Senior Lead Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Description

Responsibilities

This position is for Bauer sister company Bauer Equipment America / GEFCO https://www.gefco.com/

Primary responsibilities

Design and develop heavy mechanical sub-assemblies for drilling equipment including welded structures and machined components.
Develop engineering design concepts based on functional requirements, take full ownership of assigned tasks from concept refinement through detailed design, validation to production-ready-design using SolidWorks.
Perform preliminary structural validation using hand calculations and SolidWorks simulation. Co-ordinate with FEA team for detailed analysis.
Ensure design complies with US engineering standards (ASME, AWS, ANSI) and manufacturing practices.
Provide engineering support to manufacturing and resolve design-related production issues.
Take complete accountability of technical decisions, timelines and deliverables within assigned scope.
Experience supporting full product development from concept through manufacturing release and production support.
Identify and implement design improvements to enhance structural performance, reliability and manufacturability.
Collaborate directly with US engineering leadership and cross-functional teams with minimal upstream dependency.

Secondary responsibilities

Develop clear, shop-floor ready drawings with proper dimensioning & tolerancing, with welding specifications, GD&T and assembly clarity.
Manage drawing release, revision control in PLM system and technical documentation.
Support prototype development and validation to ensure design performance and integrity.
Select and evaluate materials, manufacturing methods and design solution based on performance, cost and manufacturability.
Review and check drawings created by other engineers to ensure accuracy, manufacturability and compliance with design standards.

Education

Technical Skills

Mandatory

Strong foundation in Machine & Structural Design, Strength of Materials, Applied Mechanics & Finite Element Method.
Proven experience designing welded structures and heavy load bearing mechanical assemblies (e.g. Drill Mast, Mast Base, Top Drive).
Ability to perform independent engineering calculations using engineering principles.
Strong proficiency in SolidWorks / similar softwares (3D modelling, manufacturing drawings and simulation).

Desirable

Experience working with imperial units, material standards and hardware selection.
Experience of designing and selecting power transmission systems (gear boxes, drives, shafts, bearings).
Knowledge of hydraulic systems, cast component manufacture and mechanism design (kinematics).
Familiarity with drilling equipment’s and related machines would be ideal.

Experience

Minimum 10+ years of Mechanical design experience, preferably in heavy engineering equipment, industrial machinery or structural equipment.
Proven ability to independently work in an ambiguous environment and release complex mechanical assemblies.
Demonstrated experience working with minimal supervision and technical ownership.

Soft Skills