Design Engineer III - Core - Southworth International Group

Southworth International Group, Inc., located in Falmouth, ME, has an immediate opening for a Design Engineer III - Core.

Southworth is the world’s largest manufacturer of ergonomic material handling equipment for vertical lifting and work positioning. Our products are designed to improve worker productivity while reducing the potential for worker injuries. Anywhere that workers are lifting and positioning items, handling pallets, working with parts in containers or transporting loads in a factory or warehouse, Southworth has a product to make the job faster, safer, and easier.

We realize that our success is a direct result of the efforts of our talented and dedicated employees. To ensure continued success we take extra care to make sure that careers at Southworth are financially, intellectually, emotionally, and socially rewarding for all. We offer a generous time off policy, 401k match, affordable health and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, development plans for career growth, and a fun engaged workforce!

The Design Engineer III will design and/or modify the design of lift devices and equipment from a set of written specifications. This role will effectively interface with Sales, Purchasing, Manufacturing and Quality in a manner that promotes sales, landed quality, and on-time shipments. The Design Engineer III will mentor and coach others in design elements. This position is based at Southworth International Group, Inc. (SIGI) headquarters in Falmouth, Maine.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engineer and design new products and/or modifications to existing products from a set of written specifications and following established professional practices and procedures for design engineering
• Establish and maintain company mechanical and hydraulic design standards and policies
• Control product costs through design considerations for lowest cost materials and DFM approaches
• Perform complex design calculations to insure proper function and safety of specialized machinery
• Assist Sales by providing technical expertise, including direct customer contact, as required
• Provide Quality and Customer Service support, as applicable; including site visits to evaluate and resolve problems
• Support Manufacturing with issues on the floor during assembly and timely completion of ECRs
• Support Purchasing with issues regarding part obsolescence and annual cost reduction initiatives
• Perform inspection and testing on manufactured machines as part of product development or analysis, as well as failure analysis
• Develop and write comprehensive and relevant testing requirements
• Ensure design compliance to applicable specifications, codes, and established safety requirements
• Able to optimize use of CAD to minimize errors and interferences in design, and to control costs
• Provide consulting support to others within the design engineering group to ensure efficient utilization of the existing design base
• Participate regularly in process improvement projects
• Lead cross-functional projects of various sizes, while often holding the position of technical lead on the project.
• Perform mentoring and coaching of other engineers on design elements.
• Perform other duties and complete other projects as may be assigned or requested

Job Specification:

• Experience using FEA to evaluate design integrity
• Able to work effectively and accurately against deadlines and time constraints
• Ability to self-manage for several weeks at a time
• Ability to describe technical concepts to laypeople
• Ability to communicate openly and effectively with others
• Creative problem-solving skills with regards to machine design
• Continuous process improvement (Lean Six Sigma)
• Ability to manage and balance time effectively amongst design and process improvement projects

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or mechanical engineering technology
• 5+ years of relevant machine design experience
• 8+ years 3D CAD/modeling experience
• Experience drafting parts and assemblies using industry standard techniques and GD&T
• Thorough understanding and ability to perform calculations of Statics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials, and Machine Design
• Thorough knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic power systems
• Thorough knowledge of electro-mechanical systems
• Thorough knowledge of fabricated steel weldments
• Experience with sheet metal and CNC cutting and forming (Maybe these are different bullets)

SIGI is an Equal Opportunity Employer: You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

We’re only hiring those authorized to work in the United States. We do not currently sponsor immigration visas.

SIGI does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Any unsolicited resume will become the property of SIGI.