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Advanced Materials & Technology Recruiting · 10 hours ago

Mechanical Design Engineer - Plastics extrusion

Greater Harrisburg Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $145K/yr

5+ years exp

Advanced Materials & Technology Recruiting is seeking a mechanical engineer to design extrusion equipment for blow molding processes. This role involves leading the development of innovative extrusion technology and collaborating with various engineering teams to optimize performance and durability of extrusion systems.

Staffing & Recruiting

Hiring Manager

Michael J. Mueller

Responsibilities

Design components for simple to moderately complex extrusion systems

Perform design analysis on extrusion systems to ensure performance (i.e.: CFD for plastics, FEA, etc.)

Evaluate existing extrusion systems for optimization of durability, performance, and cost

Consult with Capital Engineers to create requirements and specifications for extrusion equipment, coordinate its prototype testing, and support its installation

Collaborate with Product Development and Process Engineering teams to ensure extrusion systems are delivering desired results for their blow-molded parts

Lead troubleshooting, problem solving, and failure analysis efforts related to extrusion components

Design experiments, conduct testing, collect data, analyze data with statistical software, and compose detailed reports on technical findings

Utilize instrumentation and data collection tools to measure and record physical quantities for the purpose of experimentation and solving moderate to complex problems

Qualification

Mechanical designFEACFDSolidworksAnsys PolyflowExperiment designInstrumentationProblem solvingWritten communicationPresentation skills

Required

BS degree in Mechanical Engineering; other engineering degrees may be acceptable with demonstrated applicable skills

Minimum 5-7 years of engineering experience designing plastic extrusion blow molding equipment

Highly skilled in mechanical design using software for solid modeling, FEA, and CFD (e.g.: Ansys Polyflow, Solidworks, NX)

Strong understanding of numerous scientific and engineering principles including heat transfer, fluid flow, material properties, measurement, instrumentation, and basic control systems

Skilled in designing and conducting experiments

Skilled in utilizing systematic problem solving methods (e.g.: 8D)

Very good written and presentation skills

Able to travel approximately 25%, on average