Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Contract M-F 40 hours weekly onsite

6-18 Months 
 

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Takes the lead in development of more complex parts of modules AND/OR drives and owns a technically complex solution.

Leads several technically complex (mono-disciplinary) designs OR a functional design, owning and delivering solutions with full technical ownership, taking industrialization into account.

 

Works across multiple teams and collaborates with other trains.

Can take lead in interfaces with suppliers, customers, other projects and other engineering disciplines in a less-defined environment (e.g. new supplier, NPI product).

Participates in cross-sector teams to realize customer solutions (end-customer /sectors in Operations).

Aligns on / thinks of solutions with counter parts from multiple adjacent groups. Collaborates with engineers in other trains.

 

Understands how own designs fits in at subsystem level. Performs critical design engineering tasks, in cooperation with other disciplines and suppliers, maintains cross project view, specifies, designs, develops, tests, and assists in project planning and management as well as competency development. Introduces and drives new approaches on technical level within submodule. Provides work breakdown support to architects/PLs/POs for features/work packages and performance breakdown in own (sub-)module scope. Balances between quality and timely delivery.

Self-propelling within own area of expertise, subject to high-level managerial direction.

Guides and impacts the work of peers, typically 3-5 engineers.

Taking the lead in a mechanical design (or parts of it) and guiding the work of a small dedicated mechanical design team.

 

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with thorough experience, or equivalent working and thinking level. Able to technically lead engineering team and advise management.

Has complex sub-module knowledge within own area of expertise

and

Solid knowledge of neighboring parts / areas of expertise within module

and

complex module and system knowledge and how it interacts with other sub-systems

 

Responsibilities

Research

Achieve specific goals for a designated part of a research program. Involves working within established research systems.

Design Requirements and specifications

Plan and coordinate the identification, elicitation of of product and/or project requirements, conduct analysis of those requirements for completion and alignment, document and manage requirements throughout the life of the project and coordinate the verification of the end deliverable. Generally done at the project level.

Feasibility

Conduct feasibility studies from a technological and organizational perspective and document findings to complete cost-benefit analysis on implementing changes to business processes, products, or business unit structure. Identify feasibility questions and improvements in own domain.

Conceptualization

Contribute to the design of engineering solutions; design the feasibility testing approach and supervise its implementation to support the development and validation of engineering solutions.

Preliminary design

Develop technical concepts including material choices. Make technical choices in all phases, solve technical issues, devise new approaches to problems encountered. Prepare high level design of the (sub-) module fulfilling the requirements set while addressing architectural and interface choices. Document the high level design in the relevant SEG documents.
 

detailed design

Contribute to the design of engineering solutions; design the feasibility testing approach and supervise its implementation to support the development and validation of engineering solutions.

Detail out the design including its documentation.

Integration

Integrate sub-systems into the system, execute configuration management, and provide support to projects

Product quality / Testing

Contribute to the specification of Qualification-, Integration-, and Production- Tests,

design and produce associated test tools, realize the qualification of the design by

ensuring the proto production, execute tests and report results.

Develop product specifications and design test procedures and standards. Validate new or existing complex test methods and procedures; identify issues and recommend improvements to contribute to further development.

 

Safety

Adheres to Client’s EHS policies, procedures and mandatory instructions; identifies and mitigates safety risk and safeguards the environment and well-being of oneself and others. Instructs the team in safe working methods and identifies instances of risky behaviors within the team and takes appropriate action, escalating serious issues as appropriate.

Project management

Oversee the dependencies between project team tasks, assist PO/PL in planning, proactively signal risk of not delivering on spec and in time, take the lead in teamwork breakdown from features to daily tasks, deliver weekly deliverables, carry out assigned departmental projects.

Provide input to PO/PL for upcoming features in terms of content and high level effort estimates.

Communication and documentation

Document complex design choices and specifications in all phases to ensure product documentation is up to date and relevant underlying assumptions and restrictions are documented.

GCR Professional Services is an engineering and information technology staffing firm (direct-hire, consultants, contract-to-hire).