Senior Machine Design Engineer

Pipeline Design & Engineering is hiring a Senior Machine Design Engineer to design custom equipment, fixtures, and machines. The role includes engineering analyses, prototype testing and assembly, project-specific R&D, documentation, and design reviews with customers, vendors, and team members.

Responsibilities:

• Design mechanical systems for new custom equipment, fixtures, and machines using Solidworks (must have working knowledge of motion control and automation hardware such as motors, actuators, air cylinders, sensors, etc, as well as a broad working knowledge of automation hardware suppliers)
• Have working knowledge of and ability to implement OTS hardware (e.g. toggle clamps, spring plungers, shoulder screws, dowel pins, gears, etc) and automation equipment (e.g. motors, linear actuators, air cylinders, sensors, vision systems, PLCs, etc) into new equipment designs
• Utilize working knowledge and experience to design for the following manufacturing processes (in order of frequency): machining, 3D printing, sheetmetal and/or weldments, & plastic injection molding
• Basic engineering analyses of parts, assemblies, and systems
• Bench top testing & assembly of prototype parts and assemblies
• Project-specific R&D
• Create documentation (manufacturing drawings, reports, etc)
• Design reviews & meetings with customers, vendors, & other Pipeline team members
• Experience programming (e.g. PLCs, C++, LabVIEW, Python, etc) for automation is a big plus (but not mandatory)

Requirements:

• Engineers who have a minimum of 3 years of Solidworks (or combined Solidworks and other CAD) experience, and a minimum of 3 years working professionally (i.e. not as a student) within the field of machine design (motors, linear actuators, pneumatics, sensors, PLCs, etc)
• An engineering or bachelor's degree is not required
• must have working knowledge of motion control and automation hardware such as motors, actuators, air cylinders, sensors, etc, as well as a broad working knowledge of automation hardware suppliers
• Have working knowledge of and ability to implement OTS hardware (e.g. toggle clamps, spring plungers, shoulder screws, dowel pins, gears, etc) and automation equipment (e.g. motors, linear actuators, air cylinders, sensors, vision systems, PLCs, etc) into new equipment designs
• Utilize working knowledge and experience to design for the following manufacturing processes (in order of frequency): machining, 3D printing, sheetmetal and/or weldments, & plastic injection molding
• Experience programming (e.g. PLCs, C++, LabVIEW, Python, etc) for automation is a big plus (but not mandatory)