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Senior Mechanical Engineer (onsite)







What you will do





As a result of growing business demand, Synchrony is expanding and building our engineering team, with the goal of creating a sustainable team to support the next of products into the future.  We invest in the career growth of our new engineering hires – you represent the future prospective technical leadership of the company.





The Senior Mechanical Engineer is a great opportunity based in Salem, VA. As a member of the JCI-Synchrony Engineering team, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge magnetic bearing technology and high-speed rotating machinery, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of experienced mechanical, electrical and software engineers.  Your ideas and contributions will have a direct impact on our products, benefiting our customers and contributing to Johnson Controls' mission of implementing and applying cleaner and greener technologies. Candidates must be commuting distance to Salem, VA, or able to relocate. The Roanoke Valley is a great place to live, with the benefits of a small city, in addition to numerous outdoor recreation opportunities, all set in the very scenic western Virginia region. Consider joining our team today!





How you will do it





Maintain a safe working environment and a commitment to safety excellence.





Develop CAD models of components and devices in support of new product designs. 





Develop and edit CAD models of existing production components to improve current products.





Develop and perform experimental programs to support the development of new products and improvement of existing products.





Regularly communicate relevant results with engineering staff, customers, and other stakeholders.





Maintain appropriate records of work performed on development programs.





Maintain adherence to JCI and Synchrony product design and development procedures.





Specify and select computational engineering tools in collaboration with other Engineering staff in order to improve current and/or future product development programs. 





Support the manufacturing team and/or assembly technicians as requested or needed.





Participate on cross-functional teams that manage projects from concept through first article manufacturing process.





Solve difficult problems at the engineering and production levels.





Assist with appropriate testing, utilizing company procedures, methodology and other experimental design tools, and generate test reports.





Contribute to the intellectual property position of the company via invention and patent applications.





Help resolve problems associated with returned materials.





Concept design, detailed design and analysis, participation in fabrication and manufacture, and hands-on assembly and test. 





What you will need


Required                                                                                                                        





Familiarity with design and 3D modeling software.





Design and/or operation of other products with high-speed rotating shafts such as turbomachinery.





2-5 years of experience in a product development environment, or an advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Mechanical Engineering.





3+ years’ experience using 3D modeling software to design parts for fabrication and assembly (SolidWorks .)





Some combination of both R&D and manufacturing experience.





Experience designing assemblies consisting of both mechanical and electrical/electronic components.





Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.





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Senior Mechanical Engineer (onsite)

Salem, VA 24153
Full time

Published on 10/03/2024

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