Talascend is currently seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for a contract opportunity with our client in Madison, Wisconsin.
Overview
Support mechanical design, verification, manufacturing, and continuous improvement activities for device components, mechanical enclosures, and test systems. This role involves CAD updates, tolerance analysis, troubleshooting, documentation, and collaboration with engineering, operations, quality, and manufacturing personnel.
Responsibilities
- Manage and execute change controls from change request through final closeout.
- Complete CAD changes using SolidWorks, ranging from minor to complex drawing and design updates for device components.
- Apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing principles to machined metal, plastic, and sheet metal parts.
- Manage verification activities from plan and protocol documentation through execution and final results reporting.
- Route supporting documentation through established document-control processes while following standard operating procedures to ensure traceability and approval of objective evidence.
- Perform part measurements and statistical analysis independently to assess tolerance change requests, including assembly stack-up tolerances.
- Support the manufacturing floor in addressing issues and collaborate with operations and quality personnel to determine actions, follow up on closure, and complete effectiveness checks.
- Direct and support the development of mechanical enclosures and components for test systems.
- Read schematics and drawings and specify, source, and build additional test fixtures.
- Troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and safety standards in all work activities.
- Collaborate with engineers and technicians to coordinate project work.
- Maintain accurate records of work performed in compliance with good documentation and manufacturing practices.
- Provide technical support and guidance to other staff.
- Follow safety protocols and procedures to prevent accidents, injuries, and safety hazards.
- Estimate the materials and labor needed to complete mechanical projects and repairs.
Qualifications
- Experience with SolidWorks and mechanical design updates.
- Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
- Knowledge of machined metal, plastic, and sheet metal parts.
- Ability to manage verification activities, documentation, and change controls.
- Ability to perform part measurements and statistical analysis, including assembly stack-up tolerance analysis.
- Ability to read schematics and mechanical drawings.
- Ability to troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, technicians, operations, quality, and manufacturing personnel.
- Ability to provide technical support and guidance to staff.
- Ability to follow applicable regulations, safety standards, standard operating procedures, and documentation practices.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project management experience with short- to mid-range project timelines.
- Familiarity with Windows-based test systems.
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.
Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.
Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Military connected talent encouraged to apply.