Machine Designer

Overview

SSOE is hiring for a Machine Designer (D4) to join our growing Glass / Glass Manufacturing team. We are seeking an experienced Designer with strong AutoCAD / Inventor skills, expertise in machine and material handling equipment, and a drive for innovation. Available locations in the US include Toledo and Columbus (Ohio) and Midland (Michigan).

What Makes SSOE a Great Place To Work

You don't have to be an employee long before you understand the SSOE difference. It goes back to our history of reinventing ourselves for new markets, serious rates of growth year after year, and being ahead of the curve in technology. Those are the achievements of a company that rewards talent and effort in ways that mean the most to the individual.

When you work at SSOE, you work with the best and you're a part of something bigger than yourself. And providing the best possible workplace for our employees gives us a competitive advantage-helping us attract and retain top talent and drive better business results.

AI and Innovation

As part of our commitment to innovation, all team members will be trained on Microsoft Copilot and empowered to use it as a core tool in their everyday work.

Responsibilities

A Typical Day Might Include :

The following duties are typical of the position but are not all encompassing. Responsibilities include those required to deliver quality service on schedule and within budget in a team environment.

• Interprets, organizes, executes and coordinates medium assignments with the overall responsibility for budget adherence, quality control and inter-discipline coordination.
• Makes decisions independently on design problems, practices and methods, but may receive input on unusual or complex problems from the department manager or project engineer for proposed design solutions.
• Produces finished plans and specifications and final acceptance or rejection of major items involving materials, equipment, manufacturer's quality and field construction results.
• Completes work on major engineering projects or total design work on projects of smaller or moderate scope.
• Serves as a job captain on single discipline projects and may serve as a job captain on multi-discipline projects.
• Prepares or reviews budgets based on experience and scope of project.
• May be requested to perform project management functions.
• May assign and review work of project design team. Checks progress of work and alerts project manager to changes of scope or additional services.
• May devise new approaches and solutions to problems encountered and communicate them to the team.
• May represent the firm in meetings and conferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate a project.
• May prepare total design and construction cost estimates.
• Travel to client site is required for data gathering and field technical support.

Qualifications

Qualifications You'll Need on Day One :