Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Salary Range: $91,000 - $173,000/ Yr.
As the largest machine tool builder in the western world, we need world‑class talent in all of our departments. We’re not just looking for people for the production floor. Haas is a very vertically integrated company, with a wide range of high‑tech career opportunities available.
Oh, and yes, we are the same Haas that owns the Haas Factory Racing Team and Haas F1 Team from the Netflix series: Drive to Survive.
Responsibilities
- Work from initial concepts, as opposed to developed or semi‑developed ideas. Formulate original ideas without assistance. Act as principal engineer on the most complex projects.
- Design and engineer highly complex mechanical assemblies. Select materials and heat‑treat processes, perform load and force calculations, etc.
- Establish manufacturing and assembly procedures for new products, including design of assembly tooling, creation of assembly instructions, and establishment of inspection methods.
- Design product and component testing methods, perform and direct testing, collect and prepare data from testing, present organized written results and draw conclusions.
- Use company computer aided design (CAD) software at an expert level, including generation of complex layouts, assembly drawings, and part design and detailing. Check and approve drawings of others.
- Use company solid modeling software. Design complex parts and assemblies, and can perform basic geometric analysis on parts and assemblies.
- Initiate and coordinate initial production runs of newly introduced products. Anticipate space requirements, tooling needs, manpower requirements, and training requirements. Coordinate the efforts of manufacturing engineers, assemblers, and technicians.
- Effectively assist the Service Department in solving customer problems, including personally communicating with customers when necessary. Provide formal training of service personnel on new products and features.
- Produce technical reference and data as necessary for the creation of marketing/sales, manufacturing, assembly, machine user and service support media. These may include written reports, functional requirements, presentations, reference data, procedures, charts, system summaries and video documentation.
- Work effectively on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Lead and coordinate other company activities related to product development.
- Employees are expected to follow instructions, procedures and to elevate any issue impacting workflow, quality, etc.
- Employees must exhibit honesty and integrity as well as demonstrate adherence to rules, procedures and policies.
Supervisory Responsibilities
None.
Minimum Qualifications
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience leading projects.
- 0-5% travel required.
Desired Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree BA/BS/BFA/BSA from a four‑year college or university is required, plus additional related experience, training and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Major
Mechanical Engineering
Experience
8+ years.
Language Skills
Must have the ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex business, government and technical documents in English. Must have the capability to effectively respond to the most sensitive inquiries and/or complaints made by others. Must be able to write speeches and articles using original and/or innovative styles or techniques. It is imperative to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial and/or complex topics to top management, and/or public groups.
Mathematical Skills
Must have an advanced understanding of mathematical concepts including but not limited to probability, statistical inference, fundamentals of plane and solid geometry, trigonometry, and/or calculus.
Reasoning Ability
Must have the ability to apply principles of logical and scientific thinking as well as work with a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. In the most difficult phases must be able to deal with nonverbal symbolism such as formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc. Must have the ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
Physical Demands
- Sitting – Occasionally
- Standing – Frequently
- Walking – Frequently
- Bending (neck) – Frequently
- Bending (waist) – Rarely
- Squatting – Occasionally
- Twisting (neck) – Occasionally
- Twisting (waist) – Occasionally
- Climbing – Occasionally
- Kneeling – Occasionally
- Crawling – Occasionally
- Reaching (above shoulder level) – Occasionally
- Reaching (below shoulder level) – Occasionally
Hand Use
- Repetitive use of hand – Frequently
- Simple grasping – Frequently
- Power grasping – Occasionally
- Fine manipulation – Frequently
- Pushing & Pulling – Frequently
Vision
- Close vision – Yes
- Distance vision – Yes
- Color vision – Yes
- Peripheral vision – Yes
- Depth perception – Yes
- Adjust focus – Yes
Lifting Requirements
- 0-10 lbs. – Occasionally
- 11-25 lbs. – Occasionally
- 26-50 lbs. – Occasionally
- 51-60 lbs. – Never
- 61+ lbs. – Never
Equipment Use
This position requires computer use, including monitor, keyboard, mouse, trackball, touchpad, etc. Frequently.
Work Environment
- Moderate and occasionally loud noise level.
- General office or engineering lab environment – Frequently
- Machining or production floor – Occasionally
- Exposure to moving mechanical parts and vibration – Frequently
- Exposure to hazardous chemicals, fumes or airborne particles – Rarely
- Exposure to outside weather conditions, extreme cold or extreme heat – Rarely
- Exposure to risk of electrical shock – Occasionally