Principal Mechanical Engineer

About this role

<h2><strong>About&nbsp;Re:Build&nbsp;</strong></h2> <p>At Re:Build, our mission is to ensure the next generation of important products are made, at scale, in America. We are laying the foundation for a better future for our customers, employees, and communities by revitalizing America's manufacturing base and creating meaningful jobs across the country, including in historically deindustrialized regions.&nbsp;<br><br>We operate an advanced, end-to-end manufacturing platform that partners with industrial companies and innovators to take products from first concept to full-scale production in critical verticals including aerospace and defense, electrification, medical, energy and environment, and robotics and automation.&nbsp;<br><br>The way we operate is as important as the work we do. It's guided by The&nbsp;Re:Build&nbsp;Way, 16 principles that shape how we collaborate with each other, partner with our customers and vendors, and contribute to the communities where we operate.&nbsp;<em>(link to&nbsp;</em><a href="https://rebuildmanufacturing.com/about/rebuild-way/">The Re:Build Way principles</a><em>)</em></p> <h2><strong>About Re:Build DAPR Engineering&nbsp;</strong></h2> <p>Re:Build DAPR Engineering, LLC (DAPR) is an engineering design and analysis consulting firm in Merrimack, New Hampshire. We work with customers across many industries to develop and deliver turnkey industrial machines to meet their unique requirements. We design and build custom automation solutions, work with OEM’s to develop industrial products, and provide engineering analysis using FEA tools.</p> <h2><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Who are we looking for?</span></strong></h2> <p style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Do you thrive by being involved in all phases of development, from concept generation to machine testing?</span></p> <p style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Are you a servant leader who enjoys autonomy and seeks to build highly capable teams and who provides opportunities for growth and enrichment throughout the engineering organization?</span></p> <p style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Do you enjoy articulating a vision for the projects that you and your team work on?</span></p> <p style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If your answer to these questions is "yes", then this role may be right for you.</span></p> <h2><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What will you get to do?</span></strong></h2> <ul> <li>Support project teams in multiple capacities including design of mechanical systems, fabrication drawings, BOMs, schematics, assembly drawings, etc.</li> <li>Optimally communicate within a team environment</li> <li>Coaching and mentoring junior team members&nbsp;</li> <li>Work to deadlines with minimal supervision</li> <li>Provide mentorship to junior engineers</li> <li>Participate in client meetings and internal engineering design reviews</li> <li>Generate content for project proposals, including developing concepts and estimating effort and equipment cost</li> <li>In the process of machine build, support technicians solve problems and offer solutions</li> </ul> <h2 style="line-height: 106%;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What will you bring to the team?</span></strong></h2> <ul> <li>BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited college or university, plus equivalent experience</li> <li>Minimum 8 years' experience in a design engineering role with experience in indirectly coaching and guiding junior team members.&nbsp;</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communications, organizational and time management skills</li> <li>Strong interpersonal skills to work and support a team environment</li> <li>Familiarity with motion systems, pneumatics, hydraulics, robots, etc.</li> <li>Experience user of CAD packages, SolidWorks preferred</li> <li>Use of engineering tools such as Mathcad, Ansys, or equivalent FEA packages is a plus</li> <li>Experience designing mechanisms for automation, complex electro-mechanical systems, and/or mechanical solutions that require a high level of precision is a plus</li> </ul> <p>This role can sit in Merrimack, NH or Kalamazoo, MI.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Export Control Requirement:&nbsp;</strong> Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.</p> <p style="line-height: 106%;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The BIG payoff</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We are a company who is going to make a difference in the industries and the communities in which we choose to operate.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Every employee of Re:Build will share ownership in the company and will share in the financial rewards of the success we achieve together, at all levels of the company!</span></p> <p style="line-height: 106%;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We want to work with people that reflect the communities in which we operate</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Re:Build Manufacturing is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, w