Mechanical Engineer

Career Opportunity

Design and develop packaging machinery and automation systems utilizing existing platforms and proven engineering concepts to deliver reliable performance, quality, and cost-effective manufacturing solutions.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:

• Provide standard machinery designs for solving our customers’ packaging needs and develop effective packaging processes.
• Utilize 3D CAD software to design and develop packaging machinery and automation systems using established engineering standards and best practices.
• Responsible for accuracy of calculations in the fields of kinematics, dynamics, pneumatics and servo motion analysis required for designing automation mechanisms and equipment.
• Create and maintain mechanical bills of materials, in a structured format and submit to production for manufacturing on the specific equipment.
• Detail working drawing mechanics for economical manufacturing practices.
• Research purchased mechanical components for adequate sizing and selection of mechanical devices.
• Develop working assembly drawings for production and customer usage in component identification.
• Assist in cost reduction and quality improvement of the mechanical designs for our machinery
• Understand customer's mechanical specifications and needs for their packaging operations.
• Support machine commissioning, troubleshooting, installation, and startup activities as required.
• Participate in design reviews and collaborate with electrical, controls, manufacturing, purchasing, and service teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Develop and maintain engineering automation tools, scripts, and software utilities to improve engineering workflows, automate repetitive business and design processes, increase data accuracy, and enhance productivity.
• This may include integrating CAD systems, engineering databases, ERP/MRP systems, document management systems, and other business applications through APIs, scripting, and custom software solutions.
• Evaluate, implement, and support emerging digital technologies, including AI, scripting, low-code platforms, and custom software, that improve engineering efficiency, standardization, and overall business operations.

What you need to succeed:

• 3+ years of experience in mechanical design of automation equipment, packaging machinery, or related industrial machinery.
• Proficiency in 3D modeling.
• Good analytical and mathematical skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline required.
• Good verbal and written communications skills.
• Knowledge of standard drafting practices.
• Strong documentation and technical communication skills.
• Good understanding of manufacturing practices.
• Capable of construction and implementing mechanical designs.
• Risk assessment and machine safety.
• Experience with programming or scripting languages such as Python, C#, VBA, JavaScript, or similar languages preferred.
• Experience developing automation tools or software that improve engineering workflows, business processes, CAD automation, data management, or system integration is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, SQL databases, version control systems, and software development best practices is preferred.
• Ability to identify repetitive engineering and business processes and develop practical automation solutions that improve efficiency and data integrity.