Senior Mechanical Engineer - Innovation
About Us:
BW Flexible Systems is a global manufacturer of packaging systems that fill and bag thousands of food and non-food products. Our packaging systems are designed and manufactured to maximize the efficiency and lifetime value of our customers’ packaging lines. Our range of machinery includes form-fill-seal, feeding, bag filling and sealing, pouch-making equipment, flow-wrap, reclosable packaging solutions, palletizing, stretch-wrapping and more. Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.
Job Description:
The Senior Mechanical Engineer for Innovation serves as a technical design expert on New Product Development efforts. This person evaluates, critiques, challenges, and encourages engineering innovation teams in their efforts to bring market-driven solutions to BW customers.
The Senior Mechanical Engineer will participate in Project Market Requirement Events to understand customer requirements and travel to customer sites to understand those needs further. They will use Menlo methods to gather deep understanding of how equipment is used by the customer and bring that information back to MREs. They will take the output from the MREs and both design and help guide other innovation engineers in best implementation and understanding of 60-30-10 methods.
The Senior Mechanical Engineer will participate in project planning events and daily scrums to help drive the strongest innovative solution for our customers. They will participate in projects in each Innovation location. They will work with the development engineers to assist assembly and testing of designs and machine systems when appropriate.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
* Design responsibility for individual components to complete integrated machine systems.
* Partner with customers and sales executives, other mechanical and electrical design engineers, manufacturing personnel and customer service technicians.
* Research and prepare specifications.
* Develop and test prototypes at our innovation centre and at customer sites.
* Process documentation.
* Train and coach other engineers and technicians.
* Project reporting, tracking, and organization.
* Lead, facilitate, and manage continuous improvement initiatives.
* Approve initial design work from Innovation Mechanical Engineers.
* Provide technical evaluation of engineers to the Innovation Leader during annual reviews.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
EDUCATION:
* B.S. Degree or similar in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field, from an accredited university or college.
EXPERIENCE:
* Minimum 5 years of mechanical engineering experience with increasing levels of complexity and responsibility.
* Experience in materials, component selection, and general manufacturing processes.
* Experience with increasingly complex machine and/or system design using 3D CAD and analysis tools (SolidWorks or similar).
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS ABILITIES:
* High level of mechanical design skills using 3D CAD (SolidWorks or similar).
* Prioritization: able to prioritize customer needs to develop and maintain productive customer relationships. Excellent organizational and time management skills with strong attention to detail.
* Initiative: proactive, take prompt action to accomplish objectives and achieve goals beyond what is required.
* Dealing with Ambiguity: effectively cope with change; shift gears comfortably; decide and act without having the total picture; comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
* Team Building: Inspire and foster team commitment, spirit, pride and trust; facilitate cooperation and motivate team members to accomplish group goals.
* Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills in English.
* Goal oriented and driven to become an impactful contributor to the business.
* Ability to interface with a variety of team members from different disciplines, countries, and cultures.
* Demonstrated ability to advance multiple projects concurrently as an individual contributor or as part of a team to develop a machine system or subsystem.
* Demonstrated effective critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving ability.
* Ability to work under pressure with deadlines in a fast-paced, changing environment.
* Knowledge and experience with engineering bills of material (BOM) structure organization and usage.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and able to learn new applications without difficulty.
OTHER:
* Periodic travel required, less than 25%.
* Must have valid driver’s license and a good driving record.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
* Master’s degree in related technical field.
* Experience in rapid new product development, Lean development, or Agile methods.
* Packaging machinery experience.
* Experience with power transmission, pneumatics, and complex mechanical mechanism design.
* Field experience in installation and/or troubleshooting.
* Project management experience.
* Passion to guide and mentor colleagues with less experience.
* A strong communicator that can simplify complex technical matters.
* 3D CAD PDM/EPDM administration skills and experience.
At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.
Company:
BW Flexible Systems
About Us
Throughout Barry-Wehmiller, we hold ourselves to a unique measure of success: by the way we touch the lives of people. It’s that vision that drives us in creating world-class experiences and solutions for our customers and unites us around our common goal—to use the power of our business to build a better world.
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