Senior Mechanical / Design Engineer

Ametek, Inc.•Uwchlan Township, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

With FARO CREAFORM, possibility takes form. We give quality teams, production teams, maintenance teams, and designers the certainty to manufacture and design like never before — transforming 3D measurements into smarter decisions and endless possibilities. We work with the largest companies on the planet to provide the solutions that enable them to overcome their most pressing industry challenges. In aerospace and automotive, we work with firms like SpaceX, NASA, Tesla and Volvo among others. In the construction industry, we work with the largest builders to scan and design astonishing projects. For public safety professionals, our forensics scanning tools solve crimes and document scenes with high tech gear you probably see on CSI and in the movies! We believe that if it can be dreamed it can also be measured. And if it can be measured, it can also be realized. The Senior Design Mechanical Engineer is a key contributor responsible for design and analysis of mechanical systems, equipment and packaging for FARO's metrology products. This position is considered a hybrid position out of our Exton, PA office or our Lake Mary, Florida office. Hybrid is 2x-3x weekly in office.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering
A minimum of 5 years of relevant mechanical/industrial engineering experience. Preference towards 10 years of relevant experience
Mechanical design using Solidworks or similar CAD package
Surface modeling using Solidworks or similar CAD package
Design of injection molded parts
Industrial design and evaluation of products for improved product user interaction (UI/UX)
Drawing generation in accordance with ASME Y14.5M Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
Design of machined, sheet metal and cast parts
System error budgets and tolerance stack ups
Finite element analysis (FEA) using Solidworks Simulation or ANSYS

Responsibilities

Key individual contributor able to work autonomously to support the design of new metrology instrument products.
Support projects from concept to productions in close coordination with related departments and vendors
Serve as subject matter expert for product external design including industrial design, plastic molded part design and user interfaces
Conduct feasibility studies of designs and concepts using engineering principles and FEA software
Develop and coordinate with vendors to provide finished work that meets requirements
Perform hands-on assembly, testing and troubleshooting of prototypes to ensure design requirements are met
Analyze and refine high level requirements
Develop assembly, calibration and compensation techniques.
Build BOMs for manufacturing and assembly
Guide and assist operations with creation of assembly instructions
Serve as a mentor to other mechanical engineers and designers in areas of expertise