Mechanical Engineer II

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Overview

Participate as part of an engineering team, applying sound engineering principles to develop, customize and/or sustain TDW products and services solutions for customer applications.  This role provides a detailed focus on material of construction for all product lines across the global engineering organization.

Key Responsibilities

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Develops new or customized product designs and improves existing technology under the direction of Technical Leads and Product Engineers.

  
  

• Assists in verifying and/or applying customer/input requirements to engineering / design activity/output.

  
  

• Assists in the creation of product documents (e.g., build and/or operating/maintenance manuals).

  
  

• Produces technical deliverables such as reports and presentations for the Supervisor, Technical Leads and Product/Project Engineers.

  
  

• Produces technical deliverables (e.g., material specifications, test reports, analysis reports, etc.) for manufacturing, other Technical Leads, Product Engineers, and other necessary parties.

  
  

• Works with Manufacturers and Technicians to identify production and assembly problems and provide corrective actions.

  
  

• Communicates schedule, progress, and status to the Supervisor, Project Engineer or other Constituency.

  
  

• Oversees validation processes for new or custom products, as needed.

  
  

• Gains a working knowledge of all aspects of company technologies.

  
  

• Initiates and/or Facilitates engineering change processes.

  
  

• Documents and validates improvements for engineering change or production release, as needed.

  
  

• Assist with research and development activities including new material approval and process design.

  
  

• Perform product lifetime expectancy calculations, material selection and review of technical documents and data sheets.

  
  

• Perform fitness for service assessments against a range of degradation mechanisms

  
  

• Test specimens against relative accepted test standards, in order to understand material properties.

  
  

• Recommends changes in material, coating or heat treatment to optimize material properties.

  
  

• Partner with suppliers to qualify material systems and ensure process control is in line with industry standards.

  
  

• Engage partners outside company such as material suppliers, component fabricators, equipment manufacturers, engineering and design firms, and service contractors to deploy solutions into product design

  
  

• Collaborate with Quality Engineers to improve product integrity by analyzing material properties of finished goods.

  
  

• Create standards, methods, processes and procedures for reviewing, evaluating and inspecting material properties and quality performance.

  
  

• Gate-keeping on available/applied metallic/non-metallic materials of construction and degradation mechanisms for the global engineering solutions business

  
  

Requirement

• This postion need to require working on the 2nd shift, i.e. 3 PM to 11 PM
• Proficient in SolidWorks (NX or other CAD systems not necessary, but a plus)
• Familiar with working in PLM or PDM systems.
• Good time management skills
• Good organisational skills
• Works well within a group of 5-10 team members
• Good communication & documentation skills
• Ownership & accountability
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Continuous learner / adaptable
• Attention to detail
• MS Office proficiency

Experience

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering

  
  

• 3-8 years of engineering experience.

  
  

• Experience with a PLM system and engineering change processes.

  
  

• Demonstrated experience with solid modelling software (e.g., Siemens NX, SolidWorks, etc.).

  
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge, skills & abilities required.

  
  

• Proficient skills in 3D modeling, tolerance analysis, GD&T, FEA, DFMEA, manufacturing processes, problem solving tools, and machine design principles.

  
  

• Understanding of continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., DFM/A, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.).

  
  

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

  
  

• Familiarity with FEA software (simulation and ANSYS preferred).

  
  

• Intermediate PLM software (e.g. TeamCenter, MasterControl) skills preferred.

  
  

• Intermediate MS Word, Excel, and Outlook skills.