At Greenbrier, we do the hard work that matters. The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX) is a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of freight rail and marine transportation equipment and services, powering the movement of products around the world. Greenbrier's innovation and engineering expertise pairs with our capacity to build and repair freight transportation equipment. This allows us to provide an unrivaled level of service to our customers across the Americas, Europe and countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Greenbrier also provides asset management services and a unique railcar leasing syndication platform that brings us into contact with the world's leading fixed asset investors.

Greenbrier's heritage of hard work and industrial innovation is celebrated at every level of our organization. We structure our business to support teams that deliver innovative solutions for our customers and positively impact the world around us.

Duties: Design manufacturing tools, fixtures and jigs to ensure product designs with tight tolerances can be repeatedly manufactured. Apply set design guidelines to outline explicit design goals formulated by Design Team. Ensure tools and fixtures are designed to exact requirements -- including engineering, functionality and budget considerations. Lead design engineering projects, set expectations, guide, and provide support to Toolmakers and CNC Programmers to meet project deadlines. Evaluate potential engineering changes to railroad freight cars and marine barges to implement tool redesign models and drawings. Define criteria required for primary equipment specification and quotation, including material handling equipment, tonnage, and special construction requirements. Develop, propose, and implement tooling and equipment improvements to foster environment of continuous improvement. Report process developments and tool design activities to achieve targets, risks and deficiencies to Mechanical Design Supervisor. Perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) on all lifting device designs and as needed on fixture designs to ensure safety and longevity of lifting devices and fixtures. Plan and design tools, fixtures, and other mechanically functioning equipment using AutoCAD inventor. Lead internal design review meetings and communicate technical concepts to manufacturing, sales, and executive level personnel.

Travel Requirements: Up to 50% international and domestic travel to the following Greenbrier facilities (and potential future other Greenbrier facilities): Sao Paulo, Brazil; Arad, Romania; Caracal, Romania; Swidnica, Poland; Adana, Turkey; Coahuila, Mexico; Hidalgo, Mexico; Tlaxcala, Mexico, Portland, OR; Marmaduke, AR; and Paragould, AR.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field (foreign equivalent accepted); and

Experience: 3 years' experience as a Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Design Engineer, or similar position.

Skills/Requirements:

3 years' experience in each of the following:

Designing and analyzing mechanical systems and steel structures in a heavy manufacturing environment in compliance with AAR, ASME, and AISC engineering codes and construction manuals, and applying EN and DIN European standards;
Providing stress/strain calculations and analysis using classical methods and finite element software;
Designing weldments, hydraulics, pneumatics and sheet metal;
Designing and modeling jigs, fixtures, tools, and dies for steel manufacturing;
Performing FEA;
Using ANSYS to perform structural analysis of lifting devices;
Designing and rating lifting devices and platforms;
Designing for manufacturability and assembly (DFMA);
Communicating highly technical engineering concepts to non-engineer stakeholders;
Running internal design review meetings;
Performing 3D design work; and
Working with Inventor, AutoCAD, ANSYS, and Mathcad software.

Employer will conduct background check and drug screen prior to hire.

All experience, skills, and requirements may be gained concurrently.

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