Senior Machine Designer

 

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MECHANICAL ENGINEER - MACHINE DESIGN

COMSTOCK PARK, MI

 

THE ROLE:

This position encompasses all areas of mechanical design engineering—including structural design, component design, mechanisms, and tooling. This position works with the Program Manager and Engineering departments to complete designs.

 

EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED (The following duties are typical for this classification. However, any one position may not include all the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all the duties which may be performed.)

• Work closely with Project Managers, Controls Engineers, the manufacturing team, and customers to develop systems and develop systems and complete projects.
• Provides machine, mechanism, and tooling design along with drawing creation while under minimal technical supervision.
• Prepares drawing packages for manufacture and assembly, ensuring they are complete and accurate, meeting all customer drawing requirements as well as proper drafting standards
• Collaborates with shop members prior to and during the build
• Deliberates with Controls engineers to design for integration and select pneumatic components
• Develop mechanical designs to solve production plant issues
• Uses SolidWorks & AutoCAD to develop equipment, machine, mechanism, or tooling designs that meet customer specifications and the company quote
• Knowledgeable in standards, processes, and best practices and able to use them to complete duties.
• Develop predictive maintenance indicators to increase reliability and reduce downtime
• Supports legacy mechanical designs
• Shares design methodologies, productivity tools, standards, processes, and legacy information for increased knowledge and experience within the company
• Mentors less experienced design staff and assists in the development of concepts and design methodologies for projects

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:

• Knowledge and experience with raw materials, fabrication processes, and other techniques for maximizing the fabrication efficiency of equipment through the shop

• Experienced in drawing creation for assemblies, weldments and details to include all dimensions, tolerances, and documentation to allow the manufacture and assembly of designs that meet specified requirements
• Motivated to initiate and i