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Mechanical Engineer

CA - City of Industry

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Help Us Make a Million-Dollar Impact as We Take Our Engineering Program to the Next Level

Expand Your Skills across Diverse Projects as Part of Fun, Passionate Team

If you complement your engineering expertise with strong communication skills, this position offers you multiple opportunities:

You will join an engineering team that is committed to making a million-dollar impact on quality, efficiency and cost savings in the next year.
Our senior leadership is dedicated to increasing the company's engineering orientation, investing in building the team and developing capacity to support ongoing strong growth.
The team is small (but growing), so your successes and contributions will be visible as you redesign small lock components and component assemblies to enhance existing products. Quick question for you - click here
You'll work with great people who deliver to high expectations and have fun along the way, led by a passionate Vice President of Engineering.
From an engineering standpoint, ours is a target-rich environment, with plenty of intriguing projects to keep you engaged and motivated, and to allow you to expand your skills and experience.

We have multiple opportunities for engineers, including one for a Manufacturing Engineer, so feel free to share this information with your network.

Founded in 1981, Emtek® is a respected North American supplier of decorative door and cabinet hardware, known for exacting quality standards, fine workmanship, reliability and integrity of design. Door hardware is more than a way to open, close, and secure a space. To us, it is an integral part of a room's design theme. Emtek is part of ASSA ABLOY Americas, which manufactures and sells mechanical and electromechanical locks, cylinders, doors and door frames in North and South America. Some of the division's leading brands are Ceco, Corbin Russwin, CURRIES, Medeco, Phillips, SARGENT and Schaub & Company. ASSA ABLOY Americas is a top-performing division of ASSA ABLOY, a global industry leader dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety and convenience.

Pictured: Who needs keys? The LISCIO Electronic Keypad Leverset with Bluetooth® Programming from Emtek offers a more convenient approach to home security. Sleek, discreet buttons on the lever unlock the door using a code programmed from a smart phone. Up to 20 different user codes can be programmed into the lock, using the free app.

The Requirements

To be a good fit for the Mechanical Engineer opportunity, you will have:

A bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
5 to 10 years' experience in a manufacturing environment, including:
- Experience with metal and plastic manufacturing processes and techniques.
- Demonstrated skills in engineering products for manufacturability and reliability. Quick question for you - click here
Proven proficiency in 3D CAD software; familiarity with SolidWorks is strongly preferred.
Demonstrated creative thinking and complex problem-solving skills.
An analytical approach and agility in learning and thinking.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
The ability to work independently and with teams.

For the most part, you will work normal hours Monday through Friday, but we'll look to you to be flexible about working extra hours on occasion. While travel will be minimal, you may have the opportunity to travel to ASSA ABLOY council meetings, industry events, and/or meetings in ASSA ABLOY Americas' headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut.

Pictured: At Emtek our aim is to combine good functionality with great design, providing the best user experience for our customers. We strive to meet the highest quality standards in the industry, whether we are enhancing existing products or introducing new, original products.

The Role

Reporting to the VP of Engineering, you will join a team that includes a Mechanical Design Engineer, two Manufacturing Engineers, and a Quality Engineer. In addition to this role, we're planning to add other resources in the near future.

You will play a key role in advancing our efforts to increase efficiency, output, and safety and to realize cost savings. You'll focus on designing enhancements to existing products in our very large portfolio. Projects will vary in size, scope and duration.

More specifically, you will:

Engineer and develop products and product enhancements from concept to final production drawings
Engineer door lock size interacting mechanisms/mechanical assemblies that have moving parts
Work closely with manufacturing and engineering teams for product improvement requirements.
Develop appropriate plans and prototypes, run tests and make necessary improvements after analysis of new designs. Quick question for you - click here
Investigate and suggest improvements to products based on customer and sales feedback.
Coordinate product design changes with supply chain and manufacturing.
Assess practical manufacturability of completed designs.

Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

Pictured: Emtek's products are a cut above in terms of craftsmanship and design. Each order is custom assembled in our Southern California facility. There is no predetermined combination of knobs, levers, rosettes and finishes -- we let customers mix and match according to their own taste.

What's in It for You

Steady stream of diverse projects
The sheer size and diversity of our product portfolio means you will take on and solve intriguing challenges on a regular basis. You'll start off with a key product enhancement and gain momentum from there. We're also open to your good ideas.

Small team, big impact
We're expanding the Engineering team not only to accommodate growth but also to increase engineering's role as the company moves forward. At Emtek, if engineering is required, our team does it, whether it is related to products, facilities, tooling, equipment and more. And given the team's mission, we can directly influence the company's discretionary bonus program, as it is based on profitability.

Great environment
Engineers enjoy working here at Emtek, thanks in part to the VP's enthusiastic and upbeat approach. Throughout ASSA ABLOY Americas, we've created a culture that allows talented, energetic people to flourish. That culture includes a strong belief in the value our products and solutions deliver, an emphasis on integrity and an appreciation for the power of teamwork.

The "best of both worlds"
You will enjoy the close-knit team and entrepreneurial spirit of Emtek along with the stability, resources and career opportunities of ASSA ABLOY, our $8.5 billion parent corporation. One perk is the opportunity to interact with other Mechanical Engineers, either through networking or by getting involved in different cross-company councils.

Excellent compensation
In addition to a competitive salary and discretionary bonus incentive program (paid monthly), we offer comprehensive medical benefits, a 401(k) retirement plan with company match and much more.

Pictured: Emtek offers consumers a wide variety of products, styles and finishes. There's beauty on the outside, and inside you will find strength and functionality -- you will have a hand in that. For example, the Modern Rectangular pocket door mortise lock offers a sleek new style along with an enhanced lock body.

Keys to Success

Lots of job postings mention "good communication skills," but in this role, they are particularly important.

You'll interact with a variety of people in different functional areas of the organization. Not only will you need to keep all stakeholders and contributors in the loop, but you'll also need to share information in a clear and concise manner.

On the Engineering team (and throughout Emtek) we take pride in delivering to high standards, and we'll look to you to share that commitment. That will require both mechanical design skills and product management savvy. You'll also need to be willing to pitch in and help teammates in activities that may be outside your job description.

Our environment is dynamic and change is the norm. You'll need to be an agile thinker and learner, able to manage multiple activities and priorities that can shift. You should be self-motivated and able to achieve goals and solve problems independently, but you'll also have the common sense to know when to seek input. Attention to detail will be essential, but you also should grasp the bigger picture and how the details fit into it.

About Us

Emtek® was founded in 1981, in City of Industry, CA as a manufacturer of specialty hardware products selling to door manufacturing companies. Beginning in the mid 1980's the company began making a limited range of solid brass door levers for specialty hardware dealers in the Los Angeles area. Since that time, we have gradually worked to broaden the product line and the customer base. Emtek's® emergence as a North American supplier of decorative hardware has been slowed by our exacting quality standards. Insisting on good workmanship has limited the pace of product development, but it has resulted in a well-earned reputation for reliability and integrity of design.

Emtek now sells to dealers in all fifty States and across Canada and Mexico. These knowledgeable dealers can advise homeowners on the technical aspects of door locks and many provide installation services when needed. Emtek has provided dealers with product displays so by visiting a local dealer, customers can see a wide range of designs from which to choose.

In 1999 Emtek was acquired by ASSA ABLOY, the largest lock manufacturing company in the world. ASSA ABLOY is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and has extensive operations in Europe and North America. Joining with ASSA ABLOY provides Emtek with new resources for supplying quality door locks. Emtek has affiliated companies in the U.S.; Sargent, Medeco, Arrow, Curries, McKinney, Securitron, H.E.S., Graham, Yale, Corbin-Russwin, Rixson, Norton, Folger-Adams, PEMKO and Adams Rite. These are all respected manufacturers of door and hardware products. Association with these companies allows Emtek to continuously expand its product line in new and interesting directions.

ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in door opening solutions, dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety and convenience. ASSA ABLOY is represented all over the world, in both mature and emerging markets, with leading positions in much of Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Australia. In the fast-growing electromechanical security segment, the Group has a leading position in areas such as access control, identification technology, door automation and hotel security. Since its founding in 1994, ASSA ABLOY has grown from a regional company to an international group with 42,000 employees and sales of more than $7 billion (USD). As the world's leading lock group, ASSA ABLOY offers a more complete range of door opening solutions than any other company on the market.

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