Mechanical Engineer - Grote Industries : Job Details

Working at Star means you'll be working constantly in a cross-functional team across a variety of projects. On any given project, you might be called upon to analyze a subassembly or be assigned to be the design lead on a complex system. You will be expected to engage with manufacturing to help realize our innovations.Responsible for coordinating new projects between customer and production. Demonstrate passion and respect for other design disciplines. Implementation of Lean principles while helping to establish guidelines for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity for new projects. Build strong customer relations. Utilize innovation to drive our projects with a blend of rigorous analysis and enthusiasm for making great products.Job Responsibilities:Essential & Secondary Functions:Safety: Responsible to follow all safety procedures and practices.Quality: Ensures and maintains the quality guidelines, procedures, and standards are consistently followed throughout the manufacturing operation. Understand customer quality requirements, and implements corrective actions to reduce both internal and external quality defects and warranty claimsResponsibility & Customer-Focused:

• Develop strong customer relations.
• This position requires prior knowledge and experience with Project Management.
• Coordinate New Product Introductions (NPI) from concept through production.
• Systematically deconstruct problems with engineering rigor using structured problem-solving approaches and quantitative analysis.
• Must be comfortable and thrive within a process driven environment.
• Perform concept work with CAD tools such as SolidWorks
• Visually articulate complex designs.
• Communicate intricate engineering concepts with non-technical customers or internal stakeholders.
• Works with Star Product Management team translate market requirements into design features.
• By closely working with Manufacturing, QA and Vendors, implement corrective and preventative actions for repetitive past problems.

Integrity:

• Create prototypes of various efficacies to demonstrate major product characteristics.
• Create engineering components for future lighting concepts from within cross-disciplinary teams.

Respect & Family:

• Work with CAD operators efficiently to generate detailed designs and drawings for customer and manufacturing.

Other Functions:Required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties as requested by supervisor.Competencies: Safety Awareness Quality Driven Respectful Honesty Customer Driven Family Oriented Responsible Innovative Responsible Corporate Citizen Team Player Positive Attitude Detail Oriented Effective Communication Results Oriented Process Improvement Cooperation with OthersTime ManagementEducation, Experience, Training, Certifications and Licenses:Degree or equivalent experience: Bachelors, Masters or PHD in Mechanical Engineering or Physics from an accredited University.Years of experience:

• Minimum of 4 of experience in similar position.

Training in:

• As required.

Licenses in: As required.Certifications in: As required.Other requirements:Must successfully pass any pre-screening test(s).Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:Knowledge in:

• Engineering & Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Computers & Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Production & Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Knowledge of federal, state, and company codes, standards, and regulations. Budgeting and capital expendituresSkills in: Attention to detail Multi-tasking Organization Excellent written and oral communicationDemonstrated ability to: Work at a highly motivated level with a sense of urgency and dedication to accomplishing tasks. To interact with all levels of employees Manage projects, Achieve results.Experience with: Problem solving Prioritizing and executing multiple projects Demonstrate a working experience of mechanisms, materials, CAD modeling and manufacturing processes. Creating, updating, and using standard engineering documents: PFMEA, DFMEA, Process Flow Charts, Work Instructions, Equipment Set-Up Instructions, and Control PlansOther: Must be proficient in use of a personal computer, laptops, tablets, smartphone, printer, calculator, copier, and fax machine. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office applications and data entry.Travel: Less than 20%.Work Environment: Manufacturing and/or professional environment. Environment can be hot or cold depending on outside temperatures. Requires flexibility to schedule and work hours.Physical and Mental Requirements:Physical: Climbing Stairs: Ascending or descending stairs to gain access to a building or to move from one floor to another. Light Carrying: Physically transporting general office items/materials from one location to another. Fingering: Typing for extending periods of time, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm. Sitting: Particularly for sustained periods of time Visual Requirement: Able to see and read PC screens; detect color coding, read fine print, and/or normal type size print. Bending and Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.Mental: Ability to understand, remember, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information. Ability to understand, remember, and communicate routine, factual information. Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology. Ability to organize and prioritize own work schedule. Ability to understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines. Ability to complete forms, use existing letters and/or conduct oral communication. Ability to compose letters, outlines, memoranda, and basic reports and/or to orally communicate technical information. Ability to communicate with individuals utilizing a telephone; requires ability to hear and speak effectively on phone. Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word, communicating orally with others accurately.