Mechanical Designer – Solidworks - 1st St. NW Technical Staffing

Great career opportunity for a Mechanical Designer with a well established heavy machinery manufacturing company located in the Racine/Kenosha area. This will require strong experience using Solidworks. This is an on-site direct opportunity with excellent pay and benefits. Would prefer experience with heavy machinery/equipment (agriculture, automotive, machinery, rail, etc…). Mostly looking for experience in industry, ideally 5+ years of experience. A focus on weldments and weldment design. 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Create new and maintain existing piece part drawings, weldment drawings, assembly drawings, models, and bills of material.
2. Accurately generate and process the drafting requirements of Engineering Notices as required.
3. Employ instructions and generate ideas to design or modify layouts of designs for use in development of a solution of a specific problem or product need.
4. Organize a personal workload of one or more projects.
5. Review assigned new release and revised documents for completeness and accuracy before submittal for authorization.
6. Estimate time required for drafting/modeling tasks and resources for use in developing project schedules, budgets and comply with defined critical deadlines.
7. Participate in reviewing and improving designs to improve efficiency and reduce cost.
8. Participate in reviewing and improving Engineering Department practices.
9. Assist other company depts with Engineering drawing document matters.
10. Overnight travel as necessary to support testing and analysis of prototype designs.
11. Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Required Skills and Background: 

1. Formal drafting skills education  – 2yr degree
2. Competent SolidWorks for modeling and drawings.
3. A focus on weldments and weldment design. 
4. Experience with documentation of off-highway equipment ideal
5. Ability to work with technically skilled persons.
6. Familiar with mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and electrical drafting practices helpful.
7. Effective oral and written communicator.
8. Familiar with Engineering Department information systems.
9. Hands on capability in shop and field environments.

Please forward your resume to: Kwelch@fsnw.com