Mechanical Engineer

The typical day of a Mechanical Engineer at Swindell Dressler starts with a few meetings just to make sure everyone is on the same page. From there the day heavily consists of working with the drafting team (8-9 drafters) to go over designs, drawings, bills & materials, and running different calculations. The mechanical engineer will also take points throughout the day to check in on what is being worked on in the shop and help where they can. The mechanical engineer will also work with different Project Managers and Purchasing teams to make sure all proponents of said projects are up to par and able to be completed.
- Design / specification of:
o Structural steel design of kiln structure, platforms, kiln cars, and kiln doors
o Refractory insulation layout for kilns and ductwork
o Design of mechanical systems such as kiln doors and kiln car movement systems, including selecting equipment such as electric motors, hydraulic equipment, pneumatic equipment, pulleys, gears, and sprockets.
- Directing the drafters as they model and draw equipment designed by the engineer, including checking over final drawings.
- Creating bill of materials
- Laboratory testing including written reports.
- Hands on training to learn company standard assembly procedures.
- Coordination within house fabrication shop
- Inspect components received from vendors, and finished systems for QA/QC
- Travel to on-site installations during construction and commissioning for start-up and troubleshooting
Operate company standard HMI/SCADA systems.

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Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineer or a related field
- Autodesk experience (Autodesk Inventor)
Okay with up to 25% travel (could be in or outside of the US)

Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- EIT
- PE
Experiences with furnaces (industrial)

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.