Sr. Mechanical Engineer - Manchester, NH

Job Overview

Coordinates engineering and cross-functional teams and communicates with all organizational resources to plan and complete projects on time and within budget on new or existing products. Research current and emerging technologies relevant to electrical power connector design, development, and manufacturing. Provides specialized engineering expertise to support department knowledge.   

A Day In The Life

• Responsible for receiving, reviewing, and evaluating project requests and planning general activities for project completion.
• Researches and interprets industry standards and technical information and applies knowledge to satisfying product design inputs and/or maintaining assigned product lines. Reviews new industry standards and recommends modifications.
• Carries out design or development work as planned, performs simulation tests and analyses, selects materials and generates specifications to meet project goals.
• Generates new product concepts and proposes ideas for project acceptance to create market opportunities based on application knowledge.
• Analyzes and interprets results of laboratory tests and generates engineering comment for test report documents. Responsible for technical content of test reports.
• Conducts engineering investigations (such as product failures, customer complaints, variation notices, rejects, and deviations), summarizes findings, prepares, and distributes appropriate solutions. Recommends and takes actions to address root cause of identified problems.
• Initiates drawing orders, engineering changes, sample and prototype requests, purchase requests, and other necessary paperwork to complete documentation.
• Attends trade shows, supplier visits, seminars and conferences as required to support sales and project needs.
• Research current & new technology for implementation in connector design and manufacturing.
• Work with a network of domestic/international company and supplier locations.

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Bachelors degree in mechanical, electrical, or materials engineering.
• 5+ years’ experience in design, development, and testing of mechanical and electrical devices.
• Effective project management skills with a proven track record of successful project implementation.
• Ability to interact and work effectively to achieve common goals with other departments including supply chain, operations, manufacturing, sales, and marketing.
• Computer aided design and product simulation experience.