Mechanical Engineer

As a key member of the Samuel Automation’s Engineering team, you design custom automated manufacturing systems to meet our customers’ manufacturing commitments. You are responsible for designing, selecting and integrating a broad spectrum of components and sub systems. Your specialties may include pneumatics, fluid dispensing systems, vibratory feeders, lasers, vision systems and motion systems.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Create custom automated equipment designs to contract specifications and applicable design standards while meeting material budget requirement
  
• Perform engineering calculations with respect to strength of materials, speeds, horsepower, temperature, pressure, force, etc. as related to machine and tool designs.
  
• Analyzes drawings, and specifications to determine shape, dimensions, hardness etc. in the development of equipment, processes and products.
  
• Examine feasibility of using one or more machines to carry out sequential operations.
  
• Provide technical direction and support to Machine Builders and Technicians throughout the debugging phase
  
• Mentor junior designers
  
• Work with engineering and project managers to report status, raise issues, and assist where able.
  
• Participates in regular project status updates with project team and customers
  You’ll Be Great At
  
• Solving practical problems with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
  
• Effectively presenting information to Samuel Automation employees and customers
  
• Working at advanced levels of design complexity
  
• Proficiently able to use SolidWorks and current office computer software
  
• Creatively visualizing in 3 dimensions, have a solid mechanical aptitude and thrive in an agile environment
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language
  Level of Autonomy and Authority
  
• Works without detailed supervision, but within clear guidelines, defined standards and specifications. Difficult, complex or unusual matters are referred to more senior authority
  
• May guide and monitor the work of other staff working on a project basis
  
• Provides input and makes recommendations to management in areas of improvement
  Key Requirements
  
• Post-Secondary education in Engineering, specializing in Mechanical Design or equivalent (BSME degree is preferred)
  
• 3-7 years' experience in solid modeling (Solidworks is preferred) in industrial automation with the proven ability to design and detail machined and fabricated parts to ANSI standards.
  
• May be required to travel to customer sites to assess requirements in person from time to time.
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