Mechanical Engineer

As a key member of the Samuel Automation’s Engineering team, you design custom automated manufacturing systems to meet our customers’ manufacturing commitments. You are responsible for designing, selecting and integrating a broad spectrum of components and sub systems. Your specialties may include pneumatics, fluid dispensing systems, vibratory feeders, lasers, vision systems and motion systems.

What You’ll Be Doing

- Create custom automated equipment designs to contract specifications and applicable design standards while meeting material budget requirement

- Perform engineering calculations with respect to strength of materials, speeds, horsepower, temperature, pressure, force, etc. as related to machine and tool designs.

- Analyzes drawings, and specifications to determine shape, dimensions, hardness etc. in the development of equipment, processes and products.

- Examine feasibility of using one or more machines to carry out sequential operations.

- Provide technical direction and support to Machine Builders and Technicians throughout the debugging phase

- Mentor junior designers

- Work with engineering and project managers to report status, raise issues, and assist where able.

- Participates in regular project status updates with project team and customers

You’ll Be Great At

- Solving practical problems with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

- Effectively presenting information to Samuel Automation employees and customers

- Working at advanced levels of design complexity

- Proficiently able to use SolidWorks and current office computer software

- Creatively visualizing in 3 dimensions, have a solid mechanical aptitude and thrive in an agile environment

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language

Level of Autonomy and Authority

- Works without detailed supervision, but within clear guidelines, defined standards and specifications. Difficult, complex or unusual matters are referred to more senior authority

- May guide and monitor the work of other staff working on a project basis

- Provides input and makes recommendations to management in areas of improvement

Key Requirements

- Post-Secondary education in Engineering, specializing in Mechanical Design or equivalent (BSME degree is preferred)

- 3-7 years' experience in solid modeling (Solidworks is preferred) in industrial automation with the proven ability to design and detail machined and fabricated parts to ANSI standards.

- May be required to travel to customer sites to assess requirements in person from time to time.

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