Mobile Robots Engineer SME

Dematic; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 137,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic in Grand Rapids is seeking an experienced mechanical engineer to develop innovative AGV vehicle designs, combining electro-mechanical hardware with cutting-edge software.

You will drive DFMEA/PFMEA, ensure DFM/DFA, release documentation, and collaborate across software, purchasing, quality, and production. Travel up to 50% to support global teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (ABET-accredited).
• Prefer Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (ABET-accredited).
• 15+ years of industrial equipment experience with CAD.

Responsibilities

• Develop AGV vehicle designs from concept to production.
• Ensure DFM and DFA requirements are satisfied.
• Interface with Software, Purchasing, Quality, Production and Customer Service.

Skills

Unigraphics NX

SolidWorks

DFMEA

PFMEA

DFM

DFA

ASME Y14.5

GD&T

CAE

ANSYS

MS Office

BOM management

Education

ABET-accredited BS in Mechanical Engineering

ABET-accredited MS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Unigraphics NX

SolidWorks

Ansys

Job description

An automated guided vehicle (AGV) makes lights-out manufacturing and distribution possible by moving product within a process without human involvement. This requires excellence in mechatronic design, as well as, cutting edge software.

We offer:

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities

Dematic 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.

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $136,800-$171,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications

What You Will do in This Role:

Core Responsibilities:

• Develop innovative designs for an AGV vehicle, electro-mechanical hardware included
  • From initial concept-to-production release, ensuring Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) requirements are satisfied
  • Strong proven capability in DFMEA and PFMEA
  • Within the project timeline and within the allocated budgetary target
  • Vehicle is to meet all validation and regulatory targets
  • Realization and working on design concepts
  • Strong Modulariuty thinking ad approach across products and different global requirements
• All engineering documentation to be released within the companies' database for production release

• Interface with all other departments - Software, Purchasing, Quality, Production and Customer Service

Travel:

• This role is based in the Grand Rapids office with the expectation to travel as needed, up to 50% supporting EMEA and APAC development entities.

What We're Looking For:

Education Required:

• Bachelor of Science Degree (BS) or higher in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
• Prefer Master of Science Degree (MS) in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited university.

Experience/Skill Preferred:

• Total of 15 plus years of related experience - Industrial equipment.
• Integrated working experience with CAD; Unigraphics (NX) and / or SolidWorks.
  • Working CAD experience: surfaces, solids, assemblies, and drawings.
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) experience along with a vast knowledge of manufacturing processes to obtain the most cost-effective streamlined design/s.
• Working experience / knowledge: ASME Y14.5;
  • Drawing standards - assemblies and components
  • GD&T - Datum schemes, tolerances and tolerance stack-ups
• Integrated working experience with CAE; structural and fluids/thermo - Unigraphics NX and / or Ansys
• Develop, mature and release engineering documentation
  • Specifications and drawings - from prototype to production
• Populate the Companies' database with the Engineering documentation.
  • Structured CAD data and necessary BOMs
• Create and release Test Verification Plan
  • Follow test phase results - change designs accordingly
• Create and manage mechanical Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
• Adhere to Companies' Project Timeline - Submit / provide necessary documentation
• During production phase - manage changes (ECN)
• Knowledge of ANSI, UL, ISO, and CE standards
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experienced with MS programs, Word, Excel