Title: Mechanical Engineer III
Location: On-site at Corning, NY
Duration: 12 Months with possibility of extension
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, Typical 40 hours (May require working weekends/holidays or longer days to support the schedule)
The manager is willing to consider non-local candidates who are willing to relocate at their own expense
Travel Requirements: Domestic travel up to 25% to a supplier or vendor may be required for equipment check-out before shipment.
Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered
Description:
A senior mechanical design engineer responsible for providing detailed mechanical designs of handling and process equipment. Responsible for all aspects of the design, build and debug of equipment including vendor management. hands-on mechanical support for the installation, start-up and debugging of glass manufacturing process equipment. This includes working with a multi-functional team (mechanical, electrical, controls, facilities, IT, operations, etc.) Involves the application of mechanical principles encompassed in mechanics, hydraulics, thermodynamics, metallurgy, and machine design used for the design, production, operation, and use of machinery of all types.
Requirments
- 7+ years of mechanical equipment design experience
- Proficient with SolidWorks
- Competent with structural FEA analysis
- Experience with design, installation, start-up and debugging of robust mechanical equipment suitable for the manufacturing environment.
- Ability to effectively manage mechanical and electrical trades, executing equipment installation and debugging.
- Knowledge of machine guarding and safety practices and standards (OSHA, etc.)
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to collaborate and work with diverse teams (skills, gender, culture, race, etc.)
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with the internal project team to understand design requirements
- Independently determines and develops approaches to solutions
- Responsible for installation and debugging at the factory site
- Provide hands-on input and insight into equipment installation and troubleshooting
- Verify equipment build and layout against drawings
- Coordinate the installation plan with safety and plant receivers
- Confer with client engineers and vendors to resolve equipment installation or build discrepancies.
Education: Bachelor’s degree required, Preferred: Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics other engineering degrees may be considered if experience is highly relevant
Experience: Preferred 10 years relevant experience, Flexible: Will consider 5–7 years if experience is very strong and relevant, experience should be closely tied to manufacturing equipment / mechanical design
Required Skills – Top 3
- Mechanical Design Experience
- Strong background in machine / manufacturing equipment design
- Not facilities or building design
- SolidWorks Proficiency
- Hands‑on design using SolidWorks
- Ability to use SolidWorks Simulation to guide design decisions
- Manufacturing & Production Exposure
- Experience designing equipment that goes into production environments
- Ability to support installation and debug, even if design‑heavy
Nice-to-Have / Preferred Skills
- Automation or automated manufacturing equipment experience
- Structural or design‑level FEA / simulation experience (SolidWorks Simulation preferred, ANSYS acceptable)
- Early‑stage design experience with ambiguous or evolving requirements
- Hands‑on prototyping experience
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Ability to work well in team‑based, cross‑functional environments
Interview process:
- Initial virtual screening(s) (Teams)
- On‑site panel interview
- Typically 2–3 interviewers
- Hands‑on mechanical design discussion is expected
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