Mechanical Design Engineer

LAVELLE INDUSTRIES INC.; Burlington (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Lavelle Industries in Burlington, WI is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to champion existing product models, learn, maintain, and improve established product lines through hands-on testing, CAD modeling, calculations, and studies.

You will update drawings in SolidWorks, perform design of experiments, conduct product verification and coordinate with sales and operations to meet customer specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Mechanical or Plastics Engineering.
• 0–2 years engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of physics, statics, fluid dynamics and strength of materials.
• Ability to share examples of impact on design projects.
• Fluent with 3‑D CAD, preferably SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

• Learn existing products and perform engineering calculations to derive design intent.
• Manage day-to-day part evaluation and qualification.
• Update drawings, models, and assemblies using SolidWorks CAD software.
• Perform ECRs to update product as changes arise.
• Conduct product verification and competitive testing of products and data.
• Review parts against prints with CTQs, tolerances, GD&T, and performance requirements.
• Troubleshoot and root cause analysis for nonconforming products.
• Communicate cross-functionally with sales and operations.
• Utilize or design test equipment to verify requirements and conduct testing.

Skills

Engineering calculations

Independent work

Prioritization

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Mechanical or Plastics Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

3D CAD

Finite Element Analysis

DOE (Design of Experiments)

Job description

Description

Join our team! An industry leader since 1912, Lavelle Industries has a unique opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Burlington, WI R&D team. The primary role of this position is being the product champion of all existing product models. In this position the candidate will learn, maintain, and improve established products lines. This will require a mix of hands-on testing, CAD modelling, calculations, and studies.

Responsibilities:

In this position the candidate will:

• Learn all existing products and perform engineering calculations to derive design intent.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of part evaluation and qualification.
• Update drawings, models, and assemblies using SolidWorks CAD software.
• Perform ECRs to update product as changes arise.
• Conduct product verification, competitive testing of products and associated data.
• Review parts against prints utilizing knowledge of CTQ’s (Criticals to Quality), standard dimensional tolerances, GD&T, and performance requirements.
• Trouble shoot and find root cause of products that do not comply with requirements.
• Communication cross functionally with other departments including sales and operations personnel.
• Utilize or design test equipment/gauges to provide product verification, validate product requirements and conduct competitive testing.

Will Learn to:

• Interface with customers to ensure product/component performance to customer specifications and to appropriate standards.
• Lead DOE (Design of Experiments)
• Plastic injection molding
  • Injection molding press specifications and sizing
  • Injection process settings and effects for multiple materials
  • Injection molding defects and their causes
  • Plastic material properties and how they effect product performance
• Rubber compression and injection molding
  • Rheology testing and how the data impacts molding
  • Rubber material properties and how they effect product performance
• Dynamic structural analysis (mold analysis, Finite Element Analysis, component/material selections).

Requirements:

The successful candidate will have a blend of experience for this position:

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in (Mechanical, Plastics) Engineering
• 0-2 years engineering experience.
• Excellent command of physics, statics, fluid dynamics, and strength of materials
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks and push hard to meet deadlines.
• Be able to share examples of their impact on design projects.
• Must be fluent with 3-D CAD, preferably in SolidWorks