Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

Location IL, Mt. Prospect

Department Supply Chain

Employment Type Full Time

Have you ever used the self-checkout? Played the slots at a casino? Maybe you grabbled a drink for a vending machine or paid to park your car? If you answered with a resounding “YES”, then you have done so with the aid of one of the 10 million devices installed by Crane Payment Innovations (CPI).

We make the technology that powers your everyday life, enabling more than 4 billion transactions every week in more than 143 currencies worldwide. From cash and coins to cards and mobile, we keep the world of payments moving with smart validation devices and business management software.

Headquartered in Malvern, PA, CPI is supported by more than 2500 global associates, 7 manufacturing sites, 12 corporate offices, and a national field service organization.

If you want to have a hands-on global impact on payment solutions, we want you to join our team as a Hardware Engineer. This is a full-time position based in our facility at CPI in Williston, South Carolina

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

As our Mechanical Engineer, you will provide dedicated mechanical engineering support for a supply chain engineering team focused on delivering cost reduction projects and production support for various CPI product lines. This position will involve concept development and validation, detailed design and tooling phase preparation, and design activities to i prove quality, value and/or cost for CPI products. In addition, the Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for participating in engineering design reviews and ideation events with a global engineering team.

This role will be responsible for:

Leading projects and directing day-to-day activities of multiple in-going engineering projects

Writing detailed design specifications and related document

Developing detailed designs for implementation in production, including participation in tool and die design and development of assembly instructions

Participating in and leading design reviews and design-related brainstorming events

Providing engineering support for production and supply chain projects

Working with suppliers and distributors for material, technology, and component selection, and providing input for sourcing and supply chain teams

Traveling to manufacture, supplier, and customer sites as needed

Supporting activities within the global CPI Supply Chain Engineering team

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

CPI is committed to hiring a diverse workforce and empower our associates to promote new ideas and apply innovation to our world of payment technology solutions.

You consider yourself and excellent problem solver, with a passion for learning, and possess well demonstrated success in engineering leadership and project management.

Qualifications and Requirements

Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering required

2-5 years of experience in mechanical engineering and design

Strong experience in the design of plastic injection molded parts, including material selection and design for manufacturing (DFM)

Experience of design of metal parts (stamped, sheet metal, and machined), including material selection and design for manufacturing (DFM)

Expertise in parametric 3D CAD modeling (SolidWorks, PTC Creo, Autodesk Inventor) including large assemblies

Experience with multidisciplinary design teams and awareness of tradeoffs between electrical hardware, software, and mechanical solution approaches

Ability to perform and interpret tolerance analysis using worst case and statistical methods

Up to 10% travel

Personal Attributes

Action Oriented: You display a sense of urgency and are known for being a timely decision maker

Analytical Thinker: You need to have insight and enjoy solving problems

Flexible: You are comfortable wearing many hats and able to shift priorities as needed

Comfortable with Innovation: You have a passion for continuous improvement and are always seeking a better way o do things

Team Player: You are approachable, and willing to follow, or lead based on the teams need and ability to interface with personnel from various departments and levels

Organized: You assemble all necessary materials and information before starting a task

Presentation Skills: You are confident when speaking to groups and presenting information

Quality Written Communication: Your writing is concise and descriptive, and you believe it is necessary to overcommunicate project status/updates

WHAT WE ARE OFFERING

Flexible work environments

Defined career growth plans with opportunities to go outside of your “comfort zone”

Team building activities that support innovation

Generous paid time off plus sick and Holiday pay

Medical, dental & vision insurance plans

401K with company contribution

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance and disability benefits

Discounts for childcare

Tuition assistance

Community involvement and volunteering events

Opportunities to travel and work at global sites

Sound interesting? Come see why we are OneCPI!

CPI is a part of Crane NXT

CraneNXT is a premier industrial technology company that provides proprietary and trusted technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate what matters most to its customers. The company is a pioneer in advanced, proprietary micro-optics technology for securing physical products, and its sophisticated electronic equipment and associated software leverages proprietary core capabilities with detection and sensing technologies. CraneNXT has approximately 4000 employees with global operations and manufacturing facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, and Malta. For more information, visit www.cranenxt.com

Crane Payment Innovations is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. Applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

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