Sr Mechanical Engineer

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Sr Mechanical Engineer 

The Senior Mechanical Engineer plays a key role in the design, development and deployment of engineering solutions for our Seed Production Operations globally.  The role is a member of the SPI-Technology’s Engineering Solutions capability hub and provides technical and engineering excellence, as well as successful delivery of work to our customers. The incumbent is responsible for a high level of customer satisfaction by ensuring expectations are clearly communicated and managed – both externally and internally. The Senior Mechanical Engineer is a key member of a cross functional mission teams with hands-on role in the design, development, constructing, and documentation of mechanical and electrical systems from the prototyping/validation stage through implementation/deployment.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Senior Mechanical Engineer, are to:  

• Responsible for and helps lead the design and develop of mechanical and electrical systems for domestic and international laboratory, production, and agricultural environments;
• Responsible for and helps lead the research of new technologies and recommends technical innovation in machine/system architecture, control methodologies, and industrial/lab automation;
• Supports and helps lead project planning and design, estimating resources, timeline and cost as well as creating functional requirements, engineering drawings, test plans, technical reports, and operational documents;
• Construct working prototypes to validate performance compared to requirements;
• Design and development activities include leading, participating, coordinating, and supporting planning, concept, design and execution stages, safety and design risk assessments, prototyping/testing, design reviews, verification & validation;
• Work closely with other discipline engineering and science teams to develop concepts and innovative solutions;
• Work closely with matrix team members, support staff, and manufacturing teams in machine/system operation to ensure design is transferable to production sites;
• Document intellectual property and create patent applications;
• Collaborates with Safety departments to comply with company and industry safety and design standards;
• Identify and form partnerships with external fabrication suppliers and component vendors.

 WHO YOU ARE

 Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field;
• Technical contributor throughout the design and development project stages;
• Taking initiative, identifying new methods and approaches, and challenging current methods of working;
• Hands-on experience constructing complex mechanical and electrical systems;
• Experience in designing for reliability and manufacturability;
• Experience in the selection and application of transducers and sensors, machine and process controls, motor drives / controllers and machine component selection;
• Expert knowledge of a professional level CAD software with demonstrated proficiency using SolidWorks.
• Experience in the design of electro-mechanical systems, pneumatic systems, automated conveyor and robotic work cells, material handling equipment;
• Experience with prototype building and test fixtures, rapid prototyping techniques, fabrication methods, validation methods/tools including experimental design, data reduction/analysis, interpretation, and iteration;
• Experience with documentation of designs, design changes, and test/validation results;
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple projects and tasks;
• Strong mathematical, verbal, and written communication skills;
• Experience using standard office productivity software; Excel, Word, PowerPoint;
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Plastic injection molding and mold design;
• Experience designing, selection and application of controllers (PLC, microcontroller, PC-Based), power distribution, electrical panel design and layout, transducers / sensors, digital / analog signal interface, motor drives / controllers and machine components;
• Strong knowledge and experience with engineering principles and procedures that apply to machine design, machine safety and machine risk assessment;
• Experience using electrical test equipment; digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, process meters, logic analyzers, etc;
• Experience designing electrical and electronic systems for machinery, equipment, or automation applications;
• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field with 7+ years of industry experience or advanced engineering degree with 4+ years of industry experience;
• CFD and/or FEA model simulation;
• Hydraulic system design;
• Programming PLC’s, microcontrollers, with higher-level languages;
• Proficiency using AutoCAD;
• PLC and HMI programming experience.  Preferred experience with Rockwell Automation PLC platforms: RSLogix 5000, Studio 5000 and HMI development software: FactoryTalk View Studio SE/ME, Studio 5000 View Designer;
• Experience with coordinated motion control, controller setup and tuning, stepper motors, servo motors, pneumatics, and hydraulics;
• Imaging systems and image processing.