Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer Equipment Manufacturer
Clackamas, OR

TRC has partnered with a manufacturer of the safest, best selling, most compact palletizing equipment in North America.

The Mechanical Engineer plays a key role on the product engineering and manufacturing team. The successful Mechanical Engineer is motivated, innovative, and enthusiastic about designing, building, and supporting capital equipment. A well-rounded background is needed to balance the mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing components of this role. Excellent technical skills as well as a keen understanding of machine safety and guarding are required.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop the design of automation products using computer-aided design software

• Prepare technical drawings, specifications of mechanical products, equipment, systems, or processes to meet specifications and customer requirements

• Direct or coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements.

• Perform detailed calculations, compile data and produce drawings and reports regarding new, existing or potential projects

• Collaborate and communicate positively and effectively with engineering, production, planning and others to resolve issues and accomplish goals

• Proactively communicate with the team to discuss existing or potential engineering projects or products

• Confer with others to implement operating procedures, resolve equipment or operational problems, provide technical information

• Meet customer expectations by clear and concise two-way communications

• Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed on time and within budget

• Component selection and bill of materials management

• Ownership of engineering processes and workflows

• Design for manufacturing, lean applications, change management, and revision control

• Ability to work under pressure to meet project deadlines in a multi-tasking environment

• Maintain confidentiality

• Participate in continuous improvement activities

• Identify and recommend improvement opportunities within the department and organization

• Comply with health and safety regulations, the company handbook, quality standards, and all other company policy and procedures

• Support the company in other duties as assigned

Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years experience in product design for electro-mechanical products and/or capital equipment

• BSME preferred or equivalent work experience and 5 years of machinery design

• Expert, hands-on mechanical 3D CAD (Inventor or SolidWorks) software experience

• Working knowledge of machine design and fabrication techniques (Machining, Casting, Sheet Metal, Welding, Plastic Molding, etc.)

• Working knowledge of industry standards for machinery design for safety and guarding

• MS Office suite and ERP/MRP software

• Familiarity with motion control applications, operator interface design, and safety circuitry

• Analytical, with attention to detail and accuracy

• Problem solving, system and methods improvement skills