Product Guide

Engineering

Structural Engineer, PE

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Engineering

Aurora, CO | Engineering | Full-Time

$80,000 - $120,000

General Position Summary

We are looking to hire an experienced licensed professional (PE) engineer with excellent analytical, structural engineering, and critical thinking skills. The ideal candidate has experience in project management, structural engineering of telecom tower structures, foundation design and strong design experience of welded connections and the application of AASHTO and TIA design codes. The candidate collaborates with the company’s mechanical and electrical engineers and advanced product development design team. The ideal candidate has experience in working closely with contractors and resolving field related issues. 

Essential Job Functions

The following represents a representative sample of essential functions and responsibilities for the position. This list is not exhaustive, and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as required by the position and business
  • Create structural design and analysis documents for steel concealment and standard poles, concealment shrouds, foundations, and other infrastructure solutions supporting multi-use technologies, including small cells, IoT devices, and electric vehicle charging stations
  • Employ knowledge of structural engineering software such as tnxTower, MIDAS, MathCAD, RISA 3D and other software tools to prepare design and analysis documents
  • Provide technical advice on designs for structure, code compliance, material selection, and safety
  • Work closely with CAD technicians to verify designs and and optimize for fabrication
  • Stamp documents as the  Engineer of Record where licensed. 
  • Consult with internal and external stakeholders in managing and tracking project progress
  • Manage work to ensure delivery of project on schedule and within budget
  • Provide data and technical feedback to engineers and other team members completing structural calculations for projects
  • Take initiative to proactively fix issues that could result in structural problems in manufacturing and/or deploying vertical infrastructure required for wireless and IoT technologies 
  • Work on complex assignments requiring independent action and a high degree of initiative to resolve issues to determine methods and procedures for assignment  
  • Employ quality processes within structural engineering tasks and work with other engineering disciplines that result in clear design documents  

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  • Have a working knowledge of computer-assisted design/drafting technology and software (SOLIDWORKS® preferred, and AutoCAD® acceptable) for simulation purposes in structural engineering work developing designs

  • Review and redline drawing sets completed by others as required 

  • Work independently, including estimating time and costs required to complete project

  • Other tasks as required by the position 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Proficient with structural codes (TIA, AASHTO, IBC)

  • Proficient in tnxTower and RISA 3D or equivalent.

  • Proficient in MathCAD, and interchange formats (.STEP, .DXF) preferred

  • Analytical, meticulous, problem-solver

  • Strong communication skills; fluent in both written and spoken English

  • Experience with ISO 9001:2015 | quality management system

  • Seek Continuous

  • Improvement (take initiative in an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes to deliver optimum results)

  • Ability to use logical, systematic processes to achieve goals

  • Ability to prioritize, good organizational skills

  • Project management skills

  • External client or vendor/contractor relations / on-site inspections

  • Proficient in MS Office Adobe Acrobat or equivalent and project management software 

  • Proficient in FEA Analysis and modeling, MathCAD 

  • Excellent design and computer software abilities, including CAD software (i.e., AutoCAD® acceptable and SOLIDWORKS®) preferred 

Education and Experience

  • BSCE degree in Civil (Structural) Engineering from an accredited university required
  • MSCE degree a plus

  • Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), licensed Structural Engineer (SE) a plus 

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Lean Manufacturing Engineer

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Engineering

Aurora, CO | Engineering | Full-Time

$75,000 - $95,000

General Position Summary

We are seeking a motivated individual for our Aurora facility who thrives in a fast-paced environment, working with multiple projects, and interdisciplinary teams. The Lean Manufacturing Engineer participates in and contributes to lean improvement activities, looking at safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, and efficiency, delivering benefits to support customer satisfaction. Brings knowledge of their area of work to the lean process.  The lean manufacturing engineer will serve as a process owner, incorporating responsibilities that encompass the safety, quality, equipment, personnel training, and efficiency of these processes.

Essential Job Functions

The following represents a representative sample of essential functions and responsibilities for the position. This list is not exhaustive, and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as required by the position and business

  • Analyze current work practices to identify areas for improvement and educate as to how to improve business and manufacturing processes

  • Devise and test solutions and roll out new ways of working

  • Participate in Lean health checks and go/no goes 

  • Perform workplace audits and streamlining processes within area of responsibility

  • Process mapping, value stream mapping, identifying inefficiencies in productivity with a particular focus on layouts and sequencing

  • Recommend to management changes that can cut waste from operating procedures 

  • Deploy appropriate methodologies to problem solving and support teams to solve problems

  • Ensure the escalation process for problem solving is effective

  • Demonstrate performance excellence behaviors within the business and champion performance excellence 

  • Support the business in establishing “best practice” 

  • Implement standard work, visual factory and error proofing (poka yoke)

  • Undertake continuous training and development 

  • Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems 

  • Carry out time and motion studies to support productivity improvements 

  • Monitor the completion of tasks and ensure good performance and record on appropriate systems 

  • Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviors expected of them 

  • Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience through knowledge sharing, training, and skill develop of team members to enhance the overall capability and performance of the team

  • Evaluate manufactured products according to specifications and quality standards

  • Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness. 

  • Train production personnel in new or existing methods. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Liaise and communicate with other departments, customers, suppliers and other service providers
  • Work as part of the team to share ideas and improve operation, recommending, supporting and implementing continuous improvement activities and carry out process and procedure improvements to optimize results and improve quality of delivery, in line with quality standards requirements in line with company and customer requirements 
  • Ensure an effective interface with other departmental staff is maintained 
  • Self-management
  • Support, comply and ensure complicity with Health & Safety regulations, the Company Handbook, Quality and Environmental standards, and all other Company policies and procedures  
  • General knowledge of metals and plastics processing and forming techniques 
  • Solid knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and tools. 
  • Strong interpersonal skills and a high degree of collaboration at all levels 
  • Ability to set priorities based on details and factual information. 
  • Proven experience working in an ISO 9001-2015 environment 
  • Ability to perform in a rapidly evolving and dynamic environment 
  • Autonomous/Independent – work with minimal direction 
  • Team player with a positive effect on the team 
  • Innovative; prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity 
  • Supervision of People. Ability to Engender Trust, Communicate, Coach, Empower & Motivate 
  • Self-Motivated, Able to Prioritize, Good Organizational Skills, Seeks Feedback, Aware of Self, Able to Follow Instructions 
  • Fluent in English, both written and verbal
  • Proficient in engineering level math skills 
  • Microsoft Office, ERP (Epicor a plus), SolidWorks, PDX, AutoCAD, MS Teams

Education and Experience

  • 3+ years of lean manufacturing engineering experience
  • Experience in ISO facility (preferred)  

  • BS Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

  • Minimum Green Sigma Certification

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Electromechanical Engineer

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Engineering

Aurora, CO | Engineering | Full-Time

$90,000 - $120,000

General Position Summary

We are seeking a motivated individual for our Aurora facility who thrives in a fast-paced environment, working with multiple projects, and interdisciplinary teams. The Electromechanical Engineer is responsible for performing customer-site servicing and repair of complex electromechanical equipment and will maintain a high level of customer satisfaction through the use of data-driven tools, proactive attention to customer requirements and positive customer interactions. This position provides support to customers on operational or maintenance aspects of equipment, serves as customer contact on technical and service-related problems, diagnoses mechanical, hardware, software and systems failures using established procedures with little guidance, determines the most cost-effective repair/resolution to minimize customer downtime, and prepares reports for analysis of product failure trends and serviceability issues.

Essential Job Functions

The following represents a representative sample of essential functions and responsibilities for the position. This list is not exhaustive, and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as required by the position and business
  • Apply company policies and procedures to complete routine tasks
  • Respond to service calls promptly, performs maintenance of equipment systems at a customer site on a variable shift schedule that is determined by customer needs, and assists operators with operational problems that occur during a shift functions
  • Maintain and develop technical competence through formal training programs, on-site training, and on-the-job training
  • Adhere to all required company policies concerning confidentiality of company information as well as customer policies procedures including Custody and Control Procedures
  • Manage parts inventory, coordinates shipment of parts for repair and replenishment, and maintains the inventory of tools and test equipment
  • Follow escalation procedures to ensure that problems are resolved expeditiously and that timely communications are maintained with designated personnel and customer management
  • Actively promote a high level of customer satisfaction by maintaining open communications and providing pro-active attention to customer requirements
  • Record maintenance activities using approved methods and procedures
  • Performs all administrative duties including record keeping, reporting, and inventory management in an accurate and timely manner
  • Perform all activities in a safe manner and adheres to company policies and procedures relating to safety

  • Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • SO 9001:2015
  • Seeks Continuous Improvement
  • Effective Communications
  • Able to Use Logical, Systematic Processes to Achieve Goals. Able to Prioritize. Good Organizational Skills
  • SOLIDWORKS, MS Office, PDx, Fishbowl Time, MS SharePoint, MS Teams
  • Proficient in CNC Software, 3D Printing, and Sheet Metal Parts
  • Basic Manufacturing Knowledge and Awareness
  • Project Management Awareness
  • External Client Relations
  • Product Budget, Design Hours

Education and Experience

  • 3+ years in electro-mechanical engineer

  • Electro-Mechanical Engineer by Degree or Training

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Senior Mechanical Engineer

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Engineering

Aurora, CO | Engineering | Full-Time

$120,000

General Position Summary

The Senior Mechanical Engineer is the highest level non-managerial role within the company. While often an individual contributor, s/he may perform as the project engineer, leading the efforts of other technical team members in the development of new products. The Senior Engineer serves as a key staff resource for the Director of Mechanical Engineering, and a source of expertise for the rest of the company. A skilled practitioner, s/he uses and follows best practices when available, and exceptional judgement when working in new and unfamiliar technical areas. 

S/he for developing product design suitable for manufacturing, testing, installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of the equipment developed. As a senior peer, the Senior Mechanical Engineer may be asked to check the work of other colleagues. When developing new products, s/he may have to perform a requirements analysis, assuring all the requisite features are incorporated into the design. S/he may work within a systems engineering framework, systematically identifying customer, code, jurisdictional, and derivative requirements are addressed. S/he will have product manufacturing knowledge and experience, and will be comfortable working operators an technicians charged with building his/her designs. 

As a senior technical resource, the Senior Mechanical Engineering will have a history of professional and personal development behind them. Recognizing the importance of skill acquisition in the ability to generate personal and professional value, s/he will have demonstrated a history of acquiring and developing new skills and competencies. Most importantly., S/he will have contributed to the competencies and capabilities of their employers and colleagues. This collaborative learning may have come in the form of developing a portfolio of patents, or training new skills, or by participating with other team members in the creation of new concepts and ideas.  

As a member of a multi-disciplined team, the Senior Mechanical Engineer can recognize when to contribute his/her unique set of skills and abilities, and when to seek the input of other knowledgeable specialists and colleagues. S/he is willing and capable of learning new capabilities and skills as required to meet the needs of new projects or corporate opportunities. This is possible because s/he has a deep and rich set of education and experience to permit him/her to have a good technical understanding of the product and its use. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will have expertise in one or more disciplines including, but are not limited to, (1) simple structural design with continuous and discrete attachments, (2) mechanism specification and development, (3) environmental engineering, with a particular emphasis on heat and mass transfer, (4) controls development, with a particular emphasis on specification, implementation and management of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), (5) product qualification and validation processes with a particular emphasis the role analysis, testing, and field qualification practices, (6) significant and varied materials and process expertise including metallics, non-metallics, and composite materials. While s/he may be specialized in one area, they will have demonstrated experience and competency in more than one.

As a senior technical professional in a rapidly growing organization, s/he will have the ability to work effectively on a wide range of relevant domains beyond the pure technical aspects of leading a specific effort or project. For example, with an emphasis on collaboration, s/he will be a member of a larger team charged with assuring a product development effort meets its objectives in a timely and cost-effective manner. This requires the Senior Mechanical Engineer to have the ability to plan, organize, staff, direct and control a project and its related activities. In this responsibility, s/he will be responsible for leading qualified employees in their efforts on the project.

Beyond the necessary technical experience and education, the Senior Mechanical Engineering position is expected to manage significant creative aspects of the design and development process. This requires excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills, and very high emotional IQ.

Essential Job Functions

The following represents a representative sample of essential functions and responsibilities for the position. This list is not exhaustive, and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as required by the position and business

1.    This position is a focal point for reviewing and analyzing requirements, synthesizing design approaches, and implementing those approaches using industry and company standards and methods to mee the organization’s objectives. In conducting these responsibilities, the Senior Mechanical Engineer will may perform many or more of the following activities in successfully supporting legacy products and launching new ones.

 

  • Review product specifications from all stakeholders (Internal and external), matching high level requirements to features and functions required in the product
  •  Analyze requirements and specifications, deriving new ones as required to assure product performance and design intent is met.
  • Develop design strategies to successfully implement the requirements into the product design within the planned/anticipated project cost and schedule.
  • Synthesize design approaches using a combination of personal, organizational, and external education and experience to create a build package approach meeting requirement.
  • Implement the approach, defining the product geometrically in a variety of media, and specification of appropriate materials and processes 
  •  As required, specific and execute full scale and subscale tests and simulations to reduce risk or meet a customer/client qualification requirement
  •   Oversee the fabrication and acceptance of new products and first articles, confirming compliance with design or adjusting the design as required to meet the capabilities of the specified process
  • Consult with manufacturing and procurement on the capabilities and capacity of internal and external resources charged with building the product.
  •  Organize and conduct design reviews as appropriate to secure organizational acceptance of the design, and to identify sources of risk within the design.
  • Support initial fielding of the design, confirming the full-life product life cycle has been successfully addressed, including but not limited to Manufacturing, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance.

2.    In performing project responsibilities, the Senior Mechanical Engineer will:

  • Plan and schedule technical activities related to their assigned projects, remaining attentive to committed schedules and budgets attached to the project. 
  • Establish and implement methods of compliance with internal processes and practices, and applicable codes, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards and specifications.
  • Analyze safety hazards, failure causes and effects, reliability and maintainability trends, and operational usage profiles requiring product changes.
  • Lead root cause analysis of in-service problems and sustaining engineering activities (including operational hazards, deficiency reports, parts obsolescence, corrosion effects, and reliability degradation).
  • Ensure cost-effective support to achieve optimum product performance over its life cycle.
  • Cooperate and communicate effectively with senior leaders, project manager and other participants to provide status, identify and resolve risks, and provide needed assistance and technical support.
  • Serve as the focal point for review engineering deliverables developed for his/her projects, and initiate appropriate corrective actions, 

3.    Creatively establish technical approach to unique problems presented by customer requirements

  •  Setup schemes or designs, and elaborate reports and results to clients
  • Develop and implement policies, standards, and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the organization

4.    Support and participate in a culture of service and action within the mechanical engineering team . 

  • Respond to service calls promptly, performs maintenance of equipment systems at a customer site on a variable shift schedule that is determined by customer needs, and assists operators with operational problems that occur during a shift
  • Follow escalation procedures to ensure that problems are resolved expeditiously and that timely communications are maintained with designated personnel and customer management

5.    Support a safe working environment and product performance·      

  • Analysis of safety hazards, failure causes and effects, reliability and maintainability trends, and operational usage profiles changes

6.    Perform administrative functions such as evaluating and writing reports, securing approval on expenditures concerning projects, and assuring timesheets and related hourly expenses are tracked.

 

  • Perform overall quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans, engineering, and ops performance) and report regularly on project status to the management team

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Demonstrable experience using or managing PLM/PDM systems
  • Demonstrable experience working in a multi-disciplined engineering team, with minimum composition of mechanical and electrical proficiencies  
  • Demonstrable experience working with 3D design systems, with preference for Dassault systems CATIA/SOLIDWORKS® products in a production environment
  •  Demonstrable experience working in an MRP I/II/ERP environment
  • PE License is strongly desired
  • Experience in varied organizational size (i.e., large, and small) high desired
  • Computer Skills/Equipment: SOLIDWORKS®, CFD SOLIDWORKS® Flow Simulation, MS Office, MS SharePoint, MS Teams
  • Ability travel for short durations up to 25% of time

Education

  • Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering or related/complimentary discipline, with an MS in a complimentary field such as mechanical, electrical/electronics, materials, or physics  
  •  Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in product development developing new products and sustaining legacy products within an engineering/manufacturing company, preferably in the wireless or telecom industry
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Senior Thermal Mechanical Engineer

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Engineering

Aurora, CO | Engineering | Full-Time

$105,000/yr - $120,000/yr

General Position Summary

We are seeking a motivated individual for our Aurora, Colorado metro offices who can design thermal-mechanical components and systems. The Senior Thermal Mechanical Engineer is responsible for setting up thermal models of products in SolidWorks and use CFD to perform steady-state heat transfer studies. This includes applying meshes specific to the product and measuring solar radiation, fluid temperature, velocity, fan curves, etc.

Essential Job Functions

The following represents a representative sample of essential functions and responsibilities for the position. This list is not exhaustive, and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as required by the position and business

  • Interpret CFD analysis results and iteratively update designs to optimize airflow patterns and to ensure design complies with required standards.
  • Set up and perform thermal lab tests on products and interpret/compare lab results to CFD simulation results. Lab tests include the use of a thermal test chamber, multimeter, thermocouples, anemometers, heat strips, fans, etc.
  • Write formal thermal analysis reports to describe thermal test lab and CFD simulation methods and design theory, and to summarize and explain the analysis results.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Proficient in designing complex SolidWorks parts and assembly models
  • Proficient in setting up, performing, and interpreting the results of SolidWorks CFD simulations
  • Preferred working knowledge of GR-487 specifications
  • Mechanical Design
  • Thermal Lab Experience
  • Experience with technical writing and thermal reports
  • Self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work as part of a dynamic, collaborative team
  • Excellent Communication
  • Preferred knowledge of telecommunications radios and equipment

Education and Experience

  • BS degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or similar degree
  • MS in Mechanical engineering or related technical files is a plus
  • 10+ years of experiences in mechanical or aerospace engineering or similar 
  • 5+ years of experience in mechanical or aerospace engineering or similar
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