Title: Mechanical Engineer III

Location: Corning, NY

Pay Rate: $62/Hr on W2 all incl

Duration: Long Term Contract

Travel Requirements: Domestic travel up to 25% to vendor or plant sites

Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Technology required

Scope of the position

• A senior mechanical design engineer responsible for providing detailed mechanical designs of handling and process equipment. Responsible for all aspects of the design, build and debug of equipment including vendor management.
• hands-on mechanical support for the installation, start-up and debug glass manufacturing process equipment. This includes working with a multi-functional team (mechanical, electrical, controls, facilities, IT, operations, etc.)
• Involves the application of mechanical principles encompassed in mechanics, hydraulics, thermodynamics, metallurgy, and machine design used for the design, production, operation, and use machinery of all types.

Requirements

• 7+ years of mechanical equipment design experience
• Proficient with SolidWorks
• Competent with structural FEA analysis
• Experience with design, install, start-up and debug of robust mechanical equipment suitable for the manufacturing environment.
• Ability to effectively manage mechanical and electrical trades executing equipment install and debug.
• Knowledge of machine guarding and safety practices and standards (OSHA, etc.)
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to collaborate and work with diverse teams (skills, gender, culture, race, etc.)

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with internal project team to understand design requirements
• Independently determines and develops approaches to solutions
• Responsible for installation and debug at factory site
• Provide hands on input and insight into equipment installation and troubleshooting
• Verify equipment build and layout against drawings
• Coordinate installation plan with safety and plant receivers
• Confer with Corning engineers and vendors to resolve equipment install or build discrepancies.