Senior Lead Mechanical Design Engineer

Responsibilities

This position is for Bauer sister company Bauer Equipment America / GEFCO https://www.gefco.com/

Primary responsibilities

• Design and develop heavy mechanical sub-assemblies for drilling equipment including welded structures and machined components.
• Develop engineering design concepts based on functional requirements, take full ownership of assigned tasks from concept refinement through detailed design, validation to production-ready-design using SolidWorks.
• Perform preliminary structural validation using hand calculations and SolidWorks simulation. Co-ordinate with FEA team for detailed analysis.
• Ensure design complies with US engineering standards (ASME, AWS, ANSI) and manufacturing practices.
• Provide engineering support to manufacturing and resolve design-related production issues.
• Take complete accountability of technical decisions, timelines and deliverables within assigned scope.
• Experience supporting full product development from concept through manufacturing release and production support.
• Identify and implement design improvements to enhance structural performance, reliability and manufacturability.
• Collaborate directly with US engineering leadership and cross-functional teams with minimal upstream dependency.

Secondary responsibilities

• Develop clear, shop-floor ready drawings with proper dimensioning & tolerancing, with welding specifications, GD&T and assembly clarity.
• Manage drawing release, revision control in PLM system and technical documentation.
• Support prototype development and validation to ensure design performance and integrity.
• Select and evaluate materials, manufacturing methods and design solution based on performance, cost and manufacturability.
• Review and check drawings created by other engineers to ensure accuracy, manufacturability and compliance with design standards.

Education

• Minimum bachelors degree in mechanical engineering.

Technical Skills

Mandatory

• Strong foundation in Machine & Structural Design, Strength of Materials, Applied Mechanics & Finite Element Method.
• Proven experience designing welded structures and heavy load bearing mechanical assemblies (e.g. Drill Mast, Mast Base, Top Drive).
• Ability to perform independent engineering calculations using engineering principles.
• Strong proficiency in SolidWorks / similar softwares (3D modelling, manufacturing drawings and simulation).

Desirable

• Experience working with imperial units, material standards and hardware selection.
• Experience of designing and selecting power transmission systems (gear boxes, drives, shafts, bearings).
• Knowledge of hydraulic systems, cast component manufacture and mechanism design (kinematics).
• Familiarity with drilling equipment’s and related machines would be ideal.

Experience

• Minimum 10+ years of Mechanical design experience, preferably in heavy engineering equipment, industrial machinery or structural equipment.
• Proven ability to independently work in an ambiguous environment and release complex mechanical assemblies.
• Demonstrated experience working with minimal supervision and technical ownership.

Soft Skills

• Strong engineering judgement and problem-solving capability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Strong eagerness to learn and take on more responsibilities.
• High attention to detail and execution discipline.
• Team working spirit is essential.