Mechanical Design Engineer — CAD, Innovation & Impact

Employee Owned Holdings, Inc.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee stock ownership plan

Job summary

Employee Owned Holdings, Inc. (EOHI) is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to develop accurate drawings of parts and assemblies using CAD, ensuring compliance with established procedures and quality standards.

You will support engineering and sales, prepare layouts, and verify dimensions while contributing to cost reduction and product improvement initiatives in a 100% employee-owned company with ESOP benefits.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of symbology and drafting techniques.
• Ability to read, interpret, and comprehend technical and legal specifications, reports, and procedures.
• Experience with CAD tools and drafting practices in mechanical design.
• Proficiency with Office tools for documentation and communication.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist Engineering with drawings.
• Assist Sales with calculations, sizing and specifications.
• Prepare layouts and drawings using conventional and limited CAD techniques.
• Make final sketches checking dimensions and relationships of parts to whole.
• Research information from technical guides and customer proposals.
• Work from sketches, drawings, and info to determine views and details.
• Contribute to product improvement and cost reduction efforts.
• Coordinate fabrication and installation to meet designs and specs.
• Train junior CAD operators as required.
• Support continual improvement under QMS ISO 9001.

Skills

CAD proficiency

Technical reading

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Mechanical Engineer is accountable for researching, planning, and preparing accurate and efficient detailed drawings of parts and assemblies using computer aided design (CAD) equipment in accordance with established manual and CAD procedures to communicate engineering ideas, designs, and information.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Assist Engineering Department with drawings.

• Assist Sales Department with calculations, sizing and specifications.

• Prepare layouts and various drawings of parts and assemblies using conventional and limited CAD techniques and a working knowledge of the terms and procedures requiring the use of mathematical formulas to compute weights, dimensions, quantities of materials, etc.

• Make final sketches checking dimensions of parts, materials to be used, relationships of one part to another, and relationship of various parts to whole structure or project.

• Research required information from technical guides.

• Work from sketches, customer drawings, actual visual review, and verbal information supplied by an engineer or designer and determine the appropriate views, detail drawings, and supplementary information needed to complete assignments.

• Participate in on-going product improvement/cost reduction.

• Research and analyze data such as customer design proposal, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application.

• Direct and coordinate fabrication and installation activities to ensure products and systems conform to engineering design and customer specifications.

• Design products and systems to interface machines, hardware, and software.

• Evaluate tooling and recommend design modifications to eliminate production downtime.

• Train less experienced CAD operators as required.

• Support and participate in the organization’s continual improvement program, to conform to ISO 9001 requirements and understand the implications of not conforming with the Quality Management System.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelors’ degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Certified Fluid Power Specialist (CFPS) preferred.

Experience:

• 0-2 years of experience in engineering.
• Experience working in an ISO 9001 environment a plus.

Knowledge and Skills:

• In depth knowledge of symbology and drafting techniques in applicable discipline.
• Software proficiencies include AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.
• Ability to efficiently operate CAD workstation requiring use of a personal computer and drafting and design software-including mechanical drawings and plotting devices.
• Ability to make sketches checking dimensions of parts, materials to be used, relationships of one part to another, and relationship of various parts to whole structure of project.
• Ability to work under pressure of schedules.
• Ability to read, interpret and comprehend technical and legal specifications, reports and procedures.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and certification authorities.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to perform engineering design calculations..

GCC is looking for candidates who want to take the next step in their technical sales career to join our 100% employee owned company. GCC has offices in Tampa, Miami, Spokane, Seattle and Portland - providing motion control solutions for hydraulic, pneumatic and electrically powered applications. Our southeast division specializes in hydraulic solutions for the aerospace, machine tool, forestry and marine industries. Our team is growing, and we are proud to be a 100% employee-owned company – every employee has skin in the game.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, and 401(k) plans with company match. A unique benefit GCC offers as part of Employee Owned Holdings, Inc. is an employee stock ownership plan.

What is an ESOP?

ESOP is a special retirement program that allows employees to own stock in the company. When you join EOHI, you automatically begin investing in your future (without having to purchase shares). We are a high growth company committed to training our employee owners to develop their skills and advance in their careers.

• Studies also show that retirement account balances for ESOP companies are 2.5 times higher.
• ESOP companies grow 2.5 times faster than those companies without employee ownership.
• Research shows employee owned companies are superior in performance, employee benefits and employee moral because everyone is working towards a common goal.