Mechanical Engineer III - Metal Cutting Machine Tools
- Fond du Lac, WI
- $80,000-90,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Proactively attains a safe and healthy work environment for all employees.
- Utilizes extensive creativity, mechanical design ability, and good interpersonal skills.
- Design and coordinate the development of portions of machine tools and related equipment and systems requested by sales and/or customers and for new product offerings.
- Creates designs that are functional, safe, reliable, economical, serviceable, and marketable.
- Creates design layouts and detail part drawings.
- Performs engineering analysis.
- Specifies machine components, materials, and purchased parts.
- Meets product plan goals and schedules.
- Conducts and/or participates in design reviews.
- Facilitate the development and quoting of special equipment and features by evaluating technical feasibility and application, analyzing costs, developing engineering concepts, and participating in market surveys.
- Establishes machine specifications, develops procedures and evaluation criteria for engineering and performance testing of new and existing designs.
- Provide certified machine layout (line and foundation) drawings for the customer on schedule.
- Provides accurate design documentation according to Giddings & Lewis and industry engineering standards.
- Enhances the marketability, manufacturability, and performance of company products by providing support for the sales, manufacturing, and technical services functions.
- Assists manufacturing engineering with manufacturing problems by incorporating changes in designs for more economic manufacturing techniques.
- Communicates effectively with suppliers and customers when needed.
- Improves overall company and engineering efficiency and effectiveness by participation in special assignments and projects.
- Keeps abreast of new developments in technology and competitive products.
- Knowledgeable and proficient in the use of company and industry standards.
- Knowledgeable and proficient in the use of PLM (Agile) and ERP (SAP) systems.
- ISO 9001 &14001 awareness and compliance
- Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Mechanical Engineering or other related engineering degree.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or have permanent residency status (green card).
- 5+ years industrial related experience.
- Experience preferred:
- Metal cutting machinery (milling, turning, drilling, boring, etc.).
- Automatic part handling, automation, or robotics.
- Automatic assembly equipment.
- Workholding fixtures.
- Tooling.
- Specialized mechanisms.
- Machined weldments, structural components.
- Precision machined parts.
- Rotating assemblies.
- Strong mechanical aptitude.
- Understanding and experienced with principles and practices of machine design.
- Experience selecting materials.
- Understanding of machine shop practices.
- Organized, detailed thought processes.
- Self-directed with excellent work ethic and strong time-management skills.
- Ability to work in focused teams.
- Work in a timely manner and accurately.
- Share ideas and work with other professionals.
- Adapt to changing priorities quickly and effectively.
- Strong ability for creation and structuring of parts, sub-assemblies, assemblies, and bills of material.
- Familiarity with electrical devices and components.
- Ability to apply geometric (ASME Y14.5) and precision tolerancing.
- Ability to effectively communicate with written and verbal skills appropriate to the position.
- 3D CAD design skills (company utilizes Siemens NX) with adherence to engineering standards, guidelines, and practices.
- 2D CAD design skills with AutoCAD with adherence to Engineering standards, guidelines, and practices.
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word.