Mechanical Design Engineer

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$85,000.00/yr - $95,000.00/yr

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Position Overview: Plans, organizes, directs, and performs all technical engineering activities related to product design, improvement, and compliance of existing product lines while meeting company objectives. Work with the sales team to meet new design criteria and approve those modifications to existing designs needed to meet customer requirements. Work with product management on the development of new designs.

Essential Functions:

• Complete all design related functions and provide necessary guidance so that work is performed accurately, on-time and in accordance with best engineering practices and all State and Federal DOT regulations.
• Establish plant engineering standards for product Revise, as necessary.
• Maintain continuing program of research and development in new products and in improved current product designs, consolidation of variants, products, and models.
• Meet with sales representatives and customers concerning sales presentations.
• Provide guidance to manufacturing and quality control regarding design issues.
• To assist manufacturing and consult on any matters that relate to product design when new methods of manufacture are considered.
• To advise specialty sales on matters related to trailer modifications, repairs, or engineering aspects related to products other than our normal product line.
• To make off-site visits to advise on modifications, repairs, potential sales, or any other aspect where technical assistance and consultation will benefit the company.
• To inform, advise and explain technical related matters and design policies.
• To advise and coordinate the handling of problems with vendors when quality of products supplied are in question or impact design.

Requirements:

• Experience in heavy equipment manufacturing through a full system development life cycle
• Experience in evaluating and providing guidance on engineering costs and schedule baselines/estimates.
• Experience with functional and/or technical aspects of enterprise commercial off-the-shelf software packages and custom development.
• Deep understanding and experience with Finite Element Analysis simulations.
• Organizational
  
  Skills:
  
  Can plan and prioritize work, both on their own and that of project Follow tasks to their logical conclusion and make sure that everything has been done to the right standard. Good attention to detail.
• Teamwork:
  Able to enthuse and maintain team Comfortable working both individually and as part of a team. Prepared to challenge ideas within a group in a constructive way. Ability to influence others and move a team toward a common vision or goal.
• Leadership:
  Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization.
• Communications:
  Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently with team members and clients, verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and Excellent active listening skills.
• Quantitative Management:
  Ability to determine process measures and track to determine process effectiveness and efficiency.
• Problem Solving:
  Natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics. Ability to analyze problems and determine root cause, generating alternatives, evaluating and selecting alternatives and implementing solutions.
• Expert in CAD drafting principles, practices, methods, techniques, and engineering principles with the ability to create models and drawings for complete trailers.
• Consults with manufacturing on ways of improving product lines and answer and resolve shop questions/challenges relating to structural integrity, and support order review for accuracy.
• Use product and system knowledge to make process improvements within the Department.
• Develop new products and product improvements, including supporting CAD data and BOM in ERP system.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s…