What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Design Engineer position at Streamlight Inc..?
The Mechanical Design Engineer position is responsible for developing new products, making modifications to existing products and related activities. This is a hybrid position requiring at least three days per week in the office.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develops new products and modifications to existing products, including specifying materials, dimensions, and tolerances.
- Researches and sources methods, materials, and vendors as required.
- Prepares concept sketches, layouts and detail drawings using CREO design software.
- Directs, coordinates, and participates in building and testing of prototypes.
- Develops and applies test procedures for performance, and conducts suitability for purpose evaluations.
- Participates in formulation of Quality Plan, and helps quality personnel with first production sample inspection.
- Assists with initial production line start-up and provides support as needed.
- Cooperates with production in development of efficient assembly procedures.
- Provides support and guidance to other departmental personnel as needed.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Design and a minimum of 3 years of demonstrated work performance in product design.
- High degree of ingenuity, understanding of spatial relationships, and sense of proportion.
- Ability to work from rough sketches and oral instructions, often with only tentative guidance available.
- Ability to perform any necessary calculations using Calculus and engineering mathematics.
- MUST have a minimum of 2 years experience using CREO design software.
- Knowledge of properties and applications of materials, familiarity with machining, injection molding, stamping, and related processes.
- Ability to use measuring tools for prototype and first piece inspection.
- Basic understanding of electrical principles.
- Must understand fundamental business and economic principles and have good judgment in their application.
We offer competitive salary and amazing benefits including fully paid medical and dental insurance, 401(k) match, year end bonus, tuition reimbursement, 10 paid holidays, summer hours and more!
STREAMLIGHT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER OF WOMEN/MINORITIES/INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES/PROTECTED VETERANS.
