Hiring a Mechanical Engineer for our Team! -

We are hiring a mechanical engineer!

Shea+Latone is a product design and development firm that works with some of the most prestigious designers and innovative companies in the world. Shea+Latone provides services encompassing the entire design development process, including industrial design, mechanical engineering, prototyping, testing, manufacturability analysis, and more. We offer any part of the process as needed for some clients, or fully integrate into large companies’ product development teams as partners for completing projects from proposal to production. Our goal is to always keep designs honest and uncompromising while ensuring practical manufacturability.

Location

Located in a small town in the Upper Perkiomen Valley of southeastern Pennsylvania, S+L was built on the foundation of the area’s rich furniture design tradition that began in the 1940’s. The company was created in 1996 to serve the contract furniture industry in the surrounding Philadelphia and New York areas, and quickly grew to developing a broad ranging product portfolio with clients nationwide and abroad. Plus, in our small town the air is a little cleaner, the sun is a little brighter, and we like that!

Job Description

Shea+Latone, a small product development consultancy serving the furniture industry, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for full-time employment within its test lab and office. We are located in a unique historic building with parking in East Greenville, PA. Shea+Latone offers competitive compensation and full health benefits; medical, vision and dental.

Primary Responsibilities

Sets up test stands and test samples in accordance with lab and regulatory standards
Performs testing in accordance with lab and regulatory standards
Assists in test stand hardware and software development, fabrication, and implementation
Develops and executes test procedures for product benchmarking and validation based on both standardized regulatory tests (primarily BIFMA) and customer needs
Designs, fabricates and/or repairs testing equipment as needed using Solidworks and shop tools
Participates in the maintenance of ISO/IEC 17025 including performing calibrations and conducting internal audits
Analyzes and interprets testing data
Performs FEA on virtual components and assemblies
Performs calculations for engineering analysis of virtual components and assemblies
Producing clear and effective reports that meet the prescribed format
Work with data acquisition equipment (National Instruments hardware and software)
Communicate with clients to determine needs and function of test plans
Troubleshoot equipment to solve problems
Analyzes and develops part designs for various manufacturing processes and materials including but not limited to injection molding, gas-assist injection molding, co-molding and overmolding, urethane casting, metal alloy die-casting, metal fabrication, sheet forming, and additive manufacturing
Engineering support and documentation including part and assembly drawings in Solidworks

Qualifications

Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s degree
1-2 years of demonstrated Mechanical Engineering experience
Experience with National Instrument Hardware and Veristand software
Working knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025
Pneumatic systems experience
Proficiency in SolidWorks or similar 3D modeling software a plus
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) or similar software experience
Familiarity with PLC’s and programming is a plus
Strong communication skills, including clearly conveying technical details to audiences from other disciplines and languages
Ability to work alone and as part of a larger team
Empathy and appreciation for other design and engineering disciplines
Ability to frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds
Strong communication skills
Proficiency at multi-tasking and high attention to detail