Design Engineer

Location:

Peoria, IL

• Create new or modify existing cooling components or systems based on customer/project requirements through extensive collaboration.
• Work as part of a project team to coordinate component/system development and determine project scope and limitation
• Review project requests describing customer needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish project.
• High ability to work independently and manage one's time.
• Intermediate knowledge of a cooling component/system development lifecycle: from customer engagement, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to design development, testing and product delivery.
• Intermediate ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issues.
• Basic knowledge of thermodynamics, thermal simulation and structural analysis.
• High knowledge of Creo 3D modeling tools, Teamcenter processes and print creation/releasing.

• 3D design components/systems Organizing, coordinating, and executing the building, testing, and analysis of prototypes.
• Extensive customer communication and collaboration, developing a production ready product.
• Assisting supply specialists and buyers with supplier development and supplier performance. Overseeing the efforts of drafting and testing specialists.
• Developing and documenting functional requirements and translating into detail design documents. Participating in buy-build analysis for product components.

• Knowledge of cooling systems technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
• Generates specifications for parts or components with Creo CAD software.
• Reuses design components via reusable libraries following standard procedures.
• Uses Creo CAD to perform intermediate drafting such as wire frames, solid objects and array of objects, including but not limited to fabrications, castings and modular assemblies.
• Performs routine changes to computerized schematics or drawings.
• Creates views of objects in 2 and 3 dimensions; creates perspective drawings and orthogonal views. Strong understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Strong verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills

Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation. Participating in and supporting proposal preparation, cost estimates, and technical reports.