Mechanical Designer (BH9423280) Job Listing at Kelly Services in Menlo Park, CA (Job ID 9423280)

Description

Kelly Government Solutions is hiring a Mechanical Designer for a University Scientific Laboratory Company with our customer in Stanford, CA.

Position Title: Mechanical Designer (BH9423280)
Pay Rate: $31.50/hour plus additional $4.98/hour Health & Welfare stipend that goes toward your pension or medical
Location: Stanford, CA
Travel: None
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm
Citizenship: U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residence only

Job Description:
 

• Develop and execute complex mechanical design, assembly, and tooling to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations.
• Perform mechanical design tasks requiring fully developed skills and understanding of area of specialization.

Core Duties:

• Design original components or a portion of mechanical systems using 3D computer aided design CAD based on research concepts.
• Analyze and modify designs to develop and/or improve manufacturing operations.
• Create intricate mechanical designs from written and verbal input.
• Prepare original rough layouts and sketches to support design and proposal recommendations to engineers.
• Perform in-depth analysis of fit, form and function tolerance studies to ensure manufacturability.
• Compute moderate to complex engineering calculations including volume, mass, and surface area.
• Inspect design for accuracy and adherence to engineering criteria/specifications, manufacturing, tooling, material, planning, and appropriate production standards.
• Determine ease of manufacturing, availability of materials, and specifications.
• Generate workflow between design development and engineers and/or project managers and shops to evaluate manufacturability, mitigate cost risk, and accuracy of process.
• Provide recommendations for improvements to support design strategy, project execution, and maintain drawing schedules.
• Attend and contribute to design review meetings.
• May collaborate with key contacts outside own area of expertise.
• May serve as project leader or provide guidance to less experienced mechanical designers.

Minimum Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor s degree in a related engineering discipline or 5 years of related equivalent experience or combination of education and experience.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Ability to perform complex mechanical designs, modeling, and routine engineering, planning duties and the ability to estimate drafting time accurately.
• Utilizes job-required 3D computer-aided design tools create and maintain complex assembly drawings and models.
• In-depth knowledge of the principles and practices of mechanical design.
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles and concepts of Mechanical Engineering.
• Demonstrated sound understanding of manufacturing capabilities and be able to demonstrate the ability to design for manufacturability.
• Extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of tolerances, clearances, and fit of parts.
• Good understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing GD T Ability to translate established design concepts into finished pieces.
• Ability to perform detailed work with high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, follow department standards and processes.
• Ability to work with others effectively as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and communication both written and verbal skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of job required software applications and tools.

Proficiency:

• Microsoft Office applications Excel, Word, PowerPoint or similar software

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly® Government Solutions?

Looking to connect with premier government agencies or the top 25 federal government contractors? Kelly Government Solutions partners with these organizations to create expert talent solutions that solve the world's most critical challenges. We offer a variety of full-time, project (SOW), seasonal, and surge support opportunities in science, engineering, technology, professional, and administrative support roles. Our experts will connect you to the opportunity that fits your schedule and interests and handle the details of transferring and processing all levels of security clearances. It's just another way we make the job search work for you.

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