Mechanical Engineer

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location: Erie, PA 16531 (100% Onsite)

Experience Required: 6–8 Years

Skills:

• 3DEXPERIENCE Design and Engineering
• New Product Introduction (NPI) – Product Engineering

Role Description

• Experience leading multiple projects in parallel, ensuring commitments are well established and met, with regular updates to stakeholders.
• Experience and familiarity working within an engineering design framework, such as a well-established design review/tollgate process, including:
• Requirements Traceability
• Concept Development / Down Select
• Detailed Analysis
• Validation Strategy
• Validation Execution
• Production Launch
• Strong decision-making skills. Responsible for deviation review and disposition of non-conforming parts.
• Demonstrated independent drive and follow-up. Will lead engineering engagement in PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), requiring coordination with internal teams and external vendors.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including:
• Presenting to leadership
• Interacting with cross-functional peers
• Providing updates to various stakeholders, including Production, Reliability, Sourcing, etc.
• Experience and ability to work hands-on in validation and product troubleshooting, navigating progress and addressing roadblocks as they arise.

Technical Experience

• Drawing, documentation, and procedure development.
• Strong understanding of GD&T.
• Fatigue evaluation and life predictions, including parent material S-N curves, weld evaluation, etc.
• Mechanical component design and analysis techniques, including:
• Bolted Joint Analysis
• FEA
• CFD
• Root Cause Analysis techniques, including containment and corrective actions.

Essential Skills

• Experience leading multiple projects in parallel and ensuring commitments are well established and met with regular stakeholder updates.
• Experience working within an engineering design framework, including design reviews/tollgates, requirements traceability, concept development, detailed analysis, validation strategy, validation execution, and production launch.
• Strong decision-making skills, including deviation review and disposition of non-conforming parts.
• Independent drive and follow-up, with experience leading engineering engagement in PPAP and coordinating with internal teams and external vendors.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience in validation and product troubleshooting.
• Drawing, documentation, and procedure development.
• Strong understanding of GD&T.
• Fatigue evaluation, life predictions, S-N curves, and weld evaluation.
• Mechanical component design and analysis, including Bolted Joint Analysis, FEA, and CFD.
• Root Cause Analysis, containment, and corrective actions.