Mechanical Design Engineer

Teledyne • West Lafayette, IN • 2d ago

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.?

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Successful mechanical engineering design is a key component of developing new products for chemical and biological detection/identification. The Mechanical Design Engineer will play a key role on project teams to perform product design and testing of portable chemical and biological detection/identification related products that utilize mass spectrometry, laser induced bio-fluorescence detection, and other similar technologies. The Mechanical Design Engineer will be responsible for various aspects of the product design, which may include designing critical sample flow paths, designing very high vacuum systems, and designing to meet various commercial and military standards. The Mechanical Design Engineer should be comfortable with rapidly prototyping and testing concepts. The Mechanical Design Engineer will work in a multi-disciplinary project team, including engineers from other disciplines and scientists/chemists. Possible examples of designs include development of novel ionization sources, traditional and novel heating techniques for sensitive flow paths, working with fluidic controls using pumps and flow sensors, stepper motor and other electromechanical positional controls, drone and other unmanned vehicle integration.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

Design products/systems such as handheld sensors, portable instrumentation, and unmanned system payloads.

Build proto@types, perform design verification, and troubleshoot issues.

Support product development efforts by performing trade studies, defining and executing experiments, and investigating new and novel methods and processes.

Derive and document requirements for mechanical designs from high-level system specifications and by working directly with internal and external customers.

Work with vendors and purchasing to specify components.

Perform thermal, fluid and/or structural analysis to support product development efforts (a plus).

Create, release, and maintain design documentation according to established procedures.

Job Qualifications:

BSME (or equivalent) from an accredited institution

Minimum 5 years' relevant experience in mechanical design and product development

Experience with SolidWorks

Experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) practices

Working knowledge and practical/hands on experience with assembly of electro-mechanical components

Knowledge of machining practices and what parts can/cannot be created in a machine shop

Knowledge of sheet metal design practices including strength and tolerancing

Interface with suppliers to expedite and coordinate part deliveries and resolve design issues with suppliers

Provide ongoing engineering support for production instruments

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proven analytical and problem-solving skills

High energy, proactive orientation; comfortable in a dynamic, fast-paced atmosphere

Limited travel to customer sites and to test ranges may be required

Experience with SolidWorks EPDM or other PDM tools a plus

Thermal, fluid and structural analysis using simulation software a plus

Experience directing and working with Industrial Designers a plus

Knowledge of injection molding practices to include draft angles, texture, materials, etc. a plusApplicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.#FLIR

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ?

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day .

Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

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