Senior Mechanical Engineer

**Job Description**

Miller Electric, an ITW company, is seeking a New Product Development (NPD) Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the Precision Welding Solutions team. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be instrumental in all engineering aspects required to bring new products to the market.

We are looking for a positive, highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to work well both in a team and individually.

**Essential Functions:**

+ Direct involvement in all design activities including: CAD design, fabricating, assembling, troubleshooting, functional testing, reliability testing, agency testing, documentation, and manufacturing readiness

+ Work with other engineers, technicians, marketing, and manufacturing personnel to create and develop differentiated, innovative, reliable, cost-effective, and simplified solutions

+ Design and document components and assemblies using SolidWorks

+ Commitment to the Customer-Back ITW Business Model and involvement of all NPD stakeholders

+ Travel for Voice of Customer and field tests may be required up to 5% of the time

**Qualifications:**

+ Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with 5 or more years of relevant industry experience

+ Must be a self-motivated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively complete tasks individually as well as in a cross-function team environment

+ Product design experience: component level and system level design knowledge

+ Computer design proficiency: knowledge in SolidWorks, SolidWorks PDM, SolidWorks Simulation, and Microsoft Office products

+ Understanding of fundamental mechanical engineering principles: statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, heat transfer, fluid and thermo dynamics, machine design, test and measurement, and energy conversion systems

+ Additive manufacturing for prototyping and validation experience

+ Manufacturing processes knowledge and knowledge of low, mid, and high volume production economics

**Additional Desired Qualifications:**

+ Experience with injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, machining, and joining

+ Component inspection experience using various metrology equipment

+ Familiarity with CSA, IEC, and UL or experience with other Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories

+ Familiarity with quality control approaches such as creation of reliability test plans and reliable component design

+ An innovation track record

+ Experience in design for manufacturing and assembly: simplification of product structure/sourcing, reduction of manufacturing and assembly cost, and elimination waste

+ A history of customer interactions

+ Electronics packaging design experience and/or electrical-magnetic component design experience