Shift 1 (United States of America)
Essential Functions
- Contribute to the overall machine concept and layout
- Engineer and lead system and subassembly design
- Analyzes specifications and performance requirements to develop and lead cost-effective designs
- Provides technical advice as well as assist in debugging designs and machinery
- Determines the feasibility of applying new or modified designs to equipment or products considering costs, time limitations, company planning and other technical factors
- Prepares or directs the preparation of product or system layouts, detailed drawings, and schematics
- Checks designs and details for technical accuracy and recommends revisions or concept expansion for problem resolutions
- Provides technical support for manufacturing and assembly
- Develops test plans and experimental programs. Analyzes test data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications
- Confers with Validation, Run-off, and other engineering personnel. Prepares design modifications as required
- Liaison with customers or vendors as required exchanging information on product or system capability
- Has an understanding of estimating time on tasks, setting priorities, planning short term and long-term goals, project monitoring, and time management
Competencies
- Has sufficient familiarity with Reliability and Maintainability principles, tools, and techniques to appropriately design into new or modified products
- Capable of giving technical direction to accomplish desired project objectives, typically to Designers, Detailers, or Design Engineers, and technical support to the shop in the building, manufacturing, or testing of product.
- Knowledge and understanding of the use computer assisted design equipment. Creo, Windchill, and Mathcad are a plus.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, and test reports.
- Ability to communicate, in writing, facts and information clearly, accurately and with significance. Typical written communications include department reports, engineer meeting notes, design reviews, memos, trip reports, and recommendations of procedures and methods. Ability to effectively present information to top management in both verbal and written form
- Mathematical knowledge and application to mechanical, hydraulic, electromechanical, and electrical equipment design. Must be capable of performing strength of materials, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, power transmission, and simple hydraulic computations
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering
- 7-10 years relevant experience in capital equipment, heavy machinery design, or manufacturing.
Who we are:
Milacron is a global leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of highly engineered and customized systems within the $27 billion plastic technology and processing industry. We are the only global company with a full-line product portfolio that includes hot runner systems, injection molding, extrusion equipment. We maintain strong market positions across these products, as well as leading positions in process control systems, mold bases and components, maintenance, repair and operating (“MRO”) supplies for plastic processing equipment. Our strategy is to deliver highly customized equipment, components and service to our customers throughout the lifecycle of their plastic processing technology systems.
EEO: The policy of Milacron is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. We are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offer opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at recruitingaccommodations@milacron.com. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.