Mechanical Engineer

Job Summary:

Sustain current products and support new product designs. Work directly with mechanical and electrical engineers, technicians, manufacturing, and quality functions.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate product testing and certification with organizations and outside test facilities such as NHTSA, CENELEC, UL, KEA, FCC, CE, and other regulatory bodies.
• Be familiar with domestic and international Regulatory Standards; UL, CE, ISO, IPC, ANSI Y14.5M, etc. Support testing to these standards and getting certifications as appropriate. Be knowledgeable of the relevant standards and include them in the Product Requirements Document.
• Apply mechanical engineering skills to design, develop, analyze, and test all mechanical aspects of portable electronics equipment.
• Generate 3D CAD designs and 2D drawings utilizing Solidworks.
• As an individual contributor, meet project objectives with innovation, creativity and good engineering practice. Lead product sustainment efforts to drive enhancements/improvements to current products. Seek new and better technologies and methods to increase product performance, add features and reduce component and production costs. When appropriate, putting in additional hours to meet project deadlines and stay off the critical path. Create and maintain detailed drawings of designs and assemblies per document control standards.
• Interface with suppliers on component design and material selection, while effectively coordinating with machine shops, prototype vendors, system integrators, and cross-functional teams including Manufacturing, Procurement, and Engineering to support product development and production.
• Effectively use SCRAM's Product Development Process and industry standard product development methodologies and design tools. This includes producing and maintaining the following: tolerance analysis, design analysis, Product Requirements Document, product architecture, high-level design strategies, detailed designs, design revision control, and product verification testing.
• Generation of technical documentation in support of Product Development Process deliverables such as protocols, reports and Change Control documentation. Design reviews are conducted throughout the product development process. Participate in the continuous improvement of engineering practices and procedures. Specify and perform design validation testing.
• Be a key player in bringing design concepts from concept through prototyping, testing, and implementation.
• Utilize Rapid Prototyping techniques to create mock-ups of products to be used by Marketing and Sales to validate market requirements.
• Provide marketing support, which includes providing technical evaluations and determining project development and product cost estimates for new product ideas.
• Provide support to Production, which includes making design changes to improve manufacturability as appropriate, reduce product build costs and component costs as well as supporting the selection and qualifying of vendors/suppliers. Also, participate in failure analysis/investigations to find the root-cause of production and field failures and, if appropriate, make design changes.
• Continuously improve skills required by seeking training through seminars, literature, industry shows/workshops and relevant course work.
• Perform other duties as required

Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstrates strong attention to detail in documentation and technical writing.
• Must be proficient and a current user of Solidworks CAD software. Be able to set up large complex assembly and drawings for documentation purposes. Familiarity with PDM CAD data management is a plus.
• Experience with maintaining an Engineering PLM System using Arena PLM software a plus.
• Experience with injection molding, tooling and plastic part design. GD&T is a plus.
• Experience setting up and operating CNC equipment, lathes, milling machines, and other machining tools.
• Knowledge of Manufacturing and fabrication processes (machining, welding, bending, forming, punching, etc.)
• Direct experience with complex assembly design and electrical component integration.
• Ability to complete entire projects with minimal supervision, complete assigned tasks in a timely manner, and learn new principles, ideas, and concepts.
• Hands-on failure analysis and process troubleshooting. Ability to determine root-cause failure modes and distinguish between process and design issues.
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to work on multiple projects.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, at all organizational levels.
• A demonstrated interest in continuing education in relevant technology areas.
• Product design background includes portable electronics devices and/or medical devices, consumer electronic devices.
• Fluency in mechanical engineering principles used in design, including thermodynamics, mechanics, and materials science.
• Utilizing and working with Arduino Uno a plus.
• Design of Experiments, basic statistics, and experience with design verification and reliability testing.
• Direct experience in designing parts using a variety of techniques and materials.
• Ability to work effectively in an indoor office environment, communicate and receive information with other team members effectively both verbally and using written reports and documents.
• Able to collaborate effectively with peers while managing and contributing to multiple projects simultaneously.
• Travel may be required occasionally and could include international travel of up to two weeks at a time and may account for 10-15% of the individual's time.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
• Five years of progressive project responsibilities, ownership, and scope.