Mechanical Engineer II

Mechanical Engineer IILocation: Remote- Must live in Illinois, Wisconsin or Indiana and be in CST zone. Job Type and Duration: Direct Hire Pay range: 110-120/KThe Mechanical Engineer II position provides applications and mechanical engineering support to sales, and project management. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and 8+ years of related experience including working directly in a manufacturing environment. Proficiency in Autodesk Inventor or SolidWorks. Travel up to 25-50%- mainly United States, possibly to Canada. Most are day trips, but could be up to a week for an installation. Must live within an hour of an airport. Familiarity with coding and marking equipment, and or food, beverage, or pharmaceutical packaging equipment is a major advantage. Excellent communication skills.Main Activities:Provide technical expertise to integrate printers into client packaging machines.Performs site audits of client packaging machinery to determine the feasibility of integrating printers.Creates concise trip reports to clearly outline client requirements, scope of supply responsibility, and the physical application requirements.When necessary, create and commissions custom designed mounting hardware to integrate Printers into client packaging machines.Creates manufacturing CAD drawings for design concepts following generally accepted drawing standards with respect to dimensioning and tolerance.Create and maintain technical documentation, including CAD drawings, to ensure systems can be correctly installed, and maintained in the field.Diligently archives completed drawings in the AE database ensuring revision control is maintained.Provides design and manufacturing lead time estimates for design content and works to meet estimated time frames.Works with purchasing and manufacturing vendors to address questions or issues that might arise during the hardware manufacturing process.Supports first installations of complex hardware designs, sales calls, site visits, and project managers as necessary.Use standard Project Management & Engineering Group templates for trip reports, drawing transmittals and any other type of communication in which a template is defined.Update active project data in Salesforce.com.Provide weekly workload updates to manager.ESPO has a comprehensive benefits package which includes PTO, Group Health and Dental Insurance, and 401k after you have satisfied the necessary waiting periods. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other attribute or protected characteristic by law. If you need assistance applying, please get in touch with us directly.