• Design materials handling systems – cranes, vacuum and mechanical lifting equipment, and custom grippers for both manual and automated handling processes.

• Prepare manufacturing drawings, approval drawings and BOMs.

• Work with the production team to fabricate and build the designed solutions.

• Learn the Schmalz Vacuum Automation & Handling Systems product ranges and apply it on application projects.

• Support end customers, distributors, independent sales reps & company sales engineers with design support questions for the office and occasionally on-site.

• Assist Vacuum Automation and Handling Systems engineers in testing projects.

• Be on customer site as required for review of design details, including public speaking and public presentations, as well as installations and run off support/service calls.

• Support local product development, which includes but is not limited to design, prototyping, testing, manufacturing and product roll-out.

• Collaborate and work with product managers to design and manufacture products from the local product pipeline.

• Work with colleagues in Germany and participate in global product development as needed.

• Revise and update existing drawings reflecting design changes, in collaboration with project manager to ensure consistent documentation of the project.

• Review specifications and other customer documentation if service is requested by the application engineer or project manager.

• Revise and update drawings from Germany headquarters for manufacturing/assembly floor (Melbourne, VIC) to ensure consistent documentation of the project.

• Work with Project Manager on guidelines for drawings which meet and exceed the customer’s requirements. Implement these requirements on drawings sent to the customer.

• Interface with machine shops to manufacture designed parts and verify their spec and tolerances with the created drawings.

• Serve as an information source on planning and design of equipment assemblies.

• Maintain notes, design calculations and other documentation (like drawings, bill of materials, list of design parameters, and /performance guarantees) for future reference.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of third party items and services data base. Review and modify information with collaboration by Project Manager. Make data available to application engineers and project managers.

• Create new part numbers in ABAS and/or PLM.

• Other duties as required relating to CAD database management, PLM, etc.

• Support other colleagues when necessary, including answering phones and assisting in assembly services.