Mechanical Engineer 3 at The STEELASTIC Co. in Cuyahoga Falls, OH

THE COMPANY:

For over 50 years, Steelastic, based in Cuyahoga Falls, Northeast Ohio, is a leading manufacturer and innovator of specialist capital equipment to service the needs of the global tire industry. We have over 900 systems operating in more than 55 countries around the world. Our customers include all the multinational tire companies, and most of the top independent tire companies in the world. We pride ourselves on being customer focused, market driven with a culture that encourages creative thinking & innovation. Our team is empowered to be responsible & proactive in their everyday activities, strive for & achieve excellence in all aspects. We never compromise on our EHS responsibilities. Great Culture & Opportunity!

The Position (Summary):

The Mechanical Engineer 3 will perform mechanical machine design engineering duties, product design, product customizations, resolving design and documentation issues, with primary focus on capital equipment associated with the production of pneumatic tire components.

The Mechanical Engineer 3 is expected to possess a minimum of an intermediate level of proficiency with the majority of these tasks and may require help from an expert occasionally, but the engineer can usually fulfill the full requirements of this position independently.

Minimum Essential Requirements:

• Design & Development
  • Critique/validate, improve/redesign existing, legacy machine designs and processes to be more durable, simpler, and cost effective
  • Interpret, trouble-shoot, diagnose & adapt existing, legacy designs based on customers’ requests & order amendments
  • Originate new concepts in products and processes based on customer or market demands
• Bill of Materials and Drawings
  • Generate, issue, revise, BOMs, assembly, and detail drawings
  • Document revisions using existing Engineering Change Notice (ECN) procedure
  • Follow internal and external engineering standards and practices
  • Proficient in properly applying constraints to manufacturing drawings (calculation of dimensional stack-ups, form tolerances, surface finishes, etc.)
  • Knowledgeable in metal cutting and fabricating manufacturing processes and order of operations, as well as additive manufacturing technology
• Ensure Safety
  • Assure designs, components, and guarding comply with or exceed current global and individual customer standards
  • Successfully operate in accordance with internal and external EHS guidelines as dictated by your working environment on any given day
  • Provide the operations department, including our manufacturing floor, support such as clarifying specifications and assisting in problem resolution
  • Complete assigned projects and tasks within allotted time and cost constraints
  • Assist customers directly and indirectly when machine operation problems or questions arise
  • As necessary, attend bid review meetings and department meetings
  • Estimate mechanical engineering hours given a project scope of work

Preferred Key Requirements:

• Excellent written and graphical communication skills
• Strong attention to detail to fully document industrial machine manufacturing and operations using industry standard methodology
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in mechanical machine design for automated industrial machinery
• Expertise in a variety of engineering standards (ANSI/ ISO/ ASTM), concepts, practices, and procedures
• Tire/rubber industry experience preferred

Design and Technology Skills:

• Ability to, independently or collaboratively, generate new or critique/validate existing/preliminary designs prior to release to production. Including but not limited to the following areas:
  • Power transmission design: rolls, shafts, pulleys, screws, bearings, couplings, gear trains, lubrication and sealing systems, etc.
  • Weldment design and detailing: structural section/plate steel, machine bases/frame works, joints, and associated pre-heat and stress relieving specifications
  • Surface treatment specifications as they relate to:
    • Anti-tack (spray, plasma, thermal etc.)
    • Anti-wear (Hard chrome, hardface, and other engineering coatings)
  • Able to generate/critique detailed calculations and analysis, such as, time study, assembly stack-ups, stress/ flow/ heat transfer analysis, power transmission, material selection, related component selection
  • Ability to generate and critique pneumatic system component selection and schematics, including sequence
  • Ability to perform, standardized, risk assessment of industrial machinery and follow-up with proper and efficient mitigation schemes and designs
  • Understands industrial machinery sequences and logic and can clearly document them for use by mechanical, electrical and software engineers, and technicians

Applications Engineering:

• Demonstrated proficiency with the design, configuration, and application of one or more of the Steelastic major product lines
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate within the team to convert customer requirements into complete (mechanical and electrical), organized, and accurate estimates for materials, engineering, and shop labor associated with the design and manufacture of industrial capital equipment

Project Support:

• Provide machine troubleshooting support to production floor and field service technicians for new and legacy equipment
• Throughout the design process, effectively communicate and collaborate with Electrical Engineering, as well as other department members in order to ensure design integrity and seamless hand-off to purchasing and production
• Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products

Experience and Education:

• Experience: 10+ years’ experience in an engineering department, preferably in industrial capital equipment
• Education: Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program, or significant commensurate experience plus demonstrated ability
• Communication: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal communication

Technology:

• Effective use of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with ERP (Microsoft D365 preferred) and Business Intelligence desired
• Advanced to expert proficiency in SolidWorks, Excel, and AutoCAD
• Position will require daily utilization of Microsoft Teams, D365, Microsoft Office Suite, and SolidWorks

Travel Requirements:

Less than 10%

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Occasional delegation of work to lower-level engineers and/or contract engineers

Work Environment & Culture:

The work environment (physical requirements) is described below, and the company culture is dedicated to fostering a very strong environmental health and safety program. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work is performed both in the office and manufacturing area. While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is required to walk, stand, reach, and sit for up to 8 hours a day.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance.