Technical Knowledge and Experience
- Development of design, fabrication and installation documentation.
- Specification and purchase of equipment within financial budgets. Oversight of equipment fabrication and installation.
- Custom design of manufacturing and packaging equipment, including robotic integration using first principal physics.
Communication and Work Expectations
- Strong willingness and ability to communicate, cooperate, and work with co-workers, supervisors, and customers.
- Builds and maintains healthy, long term, professional relationships with coworkers and customers. Maintains excellent composure, especially under pressure.
- Good personal interface skills to proactively identify and resolve any personnel issues.
- Develops and maintains the strong professional customer relationships that continue to generate repeat business.
- Has a thorough understanding of how to execute projects quickly and efficiently.
- Ensures alignment with project team and project leader. Productivity is measured by the accuracy of work finished in a specific amount of time.
- Ensures the accuracy, detail and acceptability of accomplished work.
- Drives issues to completion with internal and external customers.
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Entry Level to 2 years of experience in mechanical design of custom manufacturing equipment, utilizing custom and commercial mechanical elements.
- Proficient use of 3-D Design Software (Autodesk Inventor and Solid Edge).
- Experience in creating detailed design/fabrication drawing packages and BOM’s, evaluation of mechanical tolerances and stack-ups, and design for manufacturability (DFM).
- Experience in fluid power design and control such as pneumatic and hydraulic systems is preferred.
- Minimum associate’s degree in mechanical engineering or comparable mechanical engineering internship.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None
Work Environment:
- 60-75% standard office setting
- 25-40% shop and manufacturing facility
Physical Demands:
- Sufficient mobility to work in an office setting; stand or sit for prolonged periods of time.
- Must have ability to walk long distances and possess the flexibility to maneuver in and around machinery to take measurements.
- When on customer startups, must be able to travel long distances by car or plane and have the stamina to work extended hours (12+ hours per day) for up to 14 continuous days.
Travel:
- Up to 25%
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Skills Required
- Entry Level to 2 years of experience in mechanical design of custom manufacturing equipment
- Proficient use of 3-D Design Software (Autodesk Inventor and Solid Edge)
- Minimum associate's degree in mechanical engineering or comparable mechanical engineering internship
- Experience in creating detailed design/fabrication drawing packages and BOM's, evaluation of mechanical tolerances
- Experience in fluid power design and control such as pneumatic and hydraulic systems
What We Do
Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and technical services firm focused on advancing the human experience through the built environment. Our team is engineered for impact™, helping clients achieve critical goals, advancing our team members through growth and opportunity, and operating at the center of important global issues, including sustainability and decarbonization. We are a top firm as ranked by Engineering News-Record and Consulting-Specifying Engineer, and we have appeared for over a decade on the Inc. 5000 list of North America’s fastest-growing private companies.









