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MACHINE DESIGN / MECHANICAL ENGINEER FOR OUR DIEHL MACHINES DIVISION, Wabash, Indiana

Job Responsibilities

• Study plans for upcoming generation of machine design, and develop strategies for improving upon current models
• Design products using CAD, and consult with engineering and manufacturing teammates to ensure that designs are feasible, and safe per industry standards
• Ability to design a complete package, machine, and accessories
• Develop and build prototypes and run tests to measure their level of function
• Record and evaluate testing data, altering designs as necessary to bring them to safety, performance, and efficiency standards
• Consult with fabrication teams during product manufacturing, advising them on design specifications and providing physical assistance when required
• Research competitor products quarterly and collaborate with product development team to generate ideas for making our products the best ones on the market
• Calculate cost estimates for final product designs, and release reports to supervisors, incorporating costs of labor, material, delivery, and overhead
• Attend weekly team meetings to provide progress reports, obtain updates on colleagues’ progress, strategize on steps for following week and acquire information about projected emerging product lines
• Record keeping, ECR/ECN process, being able to track machine build progress
• Ability to work on your own.

Job Skills & Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program or similar degree with applicable experience
• Three to Five years’ experience as a machine design/mechanical engineer
• Investigative mind inclined toward developing practical solutions to real-world problems. Not afraid to ask questions and learn
• White page product development
• Proficiency with CAD, SolidWorks and Microsoft Office
• Occasional travel
• Able to create bills of material (BOM) within an ERP/MRP system
• Machine manual creation
• Ability to size bearings, electrical components such as motors, contactors, overloads

Preferred:

• Education and experience in machine design, particularly capital equipment 50-250k range
• Proficiency with hand tools, power tools and fabrication equipment
• Prior work with 240/480-volt systems, PLC familiarity, ability to diagnose electrical issues would be a plus
• Experience with woodworking equipment would be a plus.

COMPENSATION BASED ON EXPERIENCE — Send resumes to asutton@mereen-johnson.com.