Mechanical Design Engineer for Indexers and Conveyors

4 weeks ago

Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States DESTACO Full time
Job Summary

The New Product Development Engineer, Indexers and Conveyors is responsible for designing and developing new products and improving existing ones to meet project goals and product specifications. The primary focus is on mechanical rotary indexers, servo motor driven rotary cam indexers, and precision link conveyors. This role requires following project scope, detailing design, creating drawings and models, testing, documenting, and reporting within a team environment. The engineer will identify and control design risks, drive project schedules, priorities, and track progress using a stage gate process. They will communicate with vendors and other design and manufacturing engineers to conduct design and cost reviews, prepare for release, and provide training and technical support. The position requires the ability to work and communicate globally and virtually with vendors, product managers, applications engineering, marketing, and manufacturing support teams. Travel up to 10% to facilities in the U.S. and to some global locations may be required.

Key Responsibilities
  • Promote safety awareness and accident prevention with other key members of the plant team.
  • Design and develop new products and automation product extensions and enhancements, relating to linear, rotary, parallel motion products such as servo driven indexers, pick and place, robotic tools, and conveying equipment.
  • Research, collect, and report information on the ability and capacity of products and competing equipment (competitive analysis).
  • Generate 3D assembly models, manufacturing drawings, bill of materials, generate CAD files, and specifications.
  • Work with Applications Engineering in resolving quality and production issues. May evaluate products, parts, or processes for cost efficiency and reliability.
  • Assist in driving results with internal and external resources per the product development stage gate process and schedule.
  • Execute testing of new products and obtain agency approvals where needed.
  • Track and record design changes following ECN processes.
  • Communicate with vendors and global teams to facilitate and resolve project issues.
  • Generate documentation needs and requirements.
  • Generate management project status reports comparing project schedule and objectives.
  • Keep informed of industry trends that may lead to new product offerings and future projects.
  • Leverage continuous improvement tools to drive improvements.
Leadership Competencies
  • Entrepreneurial Spirit: identifies opportunities to develop new solutions, change agent, collaborates for results, manages risk, takes responsibility for all aspects of the organization.
  • Global Strategic Mindset: has strategic vision, possesses long-term focus, creates breakthrough strategies to alter competitive dynamics in the market, and establishes a series of competitive advantages yielding profitability that exceeds expectations of the organization.
  • Customer Value and Market Focus: knows and understands the global market and global manufacturing best practices, ensures superior value delivered to customers/markets.
Requirements
  • Requires a minimum of 3 years of design experience in mechanical design, specifications, and design of mechanical elements.
  • Solid understanding of core concepts including mechanics, kinematics, materials, etc.
  • Experience in Mechanical/Mechatronic applications involving robotics, gear drives, CAM mechanisms, precision conveyors, VFD, servo drives, indexers, grippers, and linear devices is a plus.
  • Requires working knowledge of Solid works design software both 2-D and 3-D (or equivalent).
  • 2 years experienced in Mechanical/Mechatronic design of rotary or linear motion.
  • Experience with mechanical transmission systems (gears, cam) design is a plus.
  • Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and part tolerances.
  • Basic working knowledge of stage gate documentation such as: Product Specification, FEA, DFMEA, DVP&R, DFM, product validation, etc. preferred.
  • Perform a full lifecycle product development (design, develop, test prototypes, manufacture, and implement).
  • Evaluate final products overall performance, reliability, and safety.
  • Alter and modify design to meet requirements and to eliminate malfunctions.
  • Test and evaluate theoretical designs.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Results and very detail-oriented, solution-driven with project deadlines in mind.
  • High energy, strong interpersonal skills, prefers to work in a team entrepreneurial environment.
  • Passion for hands-on involvement with strong initiative and exceed project goals.
  • Analytical thinker, ability to make decisions and problem-solve based on data.
  • Adapts to customer and market trend changes with desire to learn new technology and methods.
  • Good communication skills including facilitating meetings, verbal, and written skills.
  • Ability to work in multi-cultural virtual teams maintaining significant involvement and team interaction.
  • Able to execute tasks independently with daily or weekly direction from manager.
Education and Certification Qualifications
  • Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred.
Travel Requirements
  • Ability to travel 10% of the time.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.

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