Machine Design Engineer

Machine Design Engineer

$100000 - $130000 per year | Culver City, CA | On-site | Permanent

Machine Design Engineer | Plastic Injection Molding Industry | $100,000 - $130,000+ | Culver City, CA

A bit about us:

We are a leading industrial manufacturer with an international presence that serves a wide range of clients across several different industries

Why join us?

• Competitive Compensation • 401(k) with Company Match • Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance • Paid Time Off • Employee Assistance Program • Flexible Spending Account • Employee Discounts • High Impact Projects • Creative Production Environment: Collaborate directly with other departments

Job Details

OVERVIEW

We are a successful, privately held manufacturing company located in the greater Los Angeles area, seeking an experienced Machine Design Engineer to join our engineering team. This is a hands-on mechanical engineering role. You will take projects from concept through design, build, debug, testing, and installation, working closely with our machinists, technicians, controls engineers and production team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• New Equipment Design: Design and implement custom automated assembly machinery, stations, fixtures, guards, and robot grippers (end-of-arm tooling) for high-volume production, from concept and 3D model through build, debug, testing, and installation.
• Existing Equipment Improvements: Analyze existing manufacturing technology and processes, identify opportunities for automation, upgrades, process improvements to reduce downtime, waste, labor.
• Component Selection: Select and size mechanical, pneumatic and electrical components and hardware, including vacuum, actuators, sensors and machine elements such as bearings, shafts, cams, and linkages. Design for safety, fast changeovers, and ease of maintenance.
• Sourcing and Vendors: Support sourcing, selection and purchasing of parts, materials, and hardware. Specify and evaluate packaging machinery and other purchased equipment with automation equipment vendors. Oversee, visit, and support outside contractors fabricating designed or purchased equipment, parts, and components.
• Prototyping and Molded Parts: Rapidly develop and produce prototype parts, mechanisms, and fixtures with our comprehensive in-house manufacturing capabilities, including 3D printing, EDM, CNC, and conventional machining, supported by experienced operators.
• New Product Development: Design the equipment and tooling needed to bring new products into production, and support new manufacturing technology development through fabrication, testing, and installation.
• Documentation: Create conceptual, detailed part and assembly drawings and bills of materials in SolidWorks that support fabrication, assembly, debug and testing, applying GD&T and design-for-manufacturing principles. Write technical reports and equipment procedures.
• Project Delivery and Startup: Work on multiple projects and be accountable for schedules and on-time delivery. Assist with start-ups of new equipment, train operators and maintenance team on new and modified equipment, perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of machine design and automation experience, with hands-on design and implementation of automated assembly or production machinery that was built and put into production.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and improving existing production equipment.
• Strong proficiency in SolidWorks modeling, drawings, and machine design, including large machine assemblies and detailed part and assembly drawings.
• Machine shop and machine building experience, with a good understanding of metal parts fabrication processes, including machining, welding, and assembly.
• Knowledge of mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical systems and devices, and of automation principles, including PLCs, basic PLC/HMI programming concepts, sensors, and motion control.
• Strong mechanical and analytical aptitude, the ability to manage multiple projects, self-direction, and clear written documentation.

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