Senior Mechanical Engineer

ENGEL embodies a spirit of innovation, built on decades of experience. With a dynamic workplace, ENGEL is the injection molding industry leader in technological advancements, ensuring sustainable global growth. The ENGEL company history is a success story that we keep on writing everyday together with our employees.

Do you have what it takes to spur game-changing innovation, generate creative solutions and add world-class value to our customers? Then get ready to join the ENGEL team and become part of the next chapter in our history as we continue to grow the business in North America!

ENGEL Machinery North America has a job opportunity for a Service Technician in our Service Department. ENGEL provides excellent benefits including health, dental and vision insurance all upon first day of hire (no waiting period and very robust coverage at an affordable price), 401k with match, over 3 weeks’ PTO, personal time off, employer paid life insurance, long and short term disability, and an employee-centric environment.

POSITION INFORMATION

Job Summary:

Create mechanical designs, 2D drawings and 3D models of automation cells, retrofits and reconfigurations. Construct bill of materials for robots and auxiliary equipment. Provide internal and external automation engineering support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• 3D modeling of custom automation equipment to include but not limited to robotic end of arm tools, assorted peripheral / auxiliary material handling equipment, etc
• Modify and adapt existing library components for use on similar or new project applications
• Create mechanical designs according to industry safety standards
• Develop 2D drawings for:

• Automated production cells
• Auxiliary equipment
• Individual parts (manufacturing drawings)

• Material processing in SAP software

• Prepare complete bill of materials for production orders
• Add new materials for custom parts as necessary
• Maintain and update the bill of material for delivered equipment as necessary

• Submit items and equipment for procurement
• Generate specifications to ensure ENGEL standards
• Participate in project kick-off meetings, design review meetings, factory acceptance tests, training, and other relevant meetings as necessary
• Create documentation included but not limited to spare parts lists ,layouts, wear items, etc.
• Provide technical support to other team members throughout the company as necessary
• Assist with the project quoting efforts by providing mechanical engineering labor and material estimates as necessary
• Perform other duties or special projects as required or as assigned by a supervisor
• Assists internal Production Assembly and Integration personnel with the pre-assembly of new builds and retrofits, prior to shipping.
• Support cross functional team with appropriate documentation and clarification as required to facilitate proper project workflow.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Educational/Training Requirement:

• Associates or Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Experience:

• Minimum of four years’ related experience in robotics or automation is required
• Preferred experience: mechanical aptitude & custom machinery design knowledge
• Preferred Software experience: Siemens NX, IDEAS, SAP, Teamcenter, Microsoft office

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge in robotic and automation cell design (linear robots, articulated robots, up/downstream equipment in plastic industry and relevant safety standards)
• Good communication skills as this role develops and maintains relationships both internally (e.g., employees within and outside of own department) and externally to ENGEL Machinery (e.g., customers), mainly to supply and/or interpret information.
• Focus in all details to ensure good documentation and quality

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Travel Requirements:

• Travel time per year: 5-10%
• Travel period: up to 2 weeks
• Travel to other countries is required
• Valid passport is required

WHY ENGEL? The ENGEL group has been thriving for decades. This is because as a family-run company, we rely on long-standing relationships and aim to live up to our own exacting standards