Manager, Mechanical Design Engineering

Job DetailsJob Location: Gosiger Automation - Dayton, OH 45402Performs Essential Responsibilities with minimal direct supervision. Responsible for the management of others to complete mechanical design Scope of Work for automation projects from pre-sale concept and budgets through detailed design and final project implementation. This position is considered a Safety Sensitive position.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Pre-Sale team member roles include the development of workable automation concepts, creation of system design and layout concept drawings and preparation of budgets for the mechanical ‘Scope of Work’ of the program that includes:

design and detailing labor cost
purchased and fabricated content
estimating assembly costs
mechanical / controls interfaces

Post-Sale team roles include the timely definition, design and procurement of mechanical components and hardware required for the timely completion of the defined ‘Scope of Work’. Primary mechanical design roles are outlined as:

Formal Design

Assemble pertinent facts and design performance criteria
Define performance attributes i.e. speed, space constraints, etc.
Interact with controls engineers / integrate controls into designs
Complete detailed designs
Define and procure cost-effective purchased components
Define and procure cost-effective fabricated details
Contact customers and/or suppliers for pertinent design information

Mechanical Materials Procurement – In context of the defined ‘Scope of Work’:

Quote and procure purchased components

Bid and procure fabrications and machined details
Issue orders and coordinate deliveries of mechanical items
Coordinate, manage and develop supplier base

Implementation Roles include/require

Coordinate / expedite the delivery of purchased mechanical components
Coordinate / assist the assembly of mechanical hardware and assemblies
Trouble shoot performance issues
Finalize ‘as built’ documentation

Other Aspects

Support long-term resolution of field-service issues
Provide on-site field service support as required
Maintain division records and files in an orderly manner

Qualifications
Must Two-year mechanical engineering technology and/or mechanical engineering degree required, four-year degree preferred.
Two-years of experience in a supervisory or managerial role.
Five to ten years actual personal, hands-on experience in a mechanical design environment:

Completing designs using AutoCAD and Solidworks software
Designing automated systems based on industrial robots
Designing and sizing robot end-of-arm tooling
Designing conveyor systems, material handling and pick & place devices to interact with robots
Working knowledge of cost-effective alternative machining and fabrication processes
Demonstrated project management capabilities

Personal characteristics required include

Excellent Personal / Interpersonal communication skills
Ability to multi-task and set personal priorities
Initiative and a personal commitment to setting and meeting deadlines
Consciousness, thoroughness, and accuracy
Ability to travel nation wide on shot notice up to 25% travel

Desirable experience and qualifications

Experience in tool, die and fixture design
Machine tool set up and operation
Industrial robot programming
CNC machine tool programming

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Office and manufacturing work environment which includes moving mechanical machine parts, potentially loud equipment, with exposure to a variety of non-hazardous and hazardous chemicals and airborne particles
Hands on work with machine tool equipment
Monitor viewing and key entry
Internal/external customer communications

Perks and Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Short- and Long-Term Disability

Paid time off and holiday pay
401K plan with company match
Maternity and Paternity leave