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Purpose: The purpose of this position is to prepare comprehensive working plans and full detailed drawings of parts, sub-assemblies, complete machine assemblies, bill of materials, and outsource procurement of machines and components. The Mechanical Designer is responsible for plans, designs, and coordinates the integration of machinery and equipment into manufacturing processes with a high level of proficiency. This is a top-level comprehensive project managing position, capable of full design skillset and troubleshooting complex mechanical functions while working completely independent and cohesively with owner and assigned project related personnel including owner and president, sales, field technical advisors and fabrication department personnel.

Responsibilities (Include but are not limited to):

• Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
• Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
• Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, fabrication, procurement, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
• Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects, communication with overseas manufacturing vendors.
• Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
• Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
• Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
• Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or operational innovative engineering.
• Provide technical customer service.
• Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
• Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
• Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution as applicable.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related engineering discipline (mechanical or electromechanical).
• 5 + years' experience specific to Machine Design.
• Must be experienced Solidworks and AutoCad.
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office), Excel, Etc.
• Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
• Be a motivated team player, with the ability to take on multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast pace environment.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the company
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills, and attention to detail

Physical Demands:

The description below is intended to describe the general content and requirements for the performance of this job but is not limited to:

• While performing the duties of the job, the employee may be required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Some duties may be removed at any time and new duties may be added as GTI continues to grow. If and as required under federal or state law, upon request, reasonable accommodations which do not create an undue hardship will be considered, discussed, offered and implemented (if accepted) to enable persons with defined disabilities to overcome barriers to the performance of essential functions of the position.