Senior Manufacturing Engineer

SMC Corporation; Noblesville (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

SMC Corporation seeks an experienced Mechanical Engineer to provide design, documentation and mechanical systems expertise. You will lead multiple projects, mentor teams, and work with customers to translate requirements into robust pneumatic and mechanical solutions.

The role requires strong CAD/CAE skills, GD&T mastery, and experience with FMEA and documentation. Occasional travel for projects and exhibitions is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a mechanical or technical Engineering discipline or equivalent education/experience as determined by management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to establish requirements and propose alternatives.
• Conduct technical product evaluations to identify failure modes and report results.
• Read, interpret, and create pneumatic schematics.
• Troubleshoot pneumatic circuits.
• Define and input data into CAD/PM systems including BOMs and documentation.
• Perform independent research and present observations.
• Lead or participate on teams to accomplish tasks and directives.
• Travel <10% for projects, support, or trade shows.

Skills

CAD

CAE

GD&T

FMEA

Project management

Technical communication

Pneumatic schematics

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Flow meter

Voltmeter

CMM

Contour/Roundness measuring instruments

Job description

PURPOSE

This role is to provide mechanical engineering, design, and documentation support within the organization. This position requires creativity, innovation, mechanical systems design capability, product evaluation, and research. A successful candidate will be fully capable of leading multiple large-scale projects and mentoring throughout the organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Collaborate with internal and external customers to establish requirements that meet desired outputs while suggesting alternatives.
• Conduct technical product and process evaluations to identify potential modes of failure, provide recommended countermeasures, alternative evaluation criteria and report results back to internal and external customers.
• Communicate technical knowledge, specification, design, and business direction to an extended audience of internal and external customers.
• Read, interpret, and create pneumatic schematics.
• Troubleshoot pneumatic circuits.
• Define, create, and input data utilizing corporate management system software that include CAD models, part documentation, bills of material, assembly documentation, cost analysis, and procedure documentation.
• Perform independent research on a variety of topics, provide summarized data, and present observations.
• Complete assigned tasks while implementing departmental processes.
• Hands on technical support for an extended audience (technical and non-technical) of internal and external customers.
• Lead and/or participate on teams to accomplish tasks, processes, and corporate directives.
• Travel mainly for the purpose of projects, customer support, or trade shows. (Less than 10%)
• All other duties as assigned.
• Record daily activities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Capacity to work indoors in an office, laboratory, and/or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time.
• Capability to lift objects or equipment weighing up to 51 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Physical aptitude to use basic hand tools in a laboratory and/or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to travel and/or attend meetings domestic and internationally outside of normal business hours.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in a mechanical or technical Engineering discipline, or the equivalent in appropriate education and experience as determined by management utilizing internal SMC career development criteria.
• Fluent understanding of the product development process.
• Fluent understanding to apply project management principles, methodologies, and documentation.
• Fluent understanding of CAD software as applied to product development process.
• Fluent understanding of CAE tools and results as applied to the product development process.
• Expert understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Fluent understanding of tolerance as it relates to design intent.
• Fluent in conducting Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and providing technical assistance in problem resolution.
• Expert understanding of common assembly processes.
• Fluent understanding of common material conversion processes in manufacturing.
• Fluent understanding of material and component options by application.
• Fluent understanding of schematics.
• Fluent in conducting research using corporate resources.
• Expert at efficient use of time to effectively plan and execute multiple duties.
• Expert to utilize basic inspection equipment in a laboratory environment. (Calipers, micrometers, flow meter, voltmeter, etc.)
• Fluent to utilize advanced inspection equipment in a laboratory environment. (microscopes, CMM, Contour/Roundness Measuring Instruments, etc.)
• Fluent ability to communicate utilizing corporate office software.
• Expert ability to take verbal and/or written direction on tasks, training, or departmental / company policies.
• Expert ability to communicate, in English, with internal and external customers tactfully and professionally.
• 8+ years (preferred) relevant work experience.