Design Engineer

Overview

Job Description

• Collaborate with Lead Engineers on conceptual design and overall development of refrigerated display cases
• Design for Manufacturing using knowledge in formed sheet metal, fabricated copper tubing, electrical assemblies, welded structural frames, product sub-assemblies, and top-level system assemblies.
• Understand our customers’ needs and follow the processes required for developing and releasing the product at a high-quality level, on-time to customer request.
• Plan and coordinate implementation of product releases within PLM system.
• Support the improvement of the overall innovation, quality, function, and cost of the product.
• Initiate studies of new and existing designs to incorporate new cost-effective technology to maintain our competitive edge.
• Collaborate with project team of multi-functional and multi-departmental personnel for on-time release of quality and cost-effective products.
• Performs hands‑on troubleshooting efforts and implements corrective actions for products, processes, and tooling.
• Deliver accuracy of all engineering information issued regarding assigned projects. This includes PLM related attributes, BOM structure, product specifications, test reports, design review documentation, etc.
• Participate in engineering gate review deliverables within the design release process (Design Reviews, DFMEAs, DVP&R, etc.)
• Support the completion of programs on schedule and on budget meeting all technical and customer requirements.
• Validate new designs through prototype builds and first-article inspections. Support the resolution of any issues identified on the manufacturing floor
• Maintain technical competence and up‑to‑date knowledge on all relevant mechanical, electrical, manufacturing and computer technologies. Attend training courses as needed.
• Support the development of test plans and configurations, supports test execution and analyzes/reports test results to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications
• Execute tasks with minimal direction

• 5 + years of Product Design and Evaluation experience for Refrigerated Products
• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineer, or equivalent
• Microsoft Office proficient
• Competent using 3D solid modeling (Solid Edge preferred)
• Ability to review and interpret results from CFD (computational fluid dynamics) and FEA (Finite element analysis) simulations.
• Proficiency in explaining simulation data to the engineering team and translating results into actionable design improvements.
• Excellent communication skills, oral & written.
• Strong problem-solving skills

• Project management experience and a general understanding of Manufacturing processes preferred
• Simulation Pre-processing:
  Hands-on experience setting up CFD or FEA models, specifically regarding meshing, defining material properties, and applying accurate loads and boundary conditions.
• Simulation Post-processing:
  Ability to validate and extract results from raw simulation data, including generating visual plots (contours/streamlines) and interpreting quantitative values to verify design performance.
• Understand refrigeration systems, thermo-dynamics, heat transfer and structural analysis principles. Basic electrical component knowledge.
• Sheet metal Design experience a plus.
• PLM System Experience – Teamcenter, Windchill, etc.
• MRP System Experience – Oracle, Mapics, BAAN, etc.

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