintaining Project plans using MS Project, Excel, JIRA, SmartSheet, or similar tools

• Sheet metal design in SolidWorks or equivalent CAD system

· Tolerance stack-up/loop analysis

· Heat/Temperature Management (Basic knowledge of thermodynamics)

· Familiarity with UL 763 and other compliance requirements for mechanical enclosures

· Preferred CAD package is SolidWorks

· Knowledge of PLM and ERP

• Knowledge/hands-on experience with software/technical tools

• DMS (Teamcenter preferred); Other systems such as Windchill are also acceptable.

• Strong English communication skills – both written and oral

• Experience working in a project-oriented team and ability to prioritize tasks

· Knowledge about mechanical design of refrigerated systems and appliances is a plus

• Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work

• Can learn and apply new information or skills on the job

• Must be able to read and interpret technical data, information, and documents.

• Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency, and professionalism

• Ability to complete assignments with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy

• Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads and priorities

• Result driven-demonstrate ownership and accountability

• Identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements

Education and Experience

BS Engineering with a major in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or similar career. Master is a plus

• 5 years of experience in mechanical design including electronics, mechatronics, or complex

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers, filing cabinets. The employee is exposed to outside weather conditions if out in the manufacturing site. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate.

Physical Demands

Ability to communicate verbally, view security systems, and monitor people entering/exiting the building, sitting, standing, walking, and bending as needed. Using proper lifting technique may be required to lift objects up to 25 lb. with assistance. May have to reach for objects at or above shoulder height. Must be to operate office equipment including computers, copiers, TVs, iPad, and telephones.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Notice To Third Party Agencies

Please note that LANCER does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, LANCER will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, LANCER explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of LANCER.

EEO Statement

Lancer provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.