Mechanical Engineer Cost Reduction Res.Dev.

 

Gorbel Inc, a Rochester, NY based leading manufacturer of ergonomic and intelligent material handling equipment seeks individual with broad based experienced in mechanical design and development. Working under the direction of the Research & Development Manager this candidate will drive, as well as participate in, the cost reduction of our established material handling products.

 

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY

 

Rationalize the cost structure of our established material handling products and conceptualize, develop and implement improvements using sound mechanical engineering principles. Analyze specifications, as well as business, technology and cost requirements, and implement appropriate, approved enhancements in a timely and cost effective manner. Take steps necessary to ensure product reliability, performance and customer acceptance.

 

PRIMARY DUTIES

 

Work with internal and external resources to understand product requirements

Rationalize existing product designs and their associated costs

Conceptualize, develop and implement improvements to product cost structure using sound mechanical engineering principles

Lead and participate in cross functional team effort to successfully drive product cost reductions

Meet or exceed established cost reduction goals

Adhere to suitable design and documentation practices and methodologies

Supervise functional as well as accelerated life testing to ensure product reliability and performance

Support customers in product use and application as required

Support vendors in quoting and fabrication of affected components, providing support as well as documentation

Adhere to project timelines and budgets

Provide quality assurance for output

Participate in R&D department projects as assigned

Participate on, as well as lead company teams as assigned

 

SECONDARY DUTIES

 

Assist in the development of specifications for new product requests and enhancements

Create, publish and maintain departmental procedures as assigned

Participate in the identification and recommendation of new material handling technology solutions

Serve as a technical resource to other departments as required

 

SPECIFIC DUTIES

 

Develop and maintain organized current and projected product cost analysis

Support purchasing and vendors in cost analysis and change implementation

Present and propose suitable product changes

Develop and maintain organized supporting design calculations

Create and maintain CAD product models and layouts in Solidworks

Create and maintain CAD product detail drawings in AutoCAD

Perform finite element analysis on Solidworks models using Cosmos

Create and maintain product bills of material and routings in Syteline

Execute engineering change notices as required

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

 

4 year Mechanical Engineering degree

5 years of professional experience minimum

Ability to meet tight deadlines with high quality requirements

Project and task management skills

Strong communication skills

Problem solving skills

Detail oriented

 

Required Experience & Skills:

 5 years of professional experience minimum in mechanical engineering

Ability to efficiently rationalize a product?s design and resulting costs

Ability to work with cross functional teams to successfully drive product cost reductions

Strong communication and teamwork skills. Ability to effectively interact with customers and fellow employees at all levels

Developing and maintaining organized supporting product design calculations

Creating and maintaining CAD product models, layouts and detail drawings

Creating and maintaining product bills of material and routings in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system

Ability to work with customers, both internal and external, and turn their requirements into working products and then to support them throughout the product life cycle

Able to work as part of a team on larger, long term projects and individually on smaller, short term projects

Able to manage multiple, simultaneous projects with short timelines. Strong time and project management skills. Ability to commit to and maintain project schedules, putting forth the effort necessary to satisfy the project timeline requirements

Detail oriented and quality focused

Proficient in Geometric Tolerancing and Dimensioning

Strong computer skills

Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering

 Preferred Experience & Skills

 

Geometric Tolerancing and Dimensioning

Solidworks

AutoCAD

FEA using Cosmos Works

Material handling product knowledge and development

5+ years of experience

Creating and maintaining CAD product models and layouts in Solidworks

Creating and maintaining CAD product detail drawings in AutoCAD

Performing Finite Element Analysis (FEA) on Solidworks models using Cosmos Works

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Project leadership

Accelerated life testing to ensure product reliability and performance

 

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