Mechanical Engineer

PURPOSE
This role is to provide mechanical engineering, design, and documentation support within the organization. This position requires creativity, innovation, mechanical systems design capability, product evaluation, and research. A successful candidate will be competent in the aspects of design and problem-solving, utilizing engineering first principles.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Interpret internal and external customer requirements to meet desired outputs.
• Conduct technical product evaluations to identify potential modes of failure as defined by existing documentation and report results back to internal and external customers. 
• Communicate technical knowledge, specifications, and directions to internal and external customers. 
• Read, interpret, and create pneumatic schematics.
• Troubleshoot pneumatic circuits
• Create and input data utilizing corporate management system software that includes CAD models, part documentation, bills of material, assembly documentation, and cost analysis.
• Perform guided research on a variety of topics and provide summarized data results. 
• Complete assigned tasks using predefined departmental processes.
• Hands-on technical support for both internal and external customers.
• Participate on a team to accomplish given tasks or processes.
• Travel mainly for the purpose of training, customer support, or trade shows. (Less than 10%)
• All other duties as assigned.
• Record daily activities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Capacity to work indoors in an office, laboratory, and/or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work in a stationary position for prolonged periods.
• Capability to lift objects or equipment weighing up to 51 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Physical aptitude to use basic hand tools in a laboratory and/or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to travel and/or attend meetings domestically and internationally outside of normal business hours.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in a mechanical or technical engineering discipline or the equivalent in appropriate education or experience as determined by management utilizing internal SMC career development criteria.
• Novice understanding of the product development process.
• Novice understanding of applying project management principles, methodologies, and documentation. 
• Competent understanding of CAD software as applied to the product development process. 
• Novice understanding of CAE tools and results as applied to the product development process.
• Competent understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Novice understanding of tolerance as it relates to design intent.
• Novice understanding of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) processes.
• Competent understanding of common assembly processes.
• Novice understanding of material and component options by application.
• Novice understanding of schematics.
• Novice in conducting research using corporate resources.
• Competent at efficiently using time to plan and execute multiple duties effectively.
• Competent understanding to utilize basic inspection equipment in a laboratory environment. (Calipers, micrometers, flow meter, voltmeter, etc.)
• Novice to utilize advanced inspection equipment in a laboratory environment. (microscopes, CMM, Contour/Roundness Measuring Instruments, etc.)
• Competent ability to communicate utilizing corporate office software. 
• Competent ability to take verbal and/or written direction on tasks, training, or departmental / company policies. 
• Competent ability to communicate, in English, with internal and external customers tactfully and professionally.