Our client has an immediate opening for a Mechanical Engineer I based at their University Park, Illinois facility. This position is responsible for assisting in making decisions regarding engineering problems for products in our Public Safety Division.
Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities:
• Develop layouts, concepts, specifications, and designs for new product developments as well as product redesigns.
• Uses mechanics, statics/dynamics, thermodynamics and other engineering disciplines for calculations and evaluation for product designs and upgrades.
• Performs analysis and testing as required to ensure product performance and reliability requirements are met.
• Conducts feasibility studies and prepares preliminary cost estimates of designs and redesigns.
• Assists in generating detail specifications of individual components of a new design and replacement components in end of life and cost reductions projects.
• Communicates with vendors where engineering is required to develop specifications for components and processes.
• Writes rough draft of customer instruction sheet plus manages manual revisions.
• Fabricates mockups and builds working prototypes of new products.
• Works with Quality Control in approving vendor's parts.
• Writes Engineering Change Requests and product structures.
• May assist Purchasing, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Assurance in vendor selection.
• Perform product evaluations to determine if engineering standards are met
• Works with and assists operations, manufacturing/test engineering, and other support team personnel during the course of design projects to achieve desired outcome.
• Flexibility to perform other duties and assignments as required.
Position Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited University
• 0-3 years of engineering experience
• Knowledge of basic principles, theories and concepts.
• Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid modeling skills, SolidWorks preferred.
• Familiarity with sheet metal, plastic part, and metal casting manufacturing methods.
** Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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