Mechanical Engineer

Job Overview

Work is primarily based out of our Waterbury, Vermont office. However, during system construction and integration, you may be required to travel to the customer's site.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

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  Plan, conceptualize and create mechanical designs for new products.
• Design to local and regional electrical and building standards.
• Ability and willingness to learn to read electrical schematics.
• Drafting of prints and creating a bill of materials for large assemblies.
• Maintain as-built drawings to support future iterations of repeatable designs from one project to the next.
• Perform engineering calculations to support design work, including structural, thermal, and electrical loads.

• Create and review technical drawings, plans, and specifications.
• Analyzing problems or deficiencies and developing solutions to resolve them.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineering teams, and work with customers, vendors, and contractors.
• Perform detailed documentation to track project development and design process.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation to track project development and design process.
• Work within the given project timeline and scope while minimizing design costs to ensure projects stay within budget.
• Experience with HVAC sizing and CFD is desired.
• Expertise in FEA, modal analysis, and fatigue analysis is desired.
• Specific expertise with mobile transportation applications is desired.

Reports To

The position will report directly to the Nomad General Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of two years of experience working in engineering.
• Firm grasp of engineering concepts; experience designing mechanical systems and products.
• Excellent math skills: ability to apply advanced mathematical principles and statistics to solve problems.
• Experience using CAD software such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or similar.
• Exceptional technical and problem-solving skills and reasoning ability.
• Ability to communicate effectively and clearly.
• Must be self-motivated and a great team worker.
• Ability to adapt to shifting priorities.

Physical Requirements

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  Ability to communicate orally with customers, vendors, and co-workers.
• Hearing and vision within normal ranges, with or without corrective lenses or an assisted hearing device.
• Some heavy lifting is expected; occasional exertion of up to 50 lbs. of force may be required.
• Good manual dexterity is required for the use of computers, mobile devices, and other technologies.