Mechanical Design Engineer - Fives
Plymouth, MI 48170
About the Job
Fives Group is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer.
About Fives Group:
Fives Group, headquartered in Paris, France, is an industrial engineering group founded in 1812 that designs and supplies machines, process equipment and production lines for the world’s largest industrial groups including the aluminum, steel, tube and pipe, glass, automotive, aerospace, logistics, cement and energy sectors. In 2018, Fives achieved sales of $2 billion with a team of close to 8,500 employees and a network of over 100 operational units in over 25 countries.
The Senior Mechanical Engineer, reporting to the Engineering Director, will be responsible to lead the mechanical design of various types of fluid fill and pumping system projects. The successful candidate will coordinate, design, support build, and document mechanical drawings for various types of automated fluid fill equipment, servicing the automotive and non-automotive power equipment industry.
This individual will be a key member of the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering teams. Must be able to prioritize workloads, balance multiple projects simultaneously, work cross-functionally and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
The successful candidate will be committed to the highest level of quality and the development of other team members. The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for current and future work, while ensuring that equipment is designed to meet customer and company build specifications.
Primary & Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Education/Skills/Experience Required:
Hired employees will receive great benefits along with an extremely competitive compensation package. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Holidays, Personal Time Off and 401K & IRA and more.
About Fives Group:
Fives Group, headquartered in Paris, France, is an industrial engineering group founded in 1812 that designs and supplies machines, process equipment and production lines for the world’s largest industrial groups including the aluminum, steel, tube and pipe, glass, automotive, aerospace, logistics, cement and energy sectors. In 2018, Fives achieved sales of $2 billion with a team of close to 8,500 employees and a network of over 100 operational units in over 25 countries.
The Senior Mechanical Engineer, reporting to the Engineering Director, will be responsible to lead the mechanical design of various types of fluid fill and pumping system projects. The successful candidate will coordinate, design, support build, and document mechanical drawings for various types of automated fluid fill equipment, servicing the automotive and non-automotive power equipment industry.
This individual will be a key member of the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering teams. Must be able to prioritize workloads, balance multiple projects simultaneously, work cross-functionally and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
The successful candidate will be committed to the highest level of quality and the development of other team members. The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for current and future work, while ensuring that equipment is designed to meet customer and company build specifications.
Primary & Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Prioritize and schedule work assignments to meet deadlines or as directed
- Designing and implementing cost-effective fluid fill equipment designs, pump systems, and/or modifications to existing designs
- Developing, testing, and evaluating theoretical designs
- Discussing and solving complex problems with manufacturing departments
- Making sure a product can be made reliably and will perform consistently in specified operating environments
- Managing multiple project designs to complete on timeline and within budget using engineering principles and techniques
- Planning, specifying, and designing production processes per customer specifications
- Producing details of specifications and outline designs
- Using research, analytical, conceptual, and planning skills, particularly mathematical modeling, and computer-aided design
- Review and redline drawings to ensure it meets customers specifications
- Review customer fabrication drawings and verify that proper material is specified for the design and application
- Create a BOM, obtain costs, and develop quotes for the customer fabrication designs
- Create piece part drawings for the fabrication team to the customer's final design
- Assist the repair/production depts with technical support and sourcing component parts if/when needed.
- Consider the implications of issues such as cost, safety, and time constraints
- Other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary
Education/Skills/Experience Required:
- 4 YEAR MINIMUM EXPERIENCE in process related field and ideally with deep fluid dynamics experience including PID.
- A degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred; but not mandatory.
- Experienced in AutoCAD, Autodesk and Solid works, parametric design knowledge would be a plus.
- Ability to review and check finished machine and system layouts.
- Experience must include background in detailing, layout, conceptual design as well as checking & approving designs before release to the shop floor
- Ability to read and interpret customer specifications and to translate that information into design concepts.
- Willing to work in office and interface with shop floor as required
- Willing to work overtime when required
- Willing to travel when required (domestic and international)
- Self-Disciplined team player
- Experience with Customer interaction
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to conceptualize modern design then follow through to completion
- Ability to specify fabrication materials (steel, alum, plastic, etc.)
- Ability to size cylinders, transmissions, and motor drives
- Ability to specify welding requirements
- General knowledge in electrical systems, design, programming, etc.
- Knowledge in specifying machining requirements
- Must be able to prioritize work assignments as well as work within a collaborative and driven team environment
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. A reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with a covered disability to perform the essential functions of the position if an undue hardship is not imposed.
Hired employees will receive great benefits along with an extremely competitive compensation package. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Holidays, Personal Time Off and 401K & IRA and more.
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