Mechanical Design Engineer – R&D

Job Requirements

• Education generally equivalent to a (4) year degree in a Mechanical Engineering program, or related discipline or equivalent experience and specialized training.
• 1 to 5 years of mechanical design and documentation experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate design.
• Ability to use various precision measuring instruments.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office software, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, PDM, and various Viking Masek internal systems.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs and/or coordinates packaging equipment mechanical component and mechanical systems design services.
• Accurately and consistently applies engineering and manufacturing standards.
• Creates and maintains mechanical component and systems documentation, such as BOMs, spares, flow charts, part drawings, assembly drawings, and schematics.
• Ensures all R&D projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with organization’s established policies and objectives.
• Provides great communication skills, high motivation, and target dates to manager.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Develops and measures progress through metrics and tangible goals.
• Produces timely and detailed plans, summaries, and status reports
• Applies engineering principles to design, prototype, test, evaluate, and implement new designs and inventions.
• Prototypes, validates, and troubleshoots designs, both internally, and with partnered outside customers or service providers.
• Transitions new designs into production and provides consultation and design support to internal and external resources.
• Works cross-functionally to improve current product lines.
• Curiosity and understanding of all engineering disciplines, with ambiguity in exploration and focus on execution.
• Self-directed and able to work effectively independently and within a team environment.
• Possesses a continuous improvement outlook and suggests, promote,s and champions product changes.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and to meet key deadlines and manage changing priorities through effective time management skills.
• Ability to translate abstract concepts into physical, testable prototypes.
• Performs sizing and optimization analysis for making design recommendations. Defines and carries out testing to determine relevance of a given design to a customer’s need or product design.
• Performs strength, sizing calculations or other analytical techniques as needed in the design or modification of packaging equipment.
• Obtains quotations from vendors and parts set-up in ERP system.
• Understands packaging machines and processes.
• Attends training and vendor seminars.

Other Misc. Duties

• Always sell the Viking Value Proposition.
• Attend Tradeshows, when necessary, from a Technical resource.
• Continuous improvement and industry training upkeep.
• Occasionally works in proximity to moving mechanical parts.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and/or reach above shoulders.
• May occasionally travel on company business.
• Adhere to company and departmental SOPs.
• Follow all company’s filed procedures and protocols.
• Willing to work with a team to troubleshoot problems.
• Team player that is a highly disciplined, problem-solver with a strong work ethic.
• Commitment, Accuracy, Accountability, Communication, Closure.