Description:

The client has an immediate opening for a Mechanical Design Engineer. The candidate will have the ability to help develop the design and production of our Light Rail Vehicles, with a focus on a myriad of mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies. We are looking for professionals with the drive to work in the high paced rail industry to build new and innovative designs for our future vehicles.

In this role, you will assist the Engineering Department personnel to assure proper execution of the design, compliance with industry standards and customer specifications. Requires the ability to create parts, assemblies, and bills of materials of various complexities, guided by more experienced colleagues and leadership. Must be detail oriented and take ownership of tasks as part of a team. Must be able to work independently on projects to troubleshoot technical issues with minimal supervision. Must be able to develop conceptual designs and assist others to implement the final solution.

Responsibilities:

Execute (individually or as member of an engineering team) customized production orders under minimum supervision, utilizing industry standards and best engineering practices.

Provide drafting support to engineers on submittals, and as-built drawings. This includes the design of new components, modification of mechanical drawings, and incorporate field or customer-based changes.

Manage small to large relatively complex PTC Creo 3.0 / PDMLink or higher 3D assemblies. This entails creating, setting up, copying, managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting.

Provide cross-functional support with other design staff, designers and System Engineers while supporting multiple simultaneous projects and platform designs.

Support the Project / Platform Drawing Tree creation and updates.

Support the procurement, manufacturing, and testing cycles as needed.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in related field with 3 or more years of similar work experience (preferred)

Associate’s degree in related field with 8 or more years of similar work experience

Required Skills:

Minimum 1 year of experience designing with 3D CAD modeling software (completed coursework can be considered as experience). Experience with PTC Creo 9 strongly preferred. The applicant will need to show examples of relatable experience and willingness and ability to learn PTC Creo 9.

Design experience, a minimum of 3 to 5 years; preferably in Rail Vehicle Design.

Familiarity with manufacturing processes, fabrication methods, corrosion mitigation practices, material properties and good design practices.

Large and small welded and/or bolted assemblies design experience

Mechanical / Electrical integration experience

Experience creating bill of materials and work instructions

Desired Skills:

Experience working in a manufacturing environment and communicating/interfacing with factory workers

Sheet metal and welded steel structures design experience

Fiberglass and plastic part design experience

Experience with and skilled at clearly communicating with suppliers and internal customers/stakeholders in the English language

Experience with creating and presenting designs for internal design reviews

AutoCAD (2D models and drawings for legacy projects)

PTC CREO 3.0 or higher sheet metal, piping, surfacing and advanced modeling experience

Windchill or similar Product Lifecycle Management software (PLM)

SAP Experience (Releasing work packages using Engineering Change Requests (ECR) and Engineering Change Notices (ECN, ECO)

Note :

Onsite, but has the potential for hybrid depending upon performance, etc. Training and learning from others is best done onsite.