Mechanical Design Engineer
StoneAge, Inc.
- Canton, OH
- $90,000-115,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead the development of requirements for custom products based on end-user needs, and collaborate with the Sales, Business Development, Marketing and Engineering Teams.
- Define key product requirements to ensure customer satisfaction via phone conversations, email exchanges, and video conferences.
- Assist sales team members in suggesting appropriate equipment needed to satisfy customer requirements.
- Estimate material/fabrication costs for custom products.
- Identify materials, unique equipment or long-lead components required for a custom design.
- Estimate engineering effort/time required to complete a custom design.
- Rapidly complete designs for custom waterblast tools and automated equipment solutions.
- Manage multiple, simultaneous, high-priority projects.
- Work with QC to identify critical features and tolerances and ensure measurement capabilities.
- Work with Purchasing, Outside Vendors and Internal Machine Shop as prototype parts are fabricated to ensure designs are manufacturable and easily inspected.
- Work with Assembly Teams when custom systems are being built.
- Assemble simple test assemblies to prove concept of new functions of custom equipment. Typically use random components found in the engineering lab.
- Author product specification tables and user manuals.
- Review CAD models & drawing packages of team members prior to submission to fabrication
- Work with Production Coordination to transfer drawings for fabrication.
- Review, test, and evaluate assembled equipment just prior to shipment to customer.
- Incorporate feedback from the assembly team and Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) created.
- When contracted by a customer, draft test plans to perform hydro blasting, draft test plans and requirements for discovering the cleaning parameters for a customer’s specific job.
- Design and assemble test assemblies.
- Perform testing, typically with customer on-site.
- Author test reports to clearly convey all data collected.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited college or university.
- 7+ years of relevant mechanical design experience.
- Examples of personal contributions to the design of mechanical systems.
- Proficient in SolidWorks CAD software.
- High-level of attention to detail.
- Experience in design for manufacturing.
- Experience in product research and development.
- Hands-on mechanical assembly or machining experience.
- Working knowledge of MS Office software.
- Experience related to product design in the waterblast industry
- Familiarity with Waterblasting safety standards and protocols is desirable.
- System logic design and development - electric, pneumatic, hydraulic.
- Certifications in SolidWorks CAD software.
- Experience with SolidWorks PDM software.
- Experience with FEA software.
- Moderate travel will be required to customer sites as well corporate HQ in Durango, Co
- Extended working hours may be needed at peak times or when short staffed.
- Follow all Safety Protocols outlined in the StoneAge Safety Handbook.
- We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Diversity at our company means fostering a workplace where individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person's talents and strengths.
- Group health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- 401(k) plan with a guaranteed match
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Stock
- Wellness rewards program, and much more!