Mechanical Designer, Senior

Responsible for leading product and feature innovation for heavy-duty strapping and packaging automation machinery, translating market or customer needs into concrete technical specifications, and driving custom order design and balancing projects from blue-sky conceptualization to realistic, executable designs.

Requirements

• Required to work in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company Health and Safety and other Policies
• Lead "blue-sky" ideation sessions and progressively narrow the scope to realistic, executable, and cost-effective machine designs.
• Translate unclear, unknown, or evolving internal customer requirements into robust, actionable technical specifications.
• Independently drive projects forward, proactively gathering information and anticipating roadblocks rather than waiting for complete direction.
• Dive deep into the details of mechanical, sensing, pneumatic, and hydraulic subsystems while maintaining complete awareness of how they integrate into the full electromechanical system.
• Design and execute prototyping and testing protocols explicitly focused on stress-testing and finding out where and why a design fails, rather than merely proving it works under a narrow set of ideal conditions.
• Formulate heavy-duty machine design in CAD using efficient, reliable and manufacturable processes – Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFMA).
• Collaborate proactively with Applications Engineering during the RFQ phase to develop preliminary concept models and conduct technical feasibility analyses.
• Identify, document, and communicate high-level technical unknowns and potential design risks during the quoting phase to ensure accurate scoping prior to order receipt.
• Facilitate a seamless, comprehensive transfer of custom machine concepts, risk assessments, and technical specifications to Mechanical Design (Manufacturing/Operations) once an order is secured, ensuring a smooth transition from innovation to execution.
• Specify, source and qualify all purchased mechanical, electromechanical, sensing, pneumatic, and hydraulic components
• Compile Sequence of Operations, I/O List, Pneumatic BOM and Valve Bank Layouts, working closely with assigned programmers and controls team members to ensure seamless system integration.
• Respond to questions from machine shop and assembly during the build phase, and work closely with machine builders throughout the integration and test phase.
• Review marked-up drawings, update the complete drawing package, check and release the BOM to Purchasing, and store data according to Samuel standards.
• Act as a technical leader and mentor to Junior and Intermediate level Mechanical Designers, fostering a culture of curiosity, resilience, and teamwork.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and variable pay
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Assistance