Posted: March 17, 2011

Description:
Intralox, LLC has an opening for a Mechanical Design Engineer to work in the Manufacturing Engineering Group (MEG). In this position, you will design, prototype, fabricate, test, analyze, troubleshoot and document production equipment used to increase efficiency, improve safety, maintain high part quality, and improve profitability at Intralox.

Responsibilities:

Work closely with Project Managers in the development of the project scope, timeline and budget, along with communicating project updates

Take ownership of projects from concept to manufacturing, including design, functional requirements, prototype development, validation and manufacturability

Develop detailed parts, assemblies, and drawings using Solidworks

Work with external suppliers and internal manufacturing teams to produce robust, cost effective designs for high volume production

Follow existing Intralox Automation Standards

Gather and analyze project related information from applicable sources including New Product Development, Maintenance, Mold Shop, Production Floor, etc.

Conduct and / or participate in group design reviews, R&D projects and mentoring programs

Work closely with Controls Engineers in determining hardware configurations, control strategy and software requirements

Coordinate with Technical Writers in the development of project documentation and equipment manuals

Develop and conduct training for Production and Maintenance personnel

Requirements:

BS in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of machine design experience or 7+ years of comparable machine design experience

Solid Modeling/CAD Experience

Must have demonstrated ability in creative problem solving and innovation

Self managed and organized

Innovative, “hands-on”, confident and clear communicator (both written and verbal), with a passion for machine design

Great attitude and excellent team player

Familiar with pneumatic, hydraulic and electric controlled equipment

PC expertise (word processing, spreadsheet, database)

People skills (presentations, training, gathering feedback, etc)

Some on-call time possible

?5% domestic / international travel

Desired Qualifications:

Proficiency with Solidworks

Sheetmetal design experience

Robotics experience

Machine vision experience

Experience with tight tolerances and tolerance stackup