Mechanical designer

Job Summary

Join our dynamic team located in Corning, NY, a city known for its rich history in glass and ceramic manufacturing, and a vibrant community offering a blend of cultural and outdoor activities. This is a temp-to-perm position with significant travel opportunities, primarily domestic, with potential international travel to support business needs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering project teams to deliver robust, cost-effective mechanical systems for manufacturing plants and processes.
• Work with team members to solve complex mechanical engineering and equipment-related problems, resolve project issues, and develop an understanding of process and equipment design requirements.
• Focus on the design, debugging, installation, and start-up of mechanical systems. Develop a fundamental understanding of assigned areas such as material selection, error budgets, tolerance analysis, component specification, process requirements, and machine functionality.
• Assist with proof of concept and prototype testing to validate design concepts.
• Collaborate with external engineering firms, equipment vendors, system integrators, and suppliers to deliver assigned responsibilities on time, within budget, and meeting process performance measures.
• Support the generation of fabrication drawings (using 2D/3D software), installation drawings, and ensure final drawing packages reflect as-built conditions and meet company drawing standards.
• Participate in system integration, debugging, installation, production start-up, and training of plant personnel.
• Report on project activities, status, and issues periodically to project and department leadership.
• Execute project assignments in a team-based environment, participating in a highly matrixed project team with minimal supervision.

Required Education

• B.S in Mechanical Engineering with 0 to 2 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering.
• High level of technical curiosity to enable unique solutions to technical challenges. Interest and ability to learn, develop, and advance technical skills in mechanical design, process equipment development, and other mechanical systems.
• Fundamental understanding of materials, processes, and mechanical design to develop cost-effective mechanical systems.
• Ability to use experimentation to develop process knowledge, design prototype test systems, and perform proof of principle testing to validate design approaches.
• Familiarity with engineering principles such as mechanical design, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, electro-mechanical drive systems, fluid power, pneumatics, robotics, material handling, alignment, part sensing, and safety standards.
• Ability to effectively leverage and manage external engineering firms, equipment vendors, system integrators, and suppliers.
• Demonstrated skills in 2-D and 3-D CAD, and other engineering software packages.

Experiences

• Entrepreneurial and forward-looking mindset.
• Knowledge of glass and ceramic manufacturing.
• Experience with SolidWorks and AutoCAD design software.
• Experience with standard computer modeling and analysis software packages used in the design of mechanical systems.