Mechanical Engineer

Job summary: The Mechanical Engineer position will be responsible for identifying, selecting, specifying, modifying, and verifying components, sub-assemblies, modules and mechanical equipment and hardware systems including appropriate documentation and mechanical design. This is an on-site position in Allentown, PA.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Provide forward looking product line design concepts and develop environments which allow company products to meet the rapidly changing market demands and establish a technological edge in the marketplace;

• Participate in technical activities of moderate to large design teams and establish new techniques for testing and manufacturing of products;

• Provide technical expertise and consultation to team members;

• Conduct and participate in design reviews and design concept meetings;

• Handle Field Technical Action Requests (FTAR) for safety, out of specification conditions, or product enhancements;

• Perform advanced problem diagnosis, root cause analysis, solution planning, implementation, and verification;

• Define mechanical integration requirements, modules, interfaces and nonstandard designs;

• Create required drawings and specifications in conformance with standard manufacturing codes;

• Provide sustaining engineering support for manufacturing;

• Review and respond to Engineering Change Requests (ECR);

• Resolve advanced product problems during the manufacturing process;

• Integrate modifications into standard modules or sub-assemblies;

• Implement product enhancements and retrofits for customers;

• Liaise with Field Service and external customers as needed to define requirements;

• Obtain applicable engineering drawing(s) and identify impacted modules, sub-assemblies, and components;

• Modify or create drawings for new components/modules;

• Create integration drawing and bill of materials for all modifications;

• Assemble installation kits including hardware, and documentation for Field Support;

• Create required manufacturing Engineering Change Orders (ECOs)/Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) to fabricate modified assemblies or modules and partner with Technical Publications to prepare required customer documentation;

• Prepare technical justification for engineering changes, including impact on process, specification, quality, reliability etc.;

• Ensure all materials meet reliability and quality standards and conform to customer requirements; and

• Propose improvements and tracks performance.

• ~15% travel required to unanticipated customer sites both domestic and international for 3-5 days per trip for situations requiring additional technical expertise.

Required qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or a related field;

• 6 months of experience working as a Mechanical Engineer;

• Experience working in a mechanical manufacturing environment of batch equipment;

• Experience using CAD software package. (SolidWorks, AutoCAD);

• Experience performing advanced theoretical verification of engineering proposals;

• Experience creating and interpreting engineering drawings;

• Experience programming and debugging PLCs and C# applications to enhance manufacturing process automation;

• Experience diagnosing and resolving technical issues in manufacturing systems;

• Experience conducting design reviews and providing feedback to ensure product quality and adherence to industry standards;

• Experience handling Field Technical Action Requests (FTAR); and

• Experience handling manufacturing Engineering Change Orders (ECOs)/Engineering Change Requests (ECRs).