blade design/process engineer

The Blade Design/Process Engineer designs the machines that produce blade. Namely, he/she designs parts, assemblies and mechanisms for the existing or future blade production machines and production lines. Moreover, the Blade Design Engineer places specifications for the above parts, mechanisms, machines and production lines. He/she contacts and evaluates external and third-party suppliers and integrates 3rd party solutions in his/hers designs. He manages projects from the annual strategy of the Blade Factory In parallel, the Blade Design Engineer examines the performance and integration of the Blade production machines with the Blade production process and proposes improvements which minimize downtime, handling and costs, maximize productivity, equipment efficiency and product quality while respecting health, safety, and environment policies.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• The design and the specifications of blade production machines

• The engineering drawings and the drawings Data Base of blade production machines

• The creation of manuals for the blade production machines

• The storage of digital product (3D parts, assemblies, engineering drawings etc) in the Engineering Drawings Database

• The usage of Engineering Drawings Database, the adoption of the department’s naming conventions, the retrieval of the required files, the creation of new components or the modification of existing and the updating of the database.

• The conversion of legacy engineering drawings to pairs of 3D models & drawings

• Handling common international standards (ISO, DIN, ANSI) and their standard mechanical components

• Ordering the construction of his designs from the machine shop

• Evaluating third party suppliers for engineering & design services

• Establishing collaboration with third party suppliers for engineering & design services

• The project management of projects from the annual strategy of the Blade factory

• The collaboration with supervisors of blade factory departments to analyze production issues and propose the implementation of optimum engineering solutions.

• The preparation of reports and data analysis for improvement recommendations of plant operations and the resolution of maintenance and construction related issues

• The implementation of HSE policies along his perimeter

• The implementation of the documented requirements of the Quality System and the requirements of the IFS HPC standard.

Sets priorities for:

• Engineering projects respecting the Athens Blade Strategy plan

Overviews/follows up:

• The assembly and construction of his design projects

• Projects KPIs (time, budget)

• Athens Blade CAPEX for machine construction

• Blade maintenance KPIs

• Execution of projects from external suppliers

Proposes:

• Design /equipment improvements for productivity, equipment efficiency, product quality, cost reduction and ergonomics

• Needed budget for his projects

• Corrective actions for realigning project execution with budget

Reports:

• The progress of machine design

• The progress of machine construction project status

Qualifications:

• Mechanical Engineer (University Degree.)

• 2 to 5 years’ experience in similar position preferably in industrial field

• Proven experience in 3D CAD engineering design and design packages (AutoCAD, ProEngineer or Creo) will be considered an asset

• Knowledge of Hydraulic-Pneumatic automation and/or Machine Shop constructions/assemblies

• New machines & mechanism installations experience

• Collaboration & communication skills