Research & Development Engineer

D.S. Brown
300 East Cherry St.
North Baltimore, OH 45872, USA

Schedule:
Monday through Friday, Day Shift

The Opportunity

Founded in 1890, The D.S. Brown Company, a Gibraltar Industries Company, is a world-wide leader and supplier of engineered products to the bridge and highway industry. Headquartered in North Baltimore, Ohio, the Company actively sells to bridge and pavement contractors, specialty subcontractors, and construction product distributors. The D.S. Brown Company prides itself on its quality workforce and its reputable products. Check us out at and become part of our awesome team!

The Research & Development Engineer is responsible for leading the company’s product development and improvement efforts, including generating new and redesigned product ideas. Delivers ideas and helps management create and drive an innovative culture at DS Brown. Influence the sales, estimating, engineering, and operations teams on both large- and small-scale project initiatives, including cost-saving efforts across the entire fabricated product line, to enhance the company’s market competitiveness.

Leads and owns projects from concept detailing through design, cost analysis, testing, and product launch, including any specification changes required.
This is an on-site position located in
North Baltimore, OH.

All your life, you've been a thinker – a practical innovator with rolled-up sleeves, a strong sense of purpose and healthy dose of optimist in you. A maker who gets things done. If you dream of using technology to make a difference in the world, we want you with us.

At Gibraltar, we're solving big problems and pushing the boundaries of what's possible, changing lives with smarter products and services in agtech, renewable energy and residential products that will shape a better future for people and the planet. So, we're looking for more than great talent, we're looking for good people with a unique point of view – creators ready to tackle our most important challenges.

If you thrive in a collaborative and inclusive culture, working side by side with talented teammates or hand in hand with customers and communities to solve real-world technology problems, we want to hear from you.

Primary Accountabilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Leads teams to develop new products or product redesigns from concept to launch, including (but not limited to) mechanical hand tools, new/redesigned core products, and industrial automation
• Studies existing product portfolio to uncover cost-saving opportunities and execute plans that improve labor efficiency, streamline processes, and reduce material usage
• Executes engineering and cost analyses to develop data-driven project plans and actionable targets.
• Manage projects and teams to meet established completion dates
• Develops, enhances, and ensures compliance with product development standard operating procedures
• Creates and manages production of product prototypes, including pre-production drawings
• Tests product concepts and/or final models for functionality, as well as their ability to meet the product specifications. Write test plans and manage test processes
• Performs competitor product analysis and testing
• Investigate materials and potential suppliers for new product development and established product improvements and cost reductions
• Investigates product performance problems and drives design improvements to enhance existing product performance and quality
• Develops and maintains control documentation including drawings, specifications, and procedures
• Serves as a technical support lead for sales and manufacturing groups as required
• Works with the Manager and/or Patent Attorney to determine patent feasibility and provide necessary documentation
• Reports revenue and profitability from successful new product offerings to upper management
• Optimizes product portfolio through deployment of 80/20, considering gross margin potential and growth opportunities

In addition to the accountabilities listed above, individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise to balance the workload.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary accountability satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Additionally, the physical demands and the work environment typically encountered are listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Degree:
Bachelor of Science (Required), Graduate (Preferred) Major:
Civil (Structural) or Mechanical

Years of

Experience:

5+ in bridge design, fabricated structural product design, or equivalent design and testing experience in graduate program.

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