Mechanical Design Engineer

As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will develop detailed coating equipment designs. This position will develop new coating machinery layouts, provide system calculations for utility and throughput function, create equipment specifications, as well as provide additional project support through the development phases. This is a hybrid role at our Lima, OH office. PPG will support relocation if needed.
Key Responsibilities
Develop machine concepts for new equipment opportunities using ACAD and/or Solidworks, using principles of equipment design, engineering, and manufacturing
Complete capacity studies using part data inputs to determine equipment size and throughput
Calculate and determine utility requirements for new and existing equipment
Develop complex equipment specifications to source various sub-components of the coating system (process tanks / washers / conveyor / process piping / cure oven / various support equipment)
Complete Equipment Design Overviews (EDO) for customer proposals to provide detailed information about the equipment offering
Design machine components, subsystems, and master assemblies in a model-centric environment for both internal and external capital equipment projects, using principles of equipment design, engineering, and manufacturing
Evaluate and select critical design components such as pumps, mixers, oven burners, exhaust fans, monorail chain conveyors, and conveyor drives
Ensure that machine designs meet required process sequence, engineering standards, applicable codes, customer specifications, and budgets
Collaborate with internal fabrication to ensure manufacturability and outside vendors to improve designs
Develop and maintain design 2D layouts for planning or system concepts
Redesign standard machines to improve quality, market-competitiveness, and value, while decreasing cost
Act as a technical resource and participate in cross-functional teams
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering is required
5 years of experience in design-to-build environments for large capital equipment projects is preferred
Experience in design of paint coating equipment and systems (washers, ovens, immersion tanks, & conveyor systems) highly desired
Extensive knowledge of 3D modeling software (SolidWorks, Inventor, or equivalent) is required
Open to remote work; Ability to travel approximately 25% of time outside base office location
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