Rockwell Automation

Mechanical Systems Architect

Rockwell Automation$100K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience in mechanical engineering
  • 8+ years system level design experience in mechanical systems (preferred)
  • Experience in leading design and technical teams in a matrix environment
  • Significant knowledge of drive hardware and mechanical systems
  • Proficient in simulating mechanical systems using tools like ANSYS (preferred)
  • Understanding of customer applications and competitive landscape in drive products
  • DFSS black belt (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Design mechanical systems architecture and support a common architecture vision
  • Stay updated on technologies and best practices in mechanical engineering
  • Advise teams on compliance with external industry standards
  • Collaborate with systems architects across business units for unified vision
  • Create architectural documents detailing functionality and design intent
  • Develop proof of concept deliverables and product integration processes
  • Liaise between product management and technical leads to resolve requirements and issues

Benefits

  • Health Insurance including Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • 401k plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Parental and Caregiver Leave
  • Flexible Work Schedule allowing personal life adjustments
Full Job Description
Job Description

This is technical leadership position within a Rockwell Automation's product R&D organization, setting the foundation for future generations of Rockwell's power and motion business product portfolio. You will lead development of mechanical system architectural specifications for new products, optimizing and balancing the following goals: performance, simplicity, time to market, reusability of designs, robustness, serviceability, and compliance to internal and external standards at launch and throughout a product's lifecycle. This role is a systems architecture role involving designing solutions that work for multiple products in our portfolio and working alongside control hardware, power hardware, certifications, and manufacturing experts to create designs that work for multiple drive products.

A background in mechanical engineering and a systems mindset is required. If outstanding technical opportunities, being part of, and learning from, one of the most experienced teams in the industry interest you, you should consider Rockwell Automation.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Design mechanical systems architecture, including mechanical interfaces while partnering with other architects to support a common architecture vision and strategy. Lead teams within the organization to solve architectural and implementation problems.
  • Stay abreast on current and accelerating new technologies, best practices, and contemporary mechanical engineering and simulation tools and methodologies.
  • Stay abreast of external standards that directly impact the drives industry and advise the business on impacts and response. IEC & UL 61800-5-1, UL50/50E, MR, and others. Guide teams who are designing products that adhere to these standards.
  • Collaborate with peer systems architects in other business units to create a common architecture vision. Collaborate with subject matter experts to facilitate delivery of simplified and unique products and solutions that solve real-world customer problems at the best cost points.
  • Create system and product level architectural documents that explain the functionality, design intent, and interfaces between components and assemblies at the right level for implementation by engineering.
  • Create proof of concept deliverables, define logical work sequencing, and map a clear process for product integration.
  • Advise the business on supplier selection to ensure we work with best partners possible.
  • Be an independent voice in liaising between product management and functional/technical leads within the business to clarify requirements, understanding concepts and issues, and resolving problems and anomalies. Influence decisions within multiple teams across Rockwell Automation.
  • Develop a product, system, and customer view. Be an abstract thinker and step away from the details to look at "the big picture" and conveys architectural vision.
  • Demonstrate expertise through customer support, presentations, and white papers

The Essentials - You Will Have:
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience
  • Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:
  • Graduate degree relevant to mechanical engineering or equivalent in-depth knowledge and experience.
  • Typically requires 8+ years system level design experience in mechanical systems.
  • Experience working as a design and technical leader who builds partnerships in a matrixed environment and directs the activities of other employees.
  • Significant experience designing drive hardware and mechanical systems including design for manufacturability considerations.
  • Expertise in simulating mechanical systems. Skilled user of ANSYS tools including mechanical, ICEPAK, Electronic Desktop, Sherlock; Multiphysics simulations or demonstrated success with other tools where knowledge would carry over.
  • Possesses an understanding of how customers use motor drive products and how they fit into target applications and system environments.
  • Understands the competitive landscape for our technology and products.
  • Breath of knowledge and expertise across multiple engineering disciplines
  • DFSS black belt.
  • Experience with prototyping processes including SLA and 3D printing.


What We Offer:
  • Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401k
  • Paid Time off
  • Parental and Caregiver Leave
  • Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
  • To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.


This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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Rockwell Automation's hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.

About Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation works with investments in industrial automation and aids other businesses with automation technology strategy.

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Size
24,500 employees
Market Cap
$29.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
+4.2%
Revenue
$6.2 billion
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