Mechanical Engineer II - Calgary
Honeywell has been selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2010. For a second year in a row, we also ranked 3rd on Fortune 500's Most Admired Companies list. We are proud to be on both these prestigious lists and we are delighted to be recognized for our best practices.
Honeywell Life Safety (HLS) is a strategic business unit in Automation and Control Solutions (ACS). HLS innovates to protect and save lives worldwide every day. It is a global leader in many growing industries, including commercial fire systems, smoke and gas detection, personal protective equipment (PPE), and home and hospital patient monitoring. Its quality products, integrated system solutions, and services make life safer, more comfortable, more secure, and more productive in every corner of our world. You can find leading-edge HLS technology in the products, software, and solutions all around you, including at airports, hotels, healthcare institutions, business centers, stadiums, industries, and schools.
We have an immediate opening for a Mechanical Engineer III in Calgary, Alberta.
Key Responsibilities:
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Design and support of tooling and manufacturing processes used to make the mechanical components in gas detectors.
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Mechanical design of portable gas monitors and accessories.
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Taking a key role in new product development and sustaining engineering efforts by providing innovative and robust product designs, technical support, and general engineering services.
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Creating and developing specifications and designs for new products.
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Working with suppliers and vendors to ensure that the design, tooling and processes are capable of yielding quality parts.
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Working with suppliers to ensure maintenance of tools, inventory of tools, and general life expectancy of tools are maintained and managed in a cost effective manner.
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Work with mechanical design team and supply base to reduce tool and piece part pricing while meeting design use.
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Identify cost saving opportunities with current and future designs that can contribute to the business profitability.
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Identify and implement design for manufacturability (DFM) along with project teams to ensure successful product introduction.
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Participate actively in a coordinated, interdisciplinary team environment, taking ownership of the technical and design aspects of the team effort.
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Conduct analyses, tests, or investigations as appropriate to ensure compliant, robust designs and to achieve necessary new product acceptance and approvals.
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Ensure and maintain the integrity of all product output from engineering including documentation, revision control, product regulatory testing and approvals, intellectual property opportunities, etc.
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Work with labs, outside agencies, vendors, etc. as needed.
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Assist in budget and resource forecasting for departmental activities and technical projects.
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Use DFSS (Design for SixEducation / Qualifications)
