Mechanical Product Development Engineer

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Mechanical Product Development Engineer

Moorestown, NJ, United States

JOB DESCRIPTION

Mechanical Product Development Engineer - Document & Mail Automation

Position Summary

OPEX Corporation is currently looking for a full time Mechanical Product Development Engineer to work at our World Headquarters in Moorestown, NJ. This position reports to the Product Development Mechanical Engineering Manager and is focused on the development of automation equipment and processes in the fields of mail processing and document imaging.

Please review the videos and product literature on our opex.com website to learn more about our company, the industries we serve and the solutions we develop.

Responsibilities

The Mechanical Product Development Engineer will play a key role in conceiving of, developing and productizing industry-leading, highly integrated, software controlled electro-mechanical solutions that drive process efficiency and transactional integrity for our customers.

This role will:

Ultimately lead the delivery of complex production-level designs for new products and support those new products through production start and initial field adoption

Collaborate with all engineering disciplines as well as management, manufacturing and service representatives

Architect new products and product improvements

Participate in project schedule creation

Participate in brainstorms of best ideas and solutions

Lead analytical and empirical design-guidance data mining efforts

Lead design efforts within and beyond CAD

Strive to deliver solutions that meet functional, cost and schedule requirements

Provide guidance to mechanical designers and technicians

Lead and participate in concept and design reviews

Develop necessary breadboards and prototypes

Lead design-confirmation testing

Lead reliability testing

Provide timely and accurate project updates to management

Work closely with in-house manufacturing and assembly teams and outside vendors

Close projects in a strong manner by ensuring timely delivery of manufacturing documentation, cost data and necessary safety certificates

Take ownership of tasks from start to finish

Requirements

BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering

5+ years of hands-on electro-mechanical product/machine/equipment design engineering experience

Experience bringing creative and innovative mechanical solutions to and through Production

3+ years of Solid Modeling experience (Inventor, Creo/ProEngineer, Solidworks, etc.)

Injection molded plastic part design experience would be a plus

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated engineering creativity, organizational skill and ability to multi-task

Hands-on design guidance and design confirmation testing and data acquisition experience

Mechanical analytical experience (FEA, DOE, Test Plans, Engineering statistical analysis, tolerance analysis, etc.)

Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and how to design to best leverage them

Strong team player and comfortable leading small groups of engineers and designers

Demonstrated ability to own an assignment and see it through to completion

Skilled in the areas of schedule and cost estimation and adherence

Comfortable working on cross-functional teams of mechanical, electrical, software and safety engineers and able to collaborate effectively and efficiently

Engineering project management experience would be a plus

Experience with designing electro-mechanical products for high volumes (10k+ per year) would be a plus

A keen design eye and experience reviewing others' design work would be a plus

Design engineering experience in the printing, scanning, copying industries would be a plus

Ability to travel when necessary (typically less than 2 weeks per year)

Physical/Work Environments

Employee will primarily be working in an office environment with occasional travel to customer sites (4 days in the office per week)

Sitting for an extended period of time

Some walking between facilities

Employee will frequently lift up to 10 lbs and occasionally lift up to 25 lbs

Company Overview

OPEX Corporation is a recognized global technology leader in high-speed mailroom automation, document imaging, and warehouse automation. Since 1973, OPEX systems have provided performance enhancing workflow solutions and cost-effective results to thousands of organizations around the world.

From its humble beginnings in a leased warehouse in southern New Jersey, OPEX's global workforce now has over 1,600 employees. OPEX features more than 700,000 square feet of engineering, manufacturing, warehouse, product assembly and office space. OPEX offices are located in Moorestown, NJ and Plano, TX as well as the U.K., France, Germany and Australia.

Benefits:

Benefits include, but are not limited to:

Full medical, dental and vision with low employee contribution rates

Paid holidays and PTO allowance

401k with matching and profit sharing

Basic life insurance, short term and long-term disability

On-site fitness facility

Tuition reimbursement available

OPEX Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, and protected veteran status.

The salary range for this position is $110k -$150k, based on experience.