Birdon Group · 3 hours ago
Mechanical Engineer II
Bayou La Batre, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expBirdon America, Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Engineer II to join their team in Bayou La Batre, AL. The role involves designing and developing mechanical parts and providing engineering support, including creating 2D drawings and 3D models, and troubleshooting product designs.
Marine TechnologyService IndustryShipping
Responsibilities
Independently plan and perform engineering and technical work concerning the design, engineering, and drafting of company products
Complete the majority of 2D part drawings, 3D parts modelling and manufacturing part drawings based on existing design layouts
Develop manufacturing part drawings in accordance with applicable industry and engineering standards
Verify product designs utilizing 3D modelling in SolidWorks, PRO-E, or Autodesk Inventor by checking form, fit, and function
Assign part numbers as required for new manufactured parts and purchased items
Organize and maintain production drawing file store using Autodesk Vault or equivalent database
Create and maintain accurate Bill of Materials in company ERP system
Handle engineering changes and engineering related corrective actions and revise part drawings to refine products or correct errors based on input from personnel on the shop floor
Create product illustrated parts diagrams and write product manuals
Provide engineering technical support to the fabrication and machine shop
Revise and refine product design to facilitate manufacture of products based on design criteria to reduce production cost, production time, material waste, ease of fabrication and machining
Research engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting concept or working sketches and drawings
Utilize Metallurgy/Material Properties knowledge of working and machining characteristics for a wide variety of materials such as stainless steels, duplex stainless steels, cast iron, ni-resist, carbon steels and aluminum in the designing of company products
Assist in the design and development of new products from conceptual ideas and design layouts to final product designs
Interface with outside vendors for component selection, manufacturing, and assembly
Familiarity with RFP, RFQ, RFI
Review assigned projects to ascertain test specifications, procedures, objectives, test equipment, nature of technical problems, and possible solutions, such as part redesign, substitution of material or parts, or rearrangement of parts or subassemblies
Assist in new product development
Confers with supervisors, production, quality department or others to resolve quality problems
Continuous improvement effort to enhance the quality of products
Maintains clean and safe operations by adhering to company mandated rules, safety procedures and regulations
Qualification
Required
Associate or bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechanical engineering technology or equivalent
5 years of product design/engineering experience in an engineering environment
Ability to perform all aspects of engineering functions such as 2D drawing, 3D modeling and designing new products using computer-aided design software such as SolidWorks, Pro-E, AutoCAD Inventor
Ability to produce moderately complex engineering drawings/diagrams
Ability to assist in troubleshooting the design of company products
Ability to independently plan and perform engineering and technical work concerning the design, engineering, and drafting of company products
Ability to complete the majority of 2D part drawings, 3D parts modelling and manufacturing part drawings based on existing design layouts
Ability to develop manufacturing part drawings in accordance with applicable industry and engineering standards
Ability to verify product designs utilizing 3D modelling in SolidWorks, PRO-E, or Autodesk Inventor by checking form, fit, and function
Ability to assign part numbers as required for new manufactured parts and purchased items
Ability to organize and maintain production drawing file store using Autodesk Vault or equivalent database
Ability to create and maintain accurate Bill of Materials in company ERP system
Ability to handle engineering changes and engineering related corrective actions and revise part drawings to refine products or correct errors based on input from personnel on the shop floor
Ability to create product illustrated parts diagrams and write product manuals
Ability to provide engineering technical support to the fabrication and machine shop
Ability to revise and refine product design to facilitate manufacture of products based on design criteria to reduce production cost, production time, material waste, ease of fabrication and machining
Ability to research engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting concept or working sketches and drawings
Utilization of Metallurgy/Material Properties knowledge of working and machining characteristics for a wide variety of materials such as stainless steels, duplex stainless steels, cast iron, ni-resist, carbon steels and aluminum in the designing of company products
Ability to assist in the design and development of new products from conceptual ideas and design layouts to final product designs
Ability to interface with outside vendors for component selection, manufacturing, and assembly
Familiarity with RFP, RFQ, RFI
Ability to review assigned projects to ascertain test specifications, procedures, objectives, test equipment, nature of technical problems, and possible solutions, such as part redesign, substitution of material or parts, or rearrangement of parts or subassemblies
Ability to assist in new product development
Ability to confer with supervisors, production, quality department or others to resolve quality problems
Continuous improvement effort to enhance the quality of products
Ability to maintain clean and safe operations by adhering to company mandated rules, safety procedures and regulations
Company
Birdon Group
We engineer certainty across the maritime lifecycle.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Dallas Vincent
CFO - US
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