Mechanical Engineer

At OTC, being a Mechanical Engineer means more than planning and designing tools and machines-it's about growing, earning, and building your future. If you enjoy solving complex problems and seeing your work put into action, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Do:

• Design special tooling including but not limited to single or special purpose machine tools, patterns, jigs, mechanisms and other mechanically functioning equipment.
• Design customer fixtures, parts, inventions and concepts as requested by customers, sales team representatives, managers and/or Mechanical Estimator.
• Lead or assist in the actual drafting of plans, prints, drawings and concept work necessary for selling, demonstrating or the actual fabrication/assembly of manufactured parts.
• Research, recommend and/or specify construction materials and special procedures required.
• Communicate the status/needs of the work to the customer, the Field Service Manager, Planner, Quality Control and Sales Team.
• This can include 'as found' and 'as left' reports for repairs
• Maintain and assist others with accessing the database
• Obtain OEM prints and compare to 'as found' dimensions
• Research, define, evaluate the installation, operation and maintenance of mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, apply knowledge of engineering principles.
• Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
• Perform as a mechanical estimator or project manager when necessary.
• Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to appropriate staff.
• Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
• Run design calculations on different designs and materials.
• Act as project manager on small projects as needed, primarily relating to technical data. Some electrical knowledge is preferred.
• Collaborate with rmechanic shop, machine shop, weld shop and field service staff on a regular basis.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment, complying with company and industry safety regulations.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university required; BS in Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• 2+ years of related experience or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools and principles involved in the production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models.
• Proficient in producing drawings, models, FEAs and working with AutoCAD and SolidWorks software.
• Proficient in the preparation of DXF files.
• Experience with quality control practices preferred, such as ASME, NQA-1 or ISO.