Mechanical Engineer

Company Description

ITW (NYSE:ITW) is a Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with revenue totaling $14.8 billion in 2018. The company’s seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW has nearly 50,000 dedicated colleagues in operations around the world who thrive in the company’s unique decentralized and entrepreneurial culture.

IDS, a division of ITW, is a global market leader in the design and manufacturing of pad printing, hot stamp, heat seal, and tax stamp technology for product decoration. Our brands provide equipment together with all required supplies and services to serve as a true single source solution for product decoration and sealing. Our division consists of four global brands with a shared mission – to be your trusted partner for product decoration.

Located in Carol Stream, IL, the Mechanical Engineer is responsible for complex projects and challenging engineering assignments. Leads projects from inception to completion and ensures all objectives are met. Collaborates with Engineering professionals and other cross-functional departments. This position develops new standard products and complete automation systems from concept design through implementation into production (analyzing, understanding design requirements, designing components to meet requirements, and testing the system to validate the design). Leads system troubleshooting efforts, creates and evaluates technological developments, investigates feasibility of new engineering techniques, components, processes, and materials.

Start date: February 2024

Essential duties must be performed onsite.

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Develops (design, layout, conceptualization, and costing) of new products and systems from concept through production.
2. Assists with development, documentation, and cost estimates for product functional and design specifications.
3. Instrumental in developing automation system designs that exceed customer-needs while leveraging 80 products and Engineering Design Standards
4. Communicates effectively with customers, sales team, applications experts, machine builders, other technical experts, and site-leadership team to achieve business objectives.
5. Makes reasonable estimates of time required to complete designs and adjusts personal schedule and level-of effort and or asks for appropriate assistance to consistently complete assigned tasks on-time.
6. Innovates solutions and develops products, processes and systems based on customer and business needs.
7. Performs mechanical design and development of component parts and assemblies.
8. Has familiarity with how mechanical systems integrate and function with electrical and software control systems and can identify weaknesses in the design phase.
9. Assists with assembly, fine-tuning, customer acceptance test and troubleshoots performance issues at root-cause level following through with incorporating lessons-learned into Engineering Design Standards and Engineering Processes
10. Generates engineering documentation including product drawings and manuals.
11. Coordinates new product introduction and training with cross functional departments including manufacturing/product management/sales/service.
12. Supports existing standard products with design improvements.
13. Performs analysis and tests new products and product enhancements for design validation.
14. Works in cross functional teams consisting of mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, software engineers, technicians, machine builders, sourcing professionals, project managers, and product managers.
15. Provides guidance and training to other engineers and technical staff.
16. Maintains focus on continuous improvement by applying 80/20, PLS, and USa principles/techniques and makes process improvement recommendations to management.
17. Embraces company EHS program and works to promote safe and healthy working environment for self and others.
18. Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education:  Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or similar is required

Experience/Skills: 

1. Minimum 3 years’ related experience with proven advancement is required.
2. Design experience with industrial automation and machine design is required.
3. Excellent root-cause problem solving, attention to detail, working to timelines, and decision-making skills.
4. Excellent aptitude in all branches of mechanics as relates to components, machines, and complex automation systems.
5. Tolerance stack-ups, Fixturing, Repeatability, Dynamic effects, Motion control, Risk Analysis
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