When you join Hamilton Caster, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. With a 117-year legacy of quality, innovation and family ownership/management, your impact will span the nation. We roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen.
At Hamilton Caster’s new State-of-the-Art climate-controlled manufacturing facility, we provide world class manufacturers with superior material handling products that enable our customers to build their products better – fighter jets, aircraft carriers, automobiles, and bulldozers to name just a few. Without a dedicated workforce, Hamilton Caster could not effectively meet our customers’ needs. Join us!
The Role
We are seeking a talented and experienced Mechanical Design Engineer with 7+ years of experience to join our team. As a mechanical design engineer, you will be responsible for designing our next generation of industrial casters, wheels, and material handling products for commercial sale. The Mechanical Design Engineer will join a team of expert material handling engineers to propose new product designs, improve existing product design, and customize our products to customers’ unique requirements. The Mechanical Design Engineer will use Autodesk Inventor 2023 as their primary design software.
Responsibilities
- Design products and subcomponents that meet the needs of the industrial marketplace that are sold into the automotive, aerospace, heavy manufacturing markets.
- Perform full lifecycle product development (design, develop, test prototypes, manufacture and implement).
- Coordination with manufacturing/production engineering for material procurement and production planning including selection of materials. Apply DFMA principles throughout the design process.
- Test and evaluate theoretical designs and eventually evaluate final product’s overall performance, reliability, and safety.
- Engage in lifelong learning and develop new theories or methods.
- The ultimate goal is to design “best in class” industrial casters and wheels for the material handling industry.
Requirements
- 7+ years proven working experience in mechanical engineering with industrial products.
- Must have proficiency with 3D CAD Software, preferably Autodesk Inventor.
- Work experience with using Finite Element Analysis and product management software: Autodesk Vault, Product Lifecycle Management (NX) or Product Data Management (SolidWorks).
- Experience with machine design, including structural design, assemblies, subassemblies, weldments, and components is highly desired.
- Experience in generating, maintaining and updating product Bills of Materials is desired.
- Adequate knowledge of engineering analysis tools.
- Solid understanding of core concepts including mechanics, kinematics, materials science etc.
- Solid understanding of manufacturing processes (machining, welding and assembly).
- General knowledge of forging and casting processes.
Key Competencies
- Motivated self-starter
- Problem solving capabilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent mechanical and technical skills
- Ability to work collaboratively or independently
- Positive can-do attitude
Employee Benefits
Our goal at Hamilton Caster is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. At Hamilton Caster, we value your performance so we offer mid-year and end-of-year bonuses plus a total rewards package that provides medical, dental, RX, paid life insurance, and 401K benefits.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
To be considered for the position, please send your resume to [email protected]