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Sr Mechanical Engineer

The Senior Mechanical Engineer plays a key role in the design, development and deployment of engineering solutions for our Seed Production Operations globally. The role is a member of the SPI-Technology’s Engineering Solutions capability hub and provides technical and engineering excellence, as well as successful delivery of work to our customers. The incumbent is responsible for a high level of customer satisfaction by ensuring expectations are clearly communicated and managed – both externally and internally. The Senior Mechanical Engineer is a key member of a cross functional mission teams with hands-on role in the design, development, constructing, and documentation of mechanical and electrical systems from the prototyping/validation stage through implementation/deployment.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Senior Mechanical Engineer, are to:

• Responsible for and helps lead the design and develop of mechanical and electrical systems for domestic and international laboratory, production, and agricultural environments;

• Responsible for and helps lead the research of new technologies and recommends technical innovation in machine/system architecture, control methodologies, and industrial/lab automation;

• Supports and helps lead project planning and design, estimating resources, timeline and cost as well as creating functional requirements, engineering drawings, test plans, technical reports, and operational documents;

• Construct working prototypes to validate performance compared to requirements;

• Design and development activities include leading, participating, coordinating, and supporting planning, concept, design and execution stages, safety and design risk assessments, prototyping/testing, design reviews, verification & validation;

• Work closely with other discipline engineering and science teams to develop concepts and innovative solutions;

• Work closely with matrix team members, support staff, and manufacturing teams in machine/system operation to ensure design is transferable to production sites;

• Document intellectual property and create patent applications;

• Collaborates with Safety departments to comply with company and industry safety and design standards;

• Identify and form partnerships with external fabrication suppliers and component vendors.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field;

• Technical contributor throughout the design and development project stages;

• Taking initiative, identifying new methods and approaches, and challenging current methods of working;

• Hands-on experience constructing complex mechanical and electrical systems;

• Experience in designing for reliability and manufacturability;

• Experience in the selection and application of transducers and sensors, machine and process controls, motor drives / controllers and machine component selection;

• Expert knowledge of a professional level CAD software with demonstrated proficiency using SolidWorks.

• Experience in the design of electro-mechanical systems, pneumatic systems, automated conveyor and robotic work cells, material handling equipment;

• Experience with prototype building and test fixtures, rapid prototyping techniques, fabrication methods, validation methods/tools including experimental design, data reduction/analysis, interpretation, and iteration;

• Experience with documentation of designs, design changes, and test/validation results;

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple projects and tasks;

• Strong mathematical, verbal, and written communication skills;

• Experience using standard office productivity software; Excel, Word, PowerPoint;

• Willingness to travel up to 20% of time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Plastic injection molding and mold design;

• Experience designing, selection and application of controllers (PLC, microcontroller, PC-Based), power distribution, electrical panel design and layout, transducers / sensors, digital / analog signal interface, motor drives / controllers and machine components;

• Strong knowledge and experience with engineering principles and procedures that apply to machine design, machine safety and machine risk assessment;

• Experience using electrical test equipment; digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, process meters, logic analyzers, etc;

• Experience designing electrical and electronic systems for machinery, equipment, or automation applications;

• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field with 7+ years of industry experience or advanced engineering degree with 4+ years of industry experience;

• CFD and/or FEA model simulation;

• Hydraulic system design;

• Programming PLC’s, microcontrollers, with higher-level languages;

• Proficiency using AutoCAD;

• PLC and HMI programming experience. Preferred experience with Rockwell Automation PLC platforms: RSLogix 5000, Studio 5000 and HMI development software: FactoryTalk View Studio SE/ME, Studio 5000 View Designer;

• Experience with coordinated motion control, controller setup and tuning, stepper motors, servo motors, pneumatics, and hydraulics;

• Imaging systems and image processing.

YOUR APPLICATION

Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Science for a better life, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer.

To all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes.

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below.

Bayer is an E-Verify Employer.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Location: United States : Missouri : Creve Coeur

Division: Crop Science

Reference Code: 837605

Contact Us

Email: hrop_usa@bayer.com

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