The Mechanical Engineer, is responsible for the design and application of solutions using engineering fundamentals and established practices, procedures, and guidelines.

The position will engage and be a critical link in the project life cycle, providing technical support, task management, delivery, and process flow innovation in the areas of mechanical engineering.

 Workload Management: Effectively manage a large workload of projects with predefined contract requirements.

 Deliverable Management: Accomplish specified technical objectives on time and to customers’ expectations. Responsibilities include submittals, change orders, release to manufacturing, and customer/field communications.

 Customer Management: Single point of contact, by project for field operations. Meet and exceed Service Level Agreement requirements.

 Engineering Excellence: Assist in defining new techniques to improve process flow and eliminate defects. Suggest new methods to reduce cost and increase efficiency.

Scope of Responsibility:
– Finalize layout drawings in AutoCAD, including building specific details when required.
– Review customer submittals (with mark ups) and discuss clarifications with Project Manager.
– Design, modify, or apply components and systems using engineering methods and techniques to meet specified technical objectives.
– Analyze and solve complex design, application, manufacturing, installation and service problems.
– Implement defect prevention procedures or processes in product design or application.
– Provide effective task management to accomplish specified technical objectives on time.
– Present technical reports and findings to Schindler management, internal customers – field superintendents, branch management and to external customers.
– Prepare and conduct technical training for all departments.
– Strong understanding of Elevator Codes ANSI A17.1 and Schindler Group ON’s
– Coordination with Sales, Field Superintendents, project leads (in HQ and field), program / product line teams, research and development and engineers, managers within department teams.
– Strong working knowledge of estimating tools, MathCAD and AutoCAD
– Analyze and solves complex product issues (Root Cause Analysis, SPSP)
– Perform technical document review of ordering information and product specifications, when requested of R&D and program teams.
– Ability to manage multiple large projects value > $35MM
– Actively identifies opportunities for improvement in product, process, and costs
– Demonstrates a commitment to customer service; serves and satisfies internal and external customers; holds self-accountable for quality outcomes.
– Collaborates in a leadership and support role, to effectively drive projects and deliverables to completion.
– Seeks out ways to achieve objectives and improve organizational and individual performance.
– Shares experiences, ideas, goals with enthusiasm and confidently justifies and maintains own position or decisions when challenged.

Core Competencies:
– Customer service mindset
– Teamwork
– Innovative thinking
– Organizational awareness
– Initiative

Education
 Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field required

Experience
 2 years of experience working in the elevator industry, and/or system knowledge
 1 year AutoCAD and/or Creo/SolidWorks experience
 BIM and/or Revit experience preferred

Skills
 Maintain positive and professional attitude in a highly demanding environment
 Project management planning/ time management
 Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people with diverse backgrounds
 Ability to build positive, cooperative, team-oriented relationships
 Computer skills – Microsoft Office, SAP

Special Requirements
 Travel 5% - domestic

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans - All benefits effective from first day of hire
• Generous Paid Time Off (All employees start with 3 weeks of vacation which then increases with tenure in addition to sick days, floating holidays and 8 Company Observed Holidays)
• Tuition Reimbursement (Eligible after 6 months of service)
• Parental Leave – 100% base pay for 6 consecutive weeks within first year of a child’s birth or adoption
• 401k Plan: Eligible and company match and vesting on first day of employment
• Company Match: 100% on first 4% of employee contributions than 50% on the next 6% of employee Contributions