Job description
On Line Design, Inc. is currently assisting our client in Kettering, OH (South Dayton) to find a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for a direct hire role that has expertise in designing converting lines and a primary focus on Thin Foil substrates. This is not a remote or Hybrid role. All work on site. Must be U.S. Authorized.
Job Title: Thin Foil Senior Design Engineer
Summary: The Senior Design Engineer will develop manufacturing systems using our patented processes for creating battery cathodes and anodes. Our disruptive process addresses the limited supply and rising costs of battery materials faced with traditional cathode casting and anode manufacturing process.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of this position is to develop, engineer, design and assist in the manufacture of high-volume manufacturing cathode and anode equipment and introduction of new products using our electroplating processes.
Reporting to the Director of Engineering, the candidate will lead and participate with various teams to design and build custom manufacturing equipment using patented process and transitioning them to high-volume manufacturing.
Familiarity with commercial standard foil handling systems is paramount. You will work with suppliers to specify, purchase, and set up equipment for the company's projects and establish a baseline performance.
Responsibilities
- Design mechanical systems and assemblies from concept to production using 3D CAD software.
- Develop documentation to support the design and development process, such as design specifications, design decision documents, engineering testing/analysis documents and reports, and well as verification procedures.
- Lead and participate in design review presentations.
- Contribute to R&D efforts to facilitate ongoing product development.
- Produce detailed component and assembly drawings to be used in manufacturing and assembly.
- Select major system components that satisfy design specifications while understanding tradeoffs and the overall impact to cost, availability, obsolescence, reliability, etc.
- Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs in accordance with company guidelines
- Thoroughly document your work in accordance with company policy
- Provide support to production and troubleshoot technical issues
- Train manufacturing personnel
- Maintain product quality through compliance with the companies ISO 9001 certification
- Troubleshoot and lead root cause investigations and corrective actions in process related defects.
- Effectively communicate the status and results of projects to managers and executives regularly through verbal and written communication. Communication with customers and/or suppliers and may be required.
Required Capabilities
- Direct experience with advanced part and assembly modeling techniques using 3D CAD software
- Strong experience with creating manufacturing and assembly drawings
- Experience designing electro-mechanical devices and systems
- Basic proficiency with PCs in a Windows environment including Microsoft Office
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal
- Understands safe design stresses in both static and cyclically loaded components
- Proficiency in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) as it related to structural loading
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have a commitment to safety with primary experience in foil converting systems.
Additional Requirements
- Experience with Excel and PowerPoint, CAD software such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, etc.
- Experience building process flow diagrams and process & instrumentation diagrams, as well as building mass-energy balances for processing plants. Working knowledge and experience with process simulation software is a plus
- Strong and independent problem-solving skills. Experience with diagnosing issues using failure analysis techniques and recommending solutions
- Bulk solids handling and powder processing systems, including powder blending, powder/spray coatings, crushing/milling, mechanical sorting/sieving/separation
- High temperature thermal processing/calcining systems
- Understanding of the flow behavior and characteristics of powders as they relate to reliable handling system design
Education Requirements and Experience
Minimum education requirement, Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with 5 - 10 years of industry experience.
Online Design, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.