Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Enginee r to join the OCL Architectural Lighting Team in St. Louis, MO . The Mechanical Engineer will develop high quality market differentiated luminaire designs. This individual will be responsible for new product development from concept through production and must be able to design highly configurable product families that are uncompromising in quality and performance yet cost effective and simple to assemble, install, and maintain.

Responsibilities

• DFM: Cost savings, increasing manufacturing capacity, and solutions to address Non-Conforming Materials (NCM).
• Product Enhancements: Product updates to better serve customer's needs, meeting current and future technology. Working with sales and marketing to determine which products are worthy of a design update.
• Solidworks CAD software: Provide support to engineering by creating and maintaining 3D solid models for parts and assemblies, layouts, detail drawings, assembly drawings, sketches, Instructions & diagrams for jobs and projects as well as theoretical and physical testing analysis of design and environmental testing.
• Modified and Custom: Create, detail, process and assist in the construction of modified and custom products for customers.

What Will You Do?

Existing Product Improvement (Sustaining Engineering Changes):

• Work closely with operations and manufacturing to investigate and research possible Design For Manufacturing (DFM) / Design For Assembly (DFA) and process enhancements to improve quality, efficiency and/or lower costs.
• Concept, prototype, test and review changes and improvements with team.
• Design review during development stage, and production release
• Assure that design, sales, marketing, purchasing and production inputs are considered before proceeding with change.
• Creation and standardization of Bill of Materials (BOM) for existing product
• Creation and standardization of Engineering Change Notice (ECN) procedure. This information should include any deviation from the original Bill of Materials.
• Verification (sign off) of all documentation relating to the product change before production phase.
• Modified and Custom Product Development
• Assist sales with specification and quotation information for modification or custom designs.
• Creation of estimated Cost Of Goods Sold (COGS) documentation for modification or custom designs.
• Creation of Submittal and/or Approval drawings for modification or custom designs.
• All design work and documentation to be done using Solidworks and EPDM
• Assure that the customer is getting what they have ordered and are expecting.
• As required, plan and direct construction of mock-ups or prototypes.
• Creation of BOM and Production Order (PO) of all components that will go into an assembled product and it will show each quantity required to make one assembly. These components will include subassemblies, purchased parts, manufactured parts, and raw materials. The BOM / PO shall also include the estimated time required for fabrication and assembly.
• As required, monitors progress of development project and compares actual costs with estimates.
• As required, assume project management role and direct development and implementation of a project plan including estimated requirements for resources-management, labor, materials and time required.
• As required, assess vendors for competence, capabilities and resources.
• As required, assigned as point-of contact for specific areas of expertise.

Drafting:

• Prepare design specification, analysis, and recommendations for presentation and approval.
• Generating 3-D model assemblies, mechanical assemblies, detail drawings, customer drawings, and assembly/installation instruction sheets.
• Create and modify detailed drawings from sketches, architectural plans, layouts, or notes.
• Process job packages to production.
• Update existing designs and drawings.
• Support other departments with illustrations, rendered models, and other documents as requested.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Proficient in Solidworks and mechanical design; proficient in Microsoft office suite
• Team player mentality with excellent communication and organizational skills
• Highly motivated and able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of project management and stage gate methodologies
• Working knowledge of DFMA

About Us

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company's incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us

About Legrand's Lighting Sector

Legrand's Lighting Sector consists of five lighting brands; Pinnacle, Finelite, Focal Point, and OCL which focus on architectural, decorative, and downlighting and Kenall which focuses on lighting for demanding environments. We employ a talented group of employees that love lighting to design and manufacture high performance, energy efficient LED lighting solutions for applications in commercial, educational, healthcare, as well as challenging environments such as tunnels and correctional facilities. With an eye toward sustainable design, our focus is on specification-oriented products and solutions that meet the functional needs of spaces while working in harmony with the designer's vision for those spaces. We work with architects, engineers, and contractors to supply lighting built specifically for their client's projects.

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