Job Description
Job DescriptionBenefits:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Training & development
Title: Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer
Years of Experience: 5+ years
Education: BS/BE in Mechanical / Mechatronics Engineering
Location: Benson, MN
Duration: 12+ month contract
Worth Authorization: U.S. Citizen or Green Card
Forward Resumes To: adonovan@quasent.com
Role Summary
Responsible for mechanical concept development, design, equipment selection, detailed engineering, supplier coordination, installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting of manufacturing automation equipment and systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop mechanical concepts for manufacturing automation, robotic cells, assembly lines, material handling and SPMs.
- Prepare 2D/3D layouts, concept designs, detailed designs and manufacturing drawings.
- Design:
- Machine frames and structures
- Fixtures and tooling
- Robot EOAT/grippers
- Conveyors and transfer systems
- Guarding and safety enclosures
- Pneumatic mechanisms
- Lifting/handling mechanisms
- Pallet and material-handling systems
- Perform mechanical calculations for load, torque, speed, power, cycle time and component sizing.
- Select mechanical and automation components such as:
- Motors and gearboxes
- Linear guides
- Bearings
- Ball screws
- Pneumatic cylinders
- Grippers
- Conveyors
- Sensors and mechanical accessories
- Prepare BOM, technical specifications, RFQs and vendor data sheets.
- Conduct design reviews, tolerance-stack reviews, interference checks and design-for-manufacturing/assembly reviews.
- Coordinate with electrical, controls, robotics and machine-vision engineers for complete system integration.
- Support suppliers during manufacturing, assembly and machine build.
- Participate in FAT, SAT, installation and commissioning.
- Troubleshoot mechanical problems during trial and production ramp-up.
- Support root-cause analysis for vibration, alignment, repeatability, wear, jamming and cycle-time issues.
- Ensure machine design considers operator access, maintainability, ergonomics, guarding and equipment safety.
- Prepare design documentation, BOMs, drawings, manuals and as-built documentation.
- Mandatory Technical Skills
- Strong mechanical automation design experience
- 3D CAD: SolidWorks / Creo / CATIA / Autodesk Inventor or equivalent
- AutoCAD or equivalent 2D drafting
- GD&T and engineering drawings
- Tolerance stack-up
- Pneumatics and mechanical mechanisms
- Conveyor and material-handling systems
- Robot EOAT / fixture design
- Motor, gearbox and actuator sizing
- Machine structures and guarding
- BOM preparation
- Equipment/component selection
- Design review and supplier coordination
- FAT/SAT and commissioning support
- Preferred Experience
Experience in one or more of the following:
- Robotic automation cells
- Assembly automation
- Pick-and-place systems
- Palletizing/depalletizing
- Conveyor systems
- AGV/AMR interfacing stations
- Packaging automation
- Machine tending
- Inspection stations
- Warehouse/material-handling automation
- Special Purpose Machines (SPMs)