Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Mechanical Engineer IV
Location: Corning, NY
Duration: 12 Months

Work Shedule: Typical 40 hours per week. May require working weekends/holidays or longer days to support schedule.

Travel Requirements:

• Approx. 25% travel
• Travel to a supplier or vendor may be required for equipment check-out before shipment.

Job Description:

• Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics (this is a hard requirement)
• Minimum Experience: 10+ Years (this is hard requirement, manager will not consider less than 10 years of experience)

This position has a strong focus on precision engineering:

• Strong understanding of precision engineering principles
• Experience designing and building precision motion systems.

Scope of Position:

• A senior mechanical design engineer responsible for providing detailed mechanical designs of precision motion systems and custom precision tooling or fixturing.
• 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 of fiber/connector 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 of machinery of all types.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of mechanical equipment design experience
• Proficient with SolidWorks
• Strong understanding of precision engineering principles
• Experience designing and building precision motion systems.
• Competent with structural FEA analysis
• Experience with design, install, start-up and debug of robust mechanical equipment suitable for the manufacturing environment.
• Excellent problem solving skills and attention to detail
• 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 R&D facility and factory site
• Provide hands on input and insight into equipment installation and troubleshooting
• Verify equipment build and layout against drawings
• Confer with Client engineers and vendors to resolve equipment install or build discrepancies.

Interview Process : Interviews will be via Teams meeting. Initial interview with manager, then panel interview.