Mechanical Design Engineer

Position Overview

Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions, a division of Overhead Door Corporation, multiple service locations, and more than 200 value-adding distribution partners across North America, Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions addresses a broad range of specialty door and access applications under the brands Horton Automatics, Won-Door, and Door Services Corporation.

Horton's breadth of solutions enables architects to achieve their unique design vision, combining exceptional functionality and code compliance with elegant and flexible designs.

Horton Automatics brand provides the broadest portfolio of automatic doors in the industry, which specialty applications for healthcare, security, and office buildings.

This role involves the design, development, and improvement of electro-mechanical automated door systems, ensuring compliance with industry and regulatory standards.

The engineer manages all phases of the product lifecycle-from conceptual design and testing to troubleshooting and sustaining engineering.

Responsibilities include supporting cross-functional teams (marketing, production, suppliers), conducting performance testing, managing product improvements and obsolescence, and coordinating product certifications.

The position also involves technical problem-solving, prototype development, cost-reduction evaluations, and maintaining product reliability and performance.

Project management tasks such as creating budgets, timelines, and scopes are also required.

This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization.


* Work experience as designer in product manufacturing is highly desirable, preference is specifically in construction product industry.


* High level of proficiency with SolidWorks and 2-D drafting.


* Must be capable of operating a 3-D printer.


* Experienced in the creation of part, assembly and production drawing through SolidWorks, this is a must as well as understand of good drawing disciplines such as tolerancing, hole call outs, and sheet metal bending.


* Must be able to show proficiency in engineering practices specifically in statics such as beam loading, finite element analysis, and material sciences.


* Experience with ERP such as Oracle is desirable.


* Business development and product management background, with experience developing product plans and strategy work


* Will be highly involved with cross functional team activities in the implementation of projects, must be able to clearly communicate ideas and work through project activities in a fast-paced team environment.


* Strong decision making with a moderate to high level of understanding of product manufacturing.


* Will be expected to clearly present analysis, product status, and findings to a multi-disciplinary team and field questions effectively.

Education


* Minimum education is a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a similar field in engineering or manufacturing technolo...