• Senior Mechanical Engineer

    ITW (Appleton, WI)


    Job Description:

    Job Description

    Miller Electric, an ITW company, is seeking a New Product Development (NPD) Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the Precision Welding Solutions team. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be instrumental in all engineering aspects required to bring new products to the market.

     

    We are looking for a positive, highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to work well both in a team and individually.

    Essential Functions:

    + Direct involvement in all design activities including: CAD design, fabricating, assembling, troubleshooting, functional testing, reliability testing, agency testing, documentation, and manufacturing readiness

    + Work with other engineers, technicians, marketing, and manufacturing personnel to create and develop differentiated, innovative, reliable, cost-effective, and simplified solutions

    + Design and document components and assemblies using SolidWorks

    + Commitment to the Customer-Back ITW Business Model and involvement of all NPD stakeholders

    + Travel for Voice of Customer and field tests may be required up to 5% of the time

    Qualifications:

    + Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with 5 or more years of relevant industry experience

    + Must be a self-motivated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively complete tasks individually as well as in a cross-function team environment

    + Product design experience: component level and system level design knowledge

    + Computer design proficiency: knowledge in SolidWorks, SolidWorks PDM, SolidWorks Simulation, and Microsoft Office products

    + Understanding of fundamental mechanical engineering principles: statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, heat transfer, fluid and thermo dynamics, machine design, test and measurement, and energy conversion systems

    + Additive manufacturing for prototyping and validation experience

    + Manufacturing processes knowledge and knowledge of low, mid, and high volume production economics

    Additional Desired Qualifications:

    + Experience with injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, machining, and joining

    + Component inspection experience using various metrology equipment

    + Familiarity with CSA, IEC, and UL or experience with other Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories

    + Familiarity with quality control approaches such as creation of reliability test plans and reliable component design

    + An innovation track record

    + Experience in design for manufacturing and assembly: simplification of product structure/sourcing, reduction of manufacturing and assembly cost, and elimination waste

    + A history of customer interactions

    + Electronics packaging design experience and/or electrical-magnetic component design experience