Senior Mechanical Engineer

Riverhawk Company designs and manufactures high performance driveshafts, as well as their numerous proprietary accessories. These products are used globally in many applications, including the Oil & Gas and Power Generation Industries. Our designs are critical to the operations of the world's largest energy providers, such as ExxonMobil, Shell, Valero, and GE.

As a leader in these industries, Riverhawk Company is looking to add a SeniorMechanical Engineer to its team. This full-time position is based out of the New Hartford, NY office.

What you'll do:

• Work closely with customers to determine their needs and specifications
• Design custom solutions or choose and apply an existing product to meet customers' needs
• Use the latest FEA software, in-house programs, and classical equations to analyze and optimize designs
• Develop 3D CAD designs and 2D drawings for manufacturing
• Collaborate with vendors, as well as the manufacturing and quality teams to support the production of the designs
• Develop test equipment and procedures to validate designs
• Perform or lead technicians in the completion of product validation testing
• Develop documentation in the form of drawings and instruction manuals to assist the customer in safe and proper use of products
• Provide technical support to customers and field service technicians for the life of the product
• Travel to customer sites to coordinate design work, present proposals, and troubleshoot issues

What we need: Applicants should have the following skills and abilities.

• Minimum eight years of experience in a Mechanical Engineering design position
• Minimum BSMET required, BSME preferred
• Prior design experience with Rotating Equipment, Driveshaft (Coupling) design experience preferred.
• Prior experience with mechanical component design using carbon steels, alloy steels, tool steels, and/or precipitation hardened stainless steels
• Design experience using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to analyze stress and deflections in mechanical components and structures. SolidWorks Simulation, Simulia, or Ansys preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• An energetic and engaging personality
• Ability to work independently and on a team in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to travel occasionally, sometimes on short notice
• Hydraulics and pneumatics experience preferred

What you get:

Riverhawk Company offers a competitive pay and benefit package for their employees.

• Salary - $80,000-$100,000
• Generous PTO and paid sick leave
• Ten paid holidays
• Outstanding medical insurance with a company funded health reimbursement account (HRA) to cover medical bills
• Immediate 100% vesting in Company 401(k) Plan with 3% Company Contribution
• Company paid short term disability insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Company paid life insurance

Riverhawk Company is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factors.