Manager- Mechanical Design

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Syntegon is a global leader in process and packaging technology. With around 5,800 colleagues in nearly 20 countries, the Syntegon Group works on intelligent and sustainable technologies for the pharmaceutical and food industries. Let's contribute together to ensuring that people worldwide are provided with high-quality medications and safely packaged food.

With our global service organization and our comprehensive service portfolio, we contribute sustainably to the profitable growth of our customers. Together, let's help ensure that people around the world are supplied with high-quality medicines and safely packaged foods.

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1. Develop designs for Packaging machinery using and applying engineering principles & Customer machine specifications. 
2. Confer with engineering team & technical sales & sales personnel, to clarify specifications & develop designs.
3. Review drawings and bills of material within engineering team members to ensure QC.
4. Review drawings with manufacturers to determine suitability to manufacture and cost to manufacture new designs.
5. Selects design options which assure proper performance, reliability, safety and manufacturing economy.
6. Refer to previous designs for possible modification to meet current project needs and customer specifications, and to standardize machine & create Modular designs
7. Complete mechanical engineering designs by calculating operational parameters such as speeds, gear ratios, drives, torques, velocities, etc.
8. Respond to questions from purchasing/manufacturing personnel for clarification of drawings and or operational /process issues .
9. Support field service for machine troubleshooting as needed.
10. Preparation and attending internal / external audits for dept.
11. Participation in functional and cross functional Continuous improvement initiatives

Complete other tasks as assigned by Engineering Manager

1. Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of engineering experience in mechanical design of packaging machinery and factory automation.
2. Leading a Team of at least 5 Mechanical Engineering 
3. Problem solving skills to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner, including gathering and analyzing information, and developing alternative solutions.
4. Have strong knowledge base of fabrication methods and processes such as milling, turning, welding, with an understanding of cost impacts.
5. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills
6. Good interpersonal skills and the ability to successfully handle a multi-tasked role.
7. Self-motivated, sense of urgency and well organized.
8. Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.
9. Must be fluent in the use of SolidWorks and AutoCAD.

Experience working with automated equipment in the food or packaging industry is preferred.

Proven proficiency in the design and development of successful commercial products.

SAP and other data management tools.

An innovative person who is goal oriented, well organized and highly motivated.

Knowledge in xls programming / Power bi / Presentations.