Position Summary :
The Mechanical Designer works under the direction of the Design Team Leader and utilizes independent judgment to perform the day-to-day project duties of designing, developing and releasing deliverables.
This includes detail & assembly drawings and related bills-of-material used in the fabrication of equipment for pilot and commercial scale biopharmaceutical manufacturing (largely pressure vessel assemblies for fluid & gas handling and motorized agitation systems).
Primary responsibility involves generating design plans utilizing Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD software. This position requires a high level of attention to detail along with the ability to develop a strong understanding of the ASME / BPE Bioprocessing Equipment design standards.
Responsibilities :
- Ability to work in a professional team-based office environment and meet date-driven customer-focused commitments.
- Review and comprehend customer generated specifications and requirements.
- Design and maintain documents with technical support from project engineering and project management.
- Create / maintain component BOM documentation.
- Create / maintain piping arrangement drawings (Top assembly and Piping module) using P&ID and customer specifications consisting of however not limited to, 3D models, detail drawings, spool drawings & bill of materials.
- Create / maintain agitation system designs.
- Generate Engineering Change Notices (ECN’s).
- Create and maintain project files using departmental resources and best practices.
- Conduct model design reviews with both internal resources as well as externally with customers and project management.
- Record needed changes during design review processes and ensure they are communicated to the project team using departmental resources / best practices.
- Provide manufacturing support related to published designs and released design documentation as required.
- Generate as-built design documentation and provide to the Quality department as needed.
- Will play an active role in identifying and driving Continuous Improvement (CI) opportunity.
- Execute other tasks as assigned.
- Ability to travel when required.
Requirements
Qualifications :
- Detail oriented with a solid understanding of drafting standards, design fundamentals, and related fabrication processes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good organizational skills with the ability to multi-task.
- Must work well both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Responsible for creating and maintaining piping arrangement drawings (Top assembly and Piping module) with 3D models, spool drawings & bill of materials.
- Generate Engineering Change Notices (ECN’s) used to properly document and publish control changes made to Design documentation as specified in company procedures, work instructions and best practices.
- Domestic and international travel is required.
- Awareness of and prior experience with implementing Continuous Improvement (CI) a plus.
- Prior Lean / Six Sigma experience a plus
- Other work as assigned to support projects and / or customer expectations as needed.
Other Preferred Requirements :
- Demonstrated ability to carry a project from conception to production.
- 1-2 years in a related industry using 3D parametric CAD-based software with direct experience processing ECN’s, BOM’s and other related design documentation.
- Prior experience using Autodesk Inventor and / or Routed Systems.
- Prior experience using Autodesk AutoCAD 2D / 3D.
- Experience with ERP software for item and bill-of-material creation; Syteline preferred.
- Experience with ASME / BPE Bioprocessing Equipment standards.
- Awareness of and prior experience with implementing Continuous Improvement (CI) a plus.
- Prior Lean / Six Sigma experience a plus.