Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Sterling Engineering, Inc.
Elk Grove Village, IL 60143
About the Job
Overview:
Specialize in the development of complex mechanical machines and assemblies for new and existing customers. Contribute by meeting or exceeding customer expectations, improving organizational efficiencies and employee satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
- Manage specific designs to deliver commitments with a focus on customer specifications and requirements and 100% on-time delivery.
- Perform high level engineering calculations for product design analysis, servo motor sizing, and production/process analysis.
- Participate, refine and complete designs after engineering and general design review meetings.
- Ensure that customer approval drawings are complete, checked, and submitted to meet the required schedule.
- Release drawings, BOMs (Bills of Material) and required documents to processing to meet schedule requirements.
- Interact with purchasing and vendors concerning parts.
- Perform liaison function between Engineering and all Manufacturing / Service for any design related issues, problems, or improvements.
- Conducts root cause investigation, solves manufacturing / design issues, and implements cost reduction ideas
- Integrate with NPD (New Product Development) to introduce superior technology coordinating with the mechanical requirements of the design
- Prepare with sales preliminary and proposal designs, calculations, and documents
- Mentor, train and teach junior Engineers
- Must champion continuous improvement
Required Skills:
- Experience with machine design (large capital equipment or automation)
- Experience designing with Solidworks and AutoCAD
- Analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Strong understanding of servo motor sizing
- Strong knowledge of mechanics of materials, stress analysis
- Knowledge of hydraulic & pneumatic controls and mechanical systems
- Ability to work well in a team setting
- Time Management
Education and Work Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience; MSME helpful
- 10+ years of Mechanical Engineering experience concentrated in machine design
Source : Sterling Engineering, Inc.