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Leads the mechanical engineering department for custom automation machine projects. Responsibilities include managing and developing engineers, allocating resources, establishing design standards and processes, providing technical oversight, reviewing machine designs and documentation, collaborating across departments, supporting project execution, and ensuring designs meet customer, safety, schedule, budget, manufacturability, and reliability requirements.

Develops practical automation concepts for customer manufacturing challenges, including technical proposals, scopes of work, estimates, presentations, and project documentation. Collaborates with sales, mechanical, electrical, controls, project management, manufacturing, and build teams to validate solutions and support project handoffs. Participates in customer meetings and travels up to 10% for discovery, scoping, and technical discussions. Applies sound engineering judgment, identifies risks, manages multiple opportunities, and mentors less-experienced engineers.

Steven Douglas Corp (SDC) designs and builds custom automated machines and is accepting general applications for multiple roles. Candidates may apply for engineering, controls, manufacturing, electrical, machining, welding, inspection, purchasing, and support roles. Resumes are kept for one year. SDC offers competitive pay, comprehensive medical/dental/vision coverage, 401(k) match, parental leave, and hybrid work opportunities.

Design and deliver controls for custom automated machinery from concept through customer startup. Create electrical schematics, panel layouts, PLC/HMI and motion control programs (primarily Allen-Bradley), lead commissioning, FATs, installation and startup, collaborate across engineering and manufacturing teams, troubleshoot complex issues, and improve reusable controls libraries. Work with robotics, machine vision, industrial networking, and servo motion. Travel approximately 10%.