Resident Engineer II-Engines

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The Resident Engineer II-Engines is responsible for providing engineering input to engine manufacturing, design, and development projects assigned to him/her. This includes interfacing with cross functional teams consisting of engineering, operations (industrial engineering, production, and material procurement), sourcing, quality and service.

• Working with engineering design group and engine production to design and validate new and current product designs.
• Ensures end-of-line engine quality and applies deviations and supplier quality requests.
• Specifies precise product functional requirements; modifies, tests, and integrates moderately complex components to produce final designs for production related changes
• Evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost (including cost/benefit analysis), reliability (risk analysis), and safety.
• Designs, develops, executes and evaluates production specifications and process validation plans for engine components; creates and reviews material part specifications and bills of materials.
• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize moderately complex designs for manufacturability.
• Supporting production of engines in the plant as related to engineering requirements (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs)
• Travel to other Generac facilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 2+ years of relevant work experience

• Ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy on multiple projects.
• Production/assembly experience of engines including deviations, production methods, supplier quality, and testing.
• Experience in new product design and development including materials (i.e., plastics, aluminum castings, sheet metal) and basic knowledge of material specs and use.
• Demonstrated written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate technical information to all audiences.
• Applies engineering knowledge and experience to improve products, services and processes.
• Technical Skills to include 3D modeling.
• MS Excel, MS Word.
• Experience with machine design.
• Previous experience with SAP or equivalent ERP.

• Entry level

• Contract

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Electric Power Generation