Senior Mechanical Equipment & Tool Engineer

Insight Global - Seattle, WA

Full-time

Seattle, WA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The position involves developing program and project requirements, as well as creating highly complex equipment and tooling concepts and designs solutions, including alternatives for the Production System. The role requires validating the analysis of technical data, influencing product engineering design, and making recommendations regarding robotics, automation, or technical aspects to support production system integration. The individual will lead the creation and modification of equipment and tooling definitions at the program level, ensuring that project plans are executed effectively while providing input to Make/Buy decisions. Collaboration with Procurement is essential to meet program schedule, cost, and quality targets. Compliance with safety, producibility, maintainability, reliability, ergonomic factors, and regulatory requirements is a critical aspect of this role. The candidate will lead gated reviews and develop plans for production readiness, preventative maintenance, and spare parts management. They will also validate contractual performance milestones and develop work-arounds while maintaining the configuration of hardware, software, and documentation. Conducting studies and making recommendations for the disposition of assets is also part of the responsibilities. The position requires evaluating customer and operational needs to define and coordinate mechanical support equipment performance requirements, integrating technical parameters, and ensuring compatibility of all physical, functional, and program interfaces. Providing engineering expertise during production development activities is essential, as is participating in equipment and tool inspections to ensure that requirements are met. The candidate will lead Root Cause/Corrective Action (RCCA) efforts, aid engineers or technicians in returning equipment to production, and conduct training for Production and Maintenance personnel. Additionally, the role includes providing technical management of suppliers and leading process improvements, as well as creating and implementing maintenance workshops with production and maintenance personnel.

Responsibilities

• Develop program and project requirements for complex equipment and tooling solutions.
• Create and modify equipment and tooling definitions at the program level.
• Validate analysis of technical data and influence product engineering design.
• Make robotics, automation, or technical recommendations to support production system integration.
• Execute project plans and provide input to Make/Buy decisions.
• Collaborate with Procurement to meet program schedule, cost, and quality targets.
• Ensure compliance with safety, producibility, maintainability, reliability, ergonomic factors, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead gated reviews and develop plans for production readiness, preventative maintenance, and spares.
• Validate contractual performance milestones and maintain configuration control.
• Conduct studies and make recommendations for the disposition of assets.
• Evaluate customer and operational needs to define mechanical support equipment performance requirements.
• Provide engineering expertise during production development activities.
• Participate in equipment and tool inspections to ensure requirements are met.
• Lead Root Cause/Corrective Action (RCCA) efforts and drive results to production.
• Aid engineers or technicians with returning equipment to production.
• Conduct training for Production and Maintenance personnel.
• Provide technical management of suppliers and lead process improvements.
• Create and implement maintenance workshops with production and maintenance personnel.

Requirements

• Final TOP SECRET clearance (pre-start).
• Proficiency in Model-Based Definition and Drawing-Based Definition utilizing CATIA V5 with configuration management in ENOVIA and/or Teamcenter.
• Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Hands-on experience with production equipment troubleshooting or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.
• 9 years of experience in interacting with customers at all levels.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Model Based Engineering and Data Integration.
• Solid understanding of the Enterprise Standard Gated Practice.
• 4 years of relevant experience in Digital Transformation.
• Experience with programming, integrating, or troubleshooting industrial controls from OEMs.
• Experience in automation and robotics.
• Familiarity with RCCAs and the tools used to conduct them (5 Why, Fishbone, KNOT charts, etc).
• Experience with stress analysis hand calculations and results validation using programs like RISA, Nastran, Abaqus, Ansys, or Autodesk.