Mechanical Engineer III

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer III

Location: Corning NY 14831

Duration: 365 days

Note: Minimum Experience: 7 years. Duration: 1 year with potential to extend. Travel Requirements: Domestic travel up to 25% to vendor or plant sites. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 40 hours with overtime as required. Immigration Status: Must be eligible to work in the US for minimum of 18 months. Interview process: Initial teams call with manager 2nd round will be with additional team members. Manager is willing to consider non-local candidates who are willing to relocate at their own expense.

Summary of Job:

A senior mechanical design engineer responsible for providing detailed mechanical designs of handling and process equipment. Responsible for all aspects of the design build and debug of equipment including vendor management. Hands-on mechanical support for the installation start-up and debug glass manufacturing process equipment. This includes working with a multi-functional team (mechanical electrical controls facilities IT operations etc.). Involves the application of mechanical principles encompassed in mechanics hydraulics thermodynamics metallurgy and machine design used for the design production operation and use machinery of all types.

Must-have/Required skills:

• 7 years of mechanical equipment design experience
• Proficient with SolidWorks
• Competent with structural FEA analysis
• Experience with design install start-up and debug of robust mechanical equipment suitable for the manufacturing environment.
• Ability to effectively manage mechanical and electrical trades executing equipment install and debug.
• Knowledge of machine guarding and safety practices and standards (OSHA etc.)
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to collaborate and work with diverse teams (skills gender culture race etc.)

Key responsibilities and duties:

• Work closely with internal project team to understand design requirements
• Independently determines and develops approaches to solutions
• Responsible for installation and debug at factory site
• Provide hands on input and insight into equipment installation and troubleshooting
• Verify equipment build and layout against drawings
• Coordinate installation plan with safety and plant receivers
• Confer with engineers and vendors to resolve equipment install or build discrepancies.