15-20 years of experience in designing industrial capital equipment, minimum 10 years required
Proficient in calculating machine element velocities and rpms based on production requirements
Experience in sizing and sourcing industrial machine components like belts, chains, and pneumatics
Skilled in Solidworks for assembly, part, and drawing generation, with FEA analysis experience
Strong ability to produce clear and accurate engineering documentation including BOMs and schematics
Effective written and oral communication skills with diverse teams
Responsibilities
Perform mechanical design engineering for capital equipment in tire production
Resolve design and documentation issues related to machine design
Calculate required machine velocities and rpms based on production metrics
Design frameworks and components such as brackets, shafts, and pulleys
Generate engineering documentation including assembly drawings and functional specifications
Collaborate with production and programming teams to ensure compliance with specifications
Provide constructive feedback and delegate tasks as necessary
Benefits
Strong commitment to environmental health and safety
Opportunities for reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
Collaborative work environment with a focus on team design reviews
Potential for occasional travel to customer sites for troubleshooting
Access to a culture that values constructive feedback and independent work
Full Job Description
The Position (Summary):
The Mechanical Engineer 4 will perform mechanical machine design engineering duties, product design, product customizations, resolving design and documentation issues, with primary focus on capital equipment associated with the production of pneumatic tire components.
Candidates must be highly proficient in the following (Target 15-20 years', strict minimum of 10 years' experience designing industrial capital equipment):
Given production requirements in parts per minute or meters/minute, calculate the required machine element velocities/rpms
Sizing, application, and sourcing of industrial machine components, including power transmission (belts, chains, gearboxes, bearings, motors), pneumatics (actuators, valves, piping)
Design of steel and aluminum frameworks, brackets, shafts, rolls, pulleys etc.
Solidworks assembly, part, and drawing generation, as well as, liner static and dynamic analysis (FEA). Target 60; 10k hours logged designing industrial capital equipment.
Engineering documentation (clean, clear and accurate): bill of materials, assembly drawings, sequence diagrams, pneumatic schematics, control device lists, detail drawings, calculation sheets, functional specifications, purchase specifications, installation/operation instructions
Written and oral communication with internal and external office and production personnel
Highly Preferred Skills:
Design of rubber extrusion heads and dies
Design of rubber extrusion production lines
Design of rubber mill room and/or tire component preparation area machinery and systems
Ability to troubleshoot one or more of the above either in our local facility or occasionally, at a customer site
Other skills:
Estimate reasonably accurate completion dates for given assignments anticipate/communicate bottlenecks and delays
Provide and accept constructive design feedback
Delegate work assignments to one or more individuals
Complete work independently from guidance afforded during bi-weekly design reviews with the team
Debug/Troubleshooting: Collaborate with production and programming personnel to the end of bringing the system into compliance with specifications
Understand machining and welding sufficiently to estimate/optimize the costs of associated componentry
Understand machine controls sufficiently to collaborate with electrical and software engineers (sequence diagrams, control device lists, requirement for/mounting of sensors, accommodate wiring)
Proficiency in ANSI and/or ISO machine risk assessment and mitigation
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Software: Word, Excel, Sharepoint, Teams etc.
Academic Qualifications:
Minimally requires a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program, or significant commensurate experience plus demonstrated ability
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Occasional delegation of work to lower-level engineers and/or contract engineers
Work Environment & Culture:
The work environment (physical requirements) is described below, and the company culture is dedicated to fostering a very strong environmental health and safety program. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work is performed both in the office and manufacturing area. While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is required to walk, stand, reach, and sit for up to 8 hours a day.
The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance.
