Mechanical Eng B

Yaskawa Drives & Motion; Town of Columbus (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(K) plan

Profit sharing

Educational assistance up to $10,000

Job summary

Yaskawa America, Inc is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for the Medium Voltage Drives group in Franklin, WI. You will lead mechanical design tasks, create Solidworks models, and generate 2D drawings and BOMs to support product development and certification efforts.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of mechanical design experience and strong knowledge of Solidworks and AutoCAD, with exposure to metal fabrication and welding processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent required.
• 5+ years of experience in mechanical design or related field desired.
• Proficient in Solidworks and AutoCAD for product development and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design and modify Solidworks models for Medium Voltage Drives.
• Create 2D drawings and BOMs to company standards.
• Provide technical direction on design, certification, and tests.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and marketing teams.

Skills

Mechanical design

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Solidworks

AutoCAD

Job description

Yaskawa America, Inc is a global leader in variable speed drives, motion controls and robotics. We look to hire people who value a positive work culture, want to be part of a winning team, and have a desire to learn and grow.

Yaskawa's culture of continuous improvement values hiring individuals that are looking for the opportunity to stretch their current talents and skills to the next level and beyond. Advanced motion control, servo motors and drives, software development, and systems integration are key components to existing and future projects at Yaskawa. If you are a hardworking Mechanical Engineer, we may have the perfect opportunity for you.

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer in our Medium Voltage Drives group to work in our Franklin, WI facility. The MV Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for product development and design for standard and value added medium voltage drive products to assist in achieving the growth and success of the corporate medium voltage drive business.

This role will provide technical direction, planning, and support on product implementation, detail design, certification, and design processes, and test equipment. Additionally, the MV Mechanical Engineer will assist product marketing, application engineering, manufacturing (global), training, and technical support in higher-level support and consulting requirements for priority projects. More specifically this role will:

• Design and modification to Solidworks models of Yaskawa’s Medium Voltage Drives
• Investigates, approves, and implements changes to product, via ECO, to resolve issues or to improve product design.
• Design/modify sheet metal and weldment drawings, as required, to YAI mechanical drawing standards.
• Create 2D parts drawings from 3D models to YAI mechanical drawing standards
• Generate/modify bills of materials in SAP MRP system.
• Troubleshoot assembly issues with mechanical designs on the factory floor.
• Perform mechanical strength calculations and/or simulations if required.
• Participate in Product Development System (PDS) review team. Work with team to continually monitor and improve the PDS as part of the company Quality Management System (QMS).
• Work with factory floor assemblers in troubleshooting parts/assembly issues
• Check designs and parts drawings of others in the mechanical design group

This position is very hands on and will allow you the opportunity to stand out and be recognized for your success. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, along with 5 or more years of experience. Excellent working knowledge of Solidworks, AutoCAD and sheet metal and welded structure design are keys to success in this position. The perfect candidate will have a general working knowledge of industrial automation as well as metal fabrication, forming and welding shop practices and procedures.

Yaskawa is an equal opportunity employer. Some key advantages of working at Yaskawa include: a global environment with interactions to numerous cultures, career opportunities in diverse areas, a highly competitive benefit package, including a generous 401(K) plan, profit sharing, corporate wide bonus plan, educational assistance program offering up to $10,000 a year for graduate courses, and monetary rewards through Associate Recognition Programs.

Some key advantages of working at Yaskawa include: career opportunities in diverse areas, a highly competitive benefit package, including a generous 401(K) plan, profit sharing, corporate wide bonus plan and educational assistance program offering up to $10,000 a year for graduate courses. Additionalinformation regarding the benefit package can be found at the following link.

https://www.yaskawa.com/about-us/careers/benefits

Yaskawa America, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.