Conveyor System Designer

Description

• Lay out and engineer overhead and floor conveyor systems at the system level (power-and-free, enclosed track, chain-on-edge, skillet, roller, lift/transfer)
• Produce conveyor layouts, plan and elevation views, and sections in AutoCAD to customer and OEM CAD standards
• Perform turn studies and clearance checks for carriers, loads, and product envelopes through curves, transfers, and elevation changes
• Run chain pull calculations (CPPlus) under the guidance of a senior conveyor engineer; confirm drive sizing, take-up, and chain selection
• Develop support steel and fit conveyor layouts to the customer’s plant layout and building constraints
• Provide the system definition component detailers work from; review detailed drawings for conformance (no component-level detailing)
• Incorporate markups and engineering changes; check and release drawings to customer standards
• Coordinate with project engineers, controls, and installation teams; support site walks and field measurements

Requirements

• Associate degree in Mechanical Design / Engineering Technology, or equivalent technical training and experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology preferred
• 3–5 years of mechanical design experience, including 2+ years on conveyor or material handling systems
• Expert-level AutoCAD: conveyor and plant layouts, sections, blocks and attributes, xrefs, layer and OEM CAD standards
• Working understanding of conveyor chain pull calculations (CPPlus a plus, training provided); conveyor sections and exposure to turn studies
• Solid understanding of conveyor system components: drives, take-ups, chain, carriers, curves, support steel
• Preferred: automotive body shop, paint shop, or general assembly conveyors; OEM conveyor standards
• Willing to travel occasionally
• English (C1-C2)