Company Description
Alpine, an ITW company, is a leading provider of building component software, equipment, and the industry's best service to truss manufacturers.
Partnering with our customers, we help to improve their businesses and make them more productive.
We are also a leader in delivering software solutions to homebuilders to increase productivity and profitability.
ITW offers its employees a path for advancement, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to help employees care for themselves, their families, and their futures.
Job Description
The Mechanical Design Engineer reports to the Engineering Manager and is responsible for analyzing, designing, maintaining, improving, and releasing world class machinery.
In collaboration with other team members, the Mechanical Engineer will implement our equipment, design standards, and related improvement projects in line with customer requirements and the ITW 80/20 philosophy.
Our search is for a Mechanical Engineer with 5-10 years of experience in engineering design.
Primary Responsibilities: Create and maintain accurate multi-level Bills of Material (BOM) and enter them into the ERP system.
Complete product configuration and data entry to drive demand for production.
Perform the design, analysis, and/or evaluation of advanced mechanical and electro-mechanical systems.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Prepare clear, complete, detailed, and accurate designs.
Use Creo for detailed drawings.
Manage change control of components and bills of materials.
Partner with manufacturing and suppliers to develop solutions for meeting cost targets for projects.
Conduct engineering studies and partner with operations, field services, and customers to diagnose and resolve issues.
Apply root cause analysis and perform cost-benefit analysis for various solutions.
Design for reliability.
Apply the ITW 80/20 business processes, draw conclusions using critical information from available data, and lead projects.
Travel (10%) to suppliers and customer facilities.
Ability to lift 25 lbs.
Competencies: Team Success: Contribute to a successful engineering team.
This includes supporting the ideas of others when appropriate, challenging others to creatively reach consensus, and involving others to participate in solutions to business issues.
The ability to gain trust and build confidence is important to this competency.
Communications: Provide timely and appropriate feedback that focuses on things that will make the biggest difference in performance or are the most important to our customers.
Successful Product Development: Develop a history of successful product releases following a stage gate process, with an emphasis on productivity, quality, reliability, and safety.
Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; problem solving skills using proven techniques.
Qualifications Requires a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, (BSME).
5-10 years of experience in design engineering working in a product development environment within a cross functional engineering team in the fields of machine design, conveyor, or material handling equipment design, and/or robotic system design.
Proficient in the use of 3D modeling software.
Required Pro/E (Creo) software.
Proficient in the use of 2D modeling software.
AutoCAD.
Proficient in the use of PDM system, Required Windchill.
Experience with GD&T, able to perform stack up tolerance analysis.
Effective oral, interpersonal, and written communications as well as effective presentation skills.
Ability to perform analysis using the following tools and/or processes: FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) required.
Intermediate knowledge of automation technologies required.
Basic knowledge of D365 is a plus Additional Information
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