Title: Mechanical Engineer III (senior mechanical design engineer)
Location: On-site at Corning, NY
Duration: 12 Months with possibility of extension
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, Typical 40 hours (May require working weekends/holidays or longer days to support the schedule)
Travel Requirements: Domestic travel up to 25% to a supplier or vendor may be required for equipment check-out before shipment.
Description:
A senior mechanical design engineer responsible for providing detailed mechanical designs of handling and process equipment. Responsible for all aspects of the design, build and debug of equipment including vendor management. hands-on mechanical support for the installation, start-up and debugging of glass manufacturing process equipment. This includes working with a multi-functional team (mechanical, electrical, controls, facilities, IT, operations, etc.) Involves the application of mechanical principles encompassed in mechanics, hydraulics, thermodynamics, metallurgy, and machine design used for the design, production, operation, and use of machinery of all types.
Requirments
- 5+ years of mechanical equipment design experience
- Proficient with SolidWorks
- Competent with structural FEA analysis
- Experience with design, installation, start-up and debugging of robust mechanical equipment suitable for the manufacturing environment.
- Ability to effectively manage mechanical and electrical trades, executing equipment installation and debugging.
- Knowledge of machine guarding and safety practices and standards (OSHA, etc.)
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to collaborate and work with diverse teams (skills, gender, culture, race, etc.)
Required Skills – Top 3
- Mechanical Design Experience
- Strong background in machine / manufacturing equipment design
- Not facilities or building design
- SolidWorks Proficiency
- Hands-on design using SolidWorks
- Ability to use SolidWorks Simulation to guide design decisions
- Manufacturing & Production Exposure
- Experience designing equipment that goes into production environments
- Ability to support installation and debug, even if design-heavy
