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Mechanical Design Engineer

Lavelle Industries Inc

  • Burlington, WI
  • 7 days ago

    Highlights

    Requirements: The successful candidate will have a blend of experience for this position: Bachelor's or Associate's degree in (Mechanical, Plastics) Engineering. An industry leader since 1912, Lavelle Industries has a unique opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Burlington, WI R&D team.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBurlington, WI
    IndustryManufacturing - Other
    Company Size100 to 499 employees
    Year Founded1912
    Websitehttp://www.lavelle.com

    Description

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    Description

    Join our team! An industry leader since 1912, Lavelle Industries has a unique opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Burlington, WI R&D team. The primary role of this position is being the product champion of all existing product models. In this position the candidate will learn, maintain, and improve established products lines. This will require a mix of hands-on testing, CAD modelling, calculations, and studies.

    Responsibilities:

    In this position the candidate will:

    • Learn all existing products and perform engineering calculations to derive design intent.
    • Manage the day-to-day activities of part evaluation and qualification.
    • Update drawings, models, and assemblies using SolidWorks CAD software.
    • Perform ECRs to update product as changes arise.
    • Conduct product verification, competitive testing of products and associated data.
    • Review parts against prints utilizing knowledge of CTQ's (Criticals to Quality), standard dimensional tolerances, GD&T, and performance requirements.
    • Trouble shoot and find root cause of products that do not comply with requirements.
    • Communication cross functionally with other departments including sales and operations personnel.
    • Utilize or design test equipment/gauges to provide product verification, validate product requirements and conduct competitive testing.

    Will Learn to:

    • Interface with customers to ensure product/component performance to customer specifications and to appropriate standards.
    • Lead DOE (Design of Experiments)
    • Plastic injection molding

    o Injection molding press specifications and sizing

    o Injection process settings and effects for multiple materials

    o Injection molding defects and their causes

    o Plastic material properties and how they effect product performance

    • Rubber compression and injection molding

    o Rheology testing and how the data impacts molding

    o Rubber material properties and how they effect product performance

    • Dynamic structural analysis (mold analysis, Finite Element Analysis, component/material selections).

    Requirements:

    The successful candidate will have a blend of experience for this position:

    • Bachelor's or Associate's degree in (Mechanical, Plastics) Engineering
    • 0-2 years engineering experience.
    • Excellent command of physics, statics, fluid dynamics, and strength of materials
    • Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks and push hard to meet deadlines.
    • Be able to share examples of their impact on design projects.
    • Must be fluent with 3-D CAD, preferably in SolidWorks

    About Company

    About Us

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    Lavelle Headquarters

    For over 100 years, Lavelle has taken a leading role as a rubber and plastics manufacturer. We manufacture high-quality rubber and plastic products and assemblies that go into items such as plumbing products, water softeners, food manufacturing equipment, electronics, health care products, toilets and tank trim, boilers, HVAC equipment, transportation equipment and pump systems. Our customers count on us because we offer:

    • A large selection of rubber, plastic and specialty material formulations to choose from, including certified elastomers that meet highly specialized performance requirements
    • On-site chemists who can formulate a custom material if none of our more than 2,000 active formulations meet your needs
    • Extensive product design engineering, tooling and manufacturing expertise that let us create precision molded products and assemblies
    • Continually improving lean manufacturing processes that enable us to minimize waste and costs
    • Processes that quickly move parts from conception to completion
    • An array of manufacturing services, including injection and conventional rubber molding; plastic molding; lathe cutting, die cutting and finishing services; and assembly and packaging operations

    A History of Innovation

    Since starting operations in 1912, we’ve continued to evolve into the strong, innovative manufacturing company that we are today. In 1954, we designed the first toilet flapper and this technology is still being used today. We have continued to be an engineering leader for our customers, designing products and solving problems. We accomplish this, not only from part design, but also material development, to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. As we grow, we continue to invest in our equipment; we have new mixing equipment, new measuring equipment, refurbished and new presses. All to give our customers the best service and innovation a rubber and plastic manufacturing company has to offer.

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