Mechanical Engineer Iii Jobs

“TWG” is the group name we use to refer to the industry’s foremost producers of quality winches, hoists, gear drives and electronic monitoring systems for global industrial applications. The seven brands comprising TWG include Tulsa Winch, Rufnek, Greer, dp Winch, Gear Products, Pullmaster and LANTEC. Operating from the Jenks, Oklahoma facility are the Tulsa Winch, Rufnek, Greer, dp Winch and Gear Products brands with Pullmaster and LANTEC brands operating from the Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

By drawing upon the talent of our dedicated employees and the strengths of these brands, TWG has become known around the world for providing innovative products and solutions designed and manufactured to high quality standards and delivered to our customers on time. The products and solutions produced by TWG find their way into diverse applications including onshore oil and gas, the utility industry, commercial and governmental towing and recovery, construction and offshore cranes, marine applications including fishing and cargo handling, forestry and mining applications and a myriad of other construction applications.

We feel that our success is directly attributable to the creativity, commitment and enthusiasm of our employees

This position is responsible for the design, development and implementation of new products and make improvements to existing products for TWG.

Essential Responsibilities:

• May approve drawings, and/or approve ECO’s under direction of Project Engineer, Chief Engineer, or Director Innovation.
• Designs products and systems such as winches, winch systems, winch accessories, truck mounted equipment, hydraulic systems and parts
• Compiles and or analyzes test data to determine effect of design on machine in relation to such factors as temperature, pressure, volumes, speed, tension and horsepower.
• Creates and modifies 3-D CAD models, drawings and Bills of Material as needed
• Designs products and systems using common machine design elements, hydraulics, brakes, clutches, gear design, castings, fabrications and machined parts.
• Provides direction to test engineering to validate new designs.
• Works with manufacturing, production, and quality control to ensure that parts and/or products meet engineering and customer requirements.
• Reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, industry standards, and customer requirements.
• Acts as subject matter expert and may coordinate team activities for engineering projects.
• Computes magnitude, direct and point of application of tension, compression and bending forces and develops geometric shapes of machine parts to accommodate operating loads.
• Plans, designs and implements mechanical, electromechanical, and hydraulic systems and products.
• This position is also responsible for, with authority to follow ISO procedures, initiate action to prevent problems, document quality problems, contribute to problem solutions, verify implementation of solutions, control further processing when a problem is identified, protect the environment, including preventing pollution, analyzing or identifying areas for correction or improvement.
• Assists in reviews / approvals of drawings, models, standard compliance as assigned.
• Other essential duties may be assigned as required.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Required:

• Experience with the design of castings, sheet metal, weldments, machined parts, machine elements, and machine assemblies.
• Must be able to travel as required and /or directed.
• Must have Professional Engineering Certification (P. Eng Canada), with 8+ years of successful experience in hydraulics, and mechanical engineering
• Advanced experience with: Mechanical systems and elements, Design analysis of systems and components, 3-D CAD systems and drawings procedures, Integrating electronics and software with mechanical elements, Design of experiments, Hydraulics system design, Intermediate project management experience.

Preferred:

• Design of experiments.
• Familiar with thermodynamics
• Familiarity with all phases of new product development from initial concepting, validation, production, and ongoing maintenance.
• P.E license (US) would be desired
• Working knowledge of mobile equipment, cranes, winches, hoists, and geared machinery.
• Gated Product Development processes, Critical Chain, and other similar project management processes
• Experience integrating electronics and software with mechanical elements

Top Leadership Competencies – This position must consistently strive for continual improvement with the following behaviors found in Dover’s Leadership Competencies. The following are the top 3 leadership competencies required for this position.

• Customer Impact: Creates value for customers addressing known and unknown needs. Knows and understands all aspects of the global market, including economics (regulatory issues, corporate compliance, etc.), products and services, channels, the customers and their end-markets.
• Builds and Manages Collaborative Relationships: Establishes and nurtures numerous relationships within Dover. Takes action to partner with the communities in which we operate and to be an appropriate corporate citizen.
• Results Driven: Produces results that exceed Dover’s strategic objectives via a combination of planning and implementation, while living the Dover Values.

Preferred characteristics, competencies and capabilities:

Proficiency using the Company’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, communication systems, computer systems, software systems, operating systems, including but not limited to Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel and other related programs.

· Strong history of applying continuous improvement concepts and tools

· Strong analytical skills

· Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

· Excellent organizational and time management skills