Mechanical Design Engineer

Do you love electro-mechanical machinery and enjoy bringing it to life? At PDC you would be involved from the design concept to the final installation in our customer’s plants! It is exciting and rewarding work. If this sounds good, send us your resume to apply to join the PDC Team!

PDC recently celebrated over 50 years of business as an Industry Leader and has been awarded as a Connecticut Top Workplace. Located in Norwalk, CT, PDC engineers, manufactures, and distributes machinery for applying Heat Shrinkable Tamper-Evident Seals and Sleeve Labels worldwide to such customers as Kraft Foods, Johnson and Johnson, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever, Nestle to name a few. PDC also fabricates both Hot Air & Steam Shrink Tunnels.

The Mechanical Design Engineer will be positioned at PDC’s Norwalk, CT Corporate Office with 10% to 15% travel.

Responsibilities Include

• Machine Design – design and develop custom assemblies and machines, from concept through manufacturing and testing, including modeling parts and assemblies in 3D. Autodesk Inventor or other parametric software proficiency required.
• Review customer specifications and identify changes to standard equipment required to meet requirements.
• Construct accurate and complete bills of material based on designs that conform to cost and performance objectives.
• Maintain documentation including assembly drawings and bills of material in ERP software.
• Part and Assembly Drawings – create detailed drawings for use in fabrication, assembly, and customer documentation.
• Interface with manufacturing and assembly to ensure parts are machined and installed in conformance with design.
• Layout Drawings – create machine installation and layout drawings using AutoCAD.
• Project Supervision – track project status to maintain schedule and meet budgetary goals.
• Parts and Vendor Research – research new technology and components and interact with vendors or distributors as needed.
• Assembly Support – must be able to work in an assembly environment with technicians to assist test and debug machinery.
• Derive conclusions from system observation and apply practical improvements.
• Participate in Customer Discussions and Factory Acceptance Test – must possess strong interpersonal skills in interacting with customers during the entire scope of the project from start to finish.
• Provide Technical and Sales Support - both internally and externally with customers. Some customer support will require traveling to sites for pre-sales project reviews or post-installation field issues.

Job Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics or a related field
• 10 years of experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment that involved dynamic mechanical system design, preferably in the packaging industry
• Demonstrated skill in automated machine design using Autodesk Inventor or equivalent 3D modeling software, including part detailing, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Demonstrated performance with AutoCAD design software
• Expert level knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes and assembly operations is required
• Knowledge of packaging machinery, as well as shrink film printing and converting considered assets
• Must be capable of multitasking in a rapid paced environment with changing priorities
• Must have excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Clear and positive communicator
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team
• Ability to prioritize tasks driven by deadlines and urgency, and work independently as a specialist with minimal supervision or guidance
• Demonstrated skill with Microsoft Office products

Compensation

• Salary compensation commensurate with experience

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• 401K with company match
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation
• Holidays

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