Product Development and Design Engineer III
Job Description:
The Product Development & Design Engineer III’s primary role is to assist with development projects by utilizing engineering knowledge, skills, and related experience to provide the company an efficient means of transferring ideas into reality.
Desired traits: honesty, asking for help when needed, willing to help others, detail-oriented, being hands-on for problem-solving, think “outside-of-the-box”, being willing to put in the time when needed, a sense of humor, being able to use hand tools/mechanically-inclined.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Design:
- Conceptualizes product designs and analyzes/selects materials and processes for assigned products.
- Performs engineering calculations and coordinates Finite Element Analysis when appropriate for assigned products.
- Performs component and machine cost analysis for assigned products.
- Researches and understands the applicable industry and government standards (CE, UL, etc.) for assigned products.
- Creates models and drawings in the appropriate CAD software for assigned products.
- Utilizes developed project management, Finite Element Analysis, hydraulics, and electrical skills to work through assigned projects.
- Researches and understands the basic requirements of appropriate manufacturing standards for components, subassemblies, and machines.
- Supports the creation of machine documentation (manuals, labels, literature).
- Produces and reviews drawings, performs bolted joint design, tolerance stack-up, geometric tolerancing, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and hazard analysis.
- Creates and presents monthly project updates for executive team.
- Compiles information for writing Engineering Change Notices, creates and maintains Bill of Materials for assigned products.
- Provides production support to address production design and manufacturing issues through quality notifications and deviations.
- Works with Product Support and Quality Assurance to improve machine warranty rates and resolve customer issues.
- Is the engineering contact for a specific machine or line that is manufacturing the product.
- In collaboration with Research & Development, creates test plans to evaluate the product to ensure specifications are met.
- Evaluates results and determines/coordinates appropriate engineering action to address any product issues.
- Effectively communicates on a technical and non-technical level with members of other departments, suppliers and outside design houses and consultants to achieve project objectives and address any manufacturing issues.
- May speak at various technical forums to provide product knowledge and product application information.
- Works with cross functional departments and suppliers to ensure assigned duties within projects meet the time line, project cost, performance, quality, and safety requirements.
- May serve as the technical leader for small to mid sized projects.
- Performs all job functions is a safe manner and maintains safety awareness.
- Reports known accidents, injuries and unsafe practices and/or conditions to supervisor.
Required Skills:
Qualifications: Additional years of experience or education may be substituted for each other as determined by Human Resources.
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is required.
- A minimum of 7 years of Product Development & Design Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment is required. Design and development experience in Construction and/or Industrial Equipment preferred.
- Proven ability to work with global engineering staff.
- Proficient skills in 2D and 3D Computer Aided Design. Experience with NX preferred, including the use of top-down design methodology.
- Interpersonal skills to work with all levels of the organization to effectively communication technical ideas.
- Proficient computer skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- If less than 5 years of work experience after college, We will require a copy of Transcripts indicating a minimum GPA of 3.0 (cumulative or within your major) is preferred.
Physical Demands and/or Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to use a keyboard, calculator, and telephone. Frequent sitting, talking, hearing, and occasionally stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, lift (20 lbs.), and an ability to adjust vision for close vision work. May involve the use of hand and power tools. Requires occasional exposure to running machines and their subsystems including engines, drive trains, burners, electric circuits, and hydraulics. May involve occasional exposure to hot or cool, wet and sometimes dusty and loud conditions. May require the use of a dust mask, hearing, foot, and eye protection and other personal protective equipment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
About Working at Wacker Neuson
Wacker Neuson:
- Company-provided coffee and tea
- On-site fitness center (small) with some free weights and open exercise area. Has men’s and women’s locker rooms with showers
- Bike-to-work program benefit
- “Wellness Reward” for participation in routine health screening. Reward is in form of a deposit to employee health reimbursement account or health savings account
- Good Friday, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve are holidays in addition to typical New Years, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
- Casual dress code = jeans every day
- Food and beverage vending machines are regularly stocked. Some healthier choices are subsidized resulting in a lower cost to the employee.
- Cook-outs and/or pizza as reward for good business results, employee-only “Jingle & Mingle” cocktail/Christmas party
- Office environment: fairly open with low dividers between work surface and taller shelving/storage. All desks are electric sit/stand, meaning that the work surface height is adjustable at the touch of a button. Employees are allowed to use headphones. Company can provide headset for telephone use.
- Flexible work schedule: 40hr work week. Typical hours are 7:00am – 4:30pm M-Th, 7:00 – noon Friday (sometimes start a little later on Fri). Typical employee works 40 hours.
- Desired traits: honesty, asking for help when needed, willing to help others, detail-oriented, being hands-on for problem-solving, think “outside-of-the-box”, being willing to put in the time when needed, a sense of humor, being able to use hand tools/mechanically-inclined.