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