Job Type
Full-time
Description
Primary Function and Scope:A Senior-Level Mechatronics Applications Engineer (ten or more years of experience) will provide in-depth mechanical and electrical concepts, costing, and quote documents for custom machines based on requirements. The expectation is someone who can manage the full project load or a team for more extensive, more involved quotes.
Duties & Responsibilities:Quote processes- Review customer specifications to develop cost-effective solutions for controls and mechanical componentry per application requirements.
- Create accurate 2D machine floor plans with supporting 3D models as required.
- Put together process diagrams and questions
- Establish timing and sequence charts of all motion-based assembly and test tasks.
- Complete document review for compliance to customer specifications and PMD standards
- Complete a part or system tolerance analysis.
- Related to Build-To-Print (BTP) jobs
- Details estimating and reviewing with peers / fabrication
- Keep track of estimated totals before and after reviewing for comparison
- Estimating shop disciplines
- Assembly / wire & plumb / debug / skid prep / installation
- Peer review
Other associated processes- Attend concept meetings and ask questions.
- Prepare detailed estimates of time, quantities, labor, and material costs required for mechanical and control design, software development, machine building, plumbing, equipment installations, and acceptance testing.
- Review customer specifications to develop solutions using available hardware and costing.
- Review vendor quotes and PMD quotations for accuracy.
- Present machine solutions to prospective customers.
- Keep inline with global safety procedures.
- Walk through the assembly floor with team members when possible. Remote people must select a project currently in some phase and study the design.
- Follow all jobs won through the installation.
- Attending team meetings, customer calls, design meetings, etc., when possible.
- Keep a list of lessons learned shared with the applications team.
- Study available videos of similar machines that might be found.
- Help to document & improve processes / Work to update the cost library
- Complete a tolerance analysis as required for all projects being done or assisted with.
- Guide the design team during the initial start of the design phase.
- Establish timing and sequence charts of all motion-based assembly and test tasks.
- Travel to the customer's site to gather project-critical information.
- Perform peer reviews of other concepts, costing, and quoting documents.
- Mentor junior applications engineers and provide technical leadership.
Requirements
Education and Experience- BS degree in Mechatronics or equivalent experience. Preferred 3.0 or above grade average
- Minimum 10 years in industry related to automation equipment and / or 8 years of experience quoting automation equipment.
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) knowledge and practical experience.
Language Skills- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret general technical procedures.
- Ability to write technical reports.
- Comfortable in presenting concepts and pricing information in a clear, concise manner suitable for technical audiences
- Effective in listening and note-taking.
Characteristics Necessary to Perform the Job- Focused and willing to meet deadlines as required.
- Travel as required.
- Organizational skills - computer file management and personal space
- Able to work in a team environment.
- Detail oriented.
- Determined to find the best solution to meet the customer's needs.
- Takes guidance from senior peers on methods and direction.
- Understanding of new technology.
- Capable of visualizing concepts and developing complex mechanical and electrical solutions
- Driven to gain knowledge of automation by attending meetings and observing.
- Due diligence in costing / explanation to maintain profit margins on quoted projects.
- Understand the principles of DFMA (Design for Manufacturing and Assembly)
- Proven track record of leading and managing applications from concept through engineering.
Reasoning Ability- The applicant must be able to solve practical problems and deal with various variables in situations where only limited information exists.
- Ability to interpret information furnished in pictorial, schedule, verbal, or written form
- Wide variety of duties requiring ability to work independently, adapting standard procedures to meet new conditions, and making decisions guided by precedent.
Computer Skills- AutoCAD or other 2D
- SolidWorks or other 3D products
- Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Suite of products
Physical Demands:While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to handle sample products and tools to aid conceptual planning.
- Regularly required to stand; walk; bend, stoop, kneel, push, pull; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and smell.
- Occasionally required to sit.
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds unassisted.
- Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Work environment is primarily performed indoors around moving mechanical parts at a moderate noise level.
- Regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock
- Occasionally perform work outdoors in all types of weather.
- Wear safety equipment, including proper PPE.
Salary Description
$110,000 - $130,000
