Design Engineer

The Designer Engineer uses all resources available to provide Strato’s customers with safe, durable, and reliable products at the lowest possible cost.

Reporting Relationship: Reports directly to the Manager of Engineering.

Major Responsibilities

• Ensure projects make progress and are completed in a timely manner relative to its complexity, scope, and involvement.
• Evaluate new designs based on cost and performance and redesign to develop cost-effective efficient and reliable products.
• Provide marketing and sales with technical media and information to assist them in accomplishing their functions.
• Train sales, marketing, customer service, etc., on new products as well as reinforcement training for existing products.
• Assist Quality Assurance and Production Departments as needed.
• Follow and conform to procedures and guidelines as determined by Strato’s design and document control process.
• Prepare or direct preparation of product or system layout and detailed drawings.
• Direct and coordinate manufacturing or building of prototype products or systems.
• Develop experimental test programs and evaluate results to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications per AAR standards.
• Provide training or training tools to customers to ensure proper, safe usage of new.

products.

· Improve existing mechanicals systems.

· Design and test mechanical and electronic systems.

· Develop various automated systems.

· Design, develop and enhance electro-mechanical systems and mechatronic devices.

· Create automated systems and software that will help in controlling mechatronic devices.

· Other tasks as assigned by upper management.

Specific Duties

Ensure projects progress and are completed in a timely manner relative to their complexity, scope, and involvement.

• Based on availability of supporting resources (CAD designer, New Product Development Lab (NPD), etc.), projects should progress at a rate relative to the complexity of the project
• The design engineer should be able to multitask on multiple projects while placing emphasis on projects with higher priority.
• Direct and coordinate manufacturing or building of prototype products or systems.
• Work with NPD or outside facilities to quickly create accurate, inexpensive prototypes for field testing.
• Ensure proper validation is obtained and properly documented.
• Work with NPD department or outside facilities to test products at limits beyond normal operating conditions.
• Always design experiments that will guarantee long-lasting, safe, reliable parts for the customer.

Standards of Performance

Quality and quantity of new products

• Timeliness of project completions
• Response to customers with new product inquiries
• Design quality and accuracy
• Similarity of testing simulations to real applications

· B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering.

· Minimum of 3 years of designing engineering experience.

· Strong knowledge of structural components, welding, and materials.

· Experience designing and building mechanical equipment, fixturing, and tooling in CAD (SolidWorks preferred).

· Experience in Lean Manufacturing, Automation, and Capital Projects a plus.

· Project management, codes & standards.

· Mechanical - Rotating & Static Equipment.

· Must be able to manage workload for multiple projects at once.

· Experience with Microsoft Excel and Word.

· Must have a proven history of working independently with minimal direct supervision.

· Demonstrated team player and team leader qualities.

· Highly motivated individual that has a strong drive for results.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 per year

Experience:

• structural components, welding and materials: 2 years (Required)
• Design Engineering: 3 years (Required)