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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in Mechanical Design, Value Engineering, and Component Engineering within the Process Automation sector, focusing on cost reduction, product optimization, and compliance with global standards. Proven ability to lead projects from concept through implementation while ensuring product performance and reliability.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Mechanical Design ExperienceValue EngineeringSolidWorks ProficiencyHazardous Area Product Design KnowledgeProject Management
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Hard Skills
Design CalculationsTolerance Stack-UpDFMEADFMDFACost Reduction StrategiesProduct Development PracticesManufacturing ProcessesEngineering AssessmentsProduct Teardown
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsStakeholder ManagementTeam CollaborationSelf-Driven
Tools & Technologies
SolidWorksCreoWindchillTeamcenterPDM/PLM Systems
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical EngineeringMaster’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Industry Keywords
Process AutomationIndustrial AutomationInstrumentationMarineHazLoc ProductsIECExATEXFMCSALean Six Sigma
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAssembly
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Identify and execute Value Engineering and Component Engineering opportunities for Process Automation products
- Review product designs, drawings, BOMs and manufacturing processes to find cost, quality, manufacturability and supply continuity improvements
- Generate cost-saving ideas through product teardown, benchmarking, supplier discussions, plant inputs and engineering reviews
- Evaluate ideas for savings value, technical feasibility, certification impact, quality risk and implementation timeline
- Prepare business cases for approved ideas and convert them into productivity or savings projects
- Lead savings projects from idea stage through design update, validation, qualification, ECO release and implementation
- Support alternate material, alternate supplier, localization, part commonization and design optimization projects
- Perform engineering assessments to ensure changes meet product performance, reliability, safety and customer requirements
- Prepare and review 2D production drawings, 3D CAD models, design calculations, DFMEA, tolerance stack-up, qualification documents, ECN packages and technical reports
- Support certification and qualification impact assessments, including HazLoc products where applicable
- Work with sourcing and suppliers to evaluate alternate components, manufacturing processes and cost reduction proposals
- Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for product, manufacturing and field issues requiring design changes
- Participate in design reviews and provide recommendations focused on cost, manufacturability, reliability and quality
- Support productivity and margin improvement goals for the Process Automation business
- Drive product simplification, component standardization and part commonization
- Support obsolescence mitigation, alternate source qualification and supply risk reduction
- Work with plants and suppliers to improve manufacturing process, assembly time and part cost
- Use standard engineering and business processes for design change, validation and release
- Provide regular updates on project status, risks, action items and savings realization
- Oversee, supervise and review team-member tasks; manage end-to-end processes and projects; issue instructions; mentor junior colleagues
Requirements
What you’ll need- 4 to 6 years of relevant Mechanical Design experience in Industrial Automation, Instrumentation, Process Control, Marine or related industry
- Good knowledge of mechanical design principles, product development practices and manufacturing processes
- Experience in product cost reduction, value engineering, productivity or sustaining engineering projects
- Knowledge of Hazardous Area product design and global standards such as IECEx, ATEX, FM and CSA is preferred
- Strong understanding of design calculations, tolerance stack-up, GD&T, DFMEA, DFM and DFA
- Experience with castings, forgings, machined parts, plastics, sheet metal, pressure parts and surface finishing processes
- Hands-on experience in SolidWorks and Creo
- Working experience with Windchill, Teamcenter, PDM/PLM systems and ECO/ECR activities
- Good understanding of NPI and sustaining engineering life cycle
- Ability to work with global engineering, sourcing, quality, manufacturing and supplier teams
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Able to communicate effectively in English
- Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering will be an advantage
- Knowledge of Process Automation products and applications will be an added advantage
- Experience in VE/CE, localization, alternate sourcing, should-cost or supplier productivity projects is preferred
- Lean or Six Sigma exposure will be an advantage
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Practical engineering thinking with a cost-conscious mindset
- Self-driven, accountable and comfortable working independently
- Good team player with strong stakeholder management skills
- Ability to convert ideas into executable projects and close them with measurable savings
Benefits
Comp & perks- Hybrid work arrangement
- Relocation package: None