Senior Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer

JR Automation, a Hitachi Group Company, requires an experienced senior mechanical engineer to work onsite at our Greenville and Liberty, South Carolina facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop deep knowledge and skills in a specific practice area.
• Evaluate, select, and apply standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform tasks for conventional projects with few complex features.
• Collaboratively use judgement to determine adaptations in methods for nonroutine aspects of assignments.
• Work on small projects or portions of larger projects.
• May review the technical output of team members.
• Influence team and department decisions.
• Disciplined lead and contributor to facilitate successful projects.
• Possess above average oral and written communication skills.
• Represent the organization in communications and conferences pertaining to broad aspects of engineering assignments.
• Work under minimum supervision.
• Exercise independent judgment, innovate, and work autonomously.
• Recognize and implement significant design and workflow improvements.
• Recognize engineering and automation/amusement technology-related design and workflow improvements.

Note: This list of responsibilities is inclusive; however, it is intended to be a guideline for activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or closely related discipline, or an associate's degree (2-year) with experience from an accredited program (ABET/EAC).
• 5+ years' work experience as a mechanical engineer.
• Experienced with CAD software (SolidWorks, Creo, NX, AutoCAD).
• FE Exam or EIT desired.
• Proficient in the application of standard and advanced engineering principles, practices, and procedures.
• Has sufficient knowledge to supervise others.
• Breadth and depth of experience to enterprise engineering problems.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to accomplish tasks.
• Able to quickly recognize and fix common engineering problems based on experience, including review and critique of others' work.
• Able to lead discipline-specific teams and influence project direction and progress.
• Viewed as a technical expert in the department.
• May serve as a mentor or coach for developing engineers.
• Current or prior JR Automation experience, or experience in the automation industry is strongly preferred.
• Travel required up to 25%, including overnight and international.

Disclaimer: JR Automation requires candidates to successfully complete a 10-panel drug screen, physical examination, and background check.

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