Location: Urbana, Ohio
Job Title: Associate Design Engineer
Primary Activities/Duties- Provide technical oversight of critical safety items and approved sources, ensuring continued certification compliance.
- Maintain design configuration baselines for fielded systems and support certification standards.
- Perform engineering evaluations to resolve design-related production issues and support alternate component qualification.
- Conduct evaluations to identify cost reduction opportunities and support product optimization.
- Participate in the change control process to assess, approve, and implement changes to local and global products.
- Collaborate with Quality teams to identify, correct, and prevent product reliability issues.
- Lead or contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on speed, cost, quality, and productivity.
- Engage with cross-functional teams to support product lifecycle and manufacturing readiness.
Requirements- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced engineering environment.
- Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and technical documentation.
- Familiarity with engineering change control processes and product lifecycle management.
- Proficiency in CAD tools and engineering software.
Knowledge & Experience- Associate degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology or related field preferred.
- 1-3 years of product design experience, ideally in sheet metal fabrication and assembly.
- Experience with MIG/TIG welding, powder coat, e-coat, and other metal finishing processes is a plus.
- Knowledge of regulatory standards such as UL, CE, NEC, VDE, and performance measures like NEMA, IEC, ANSI.
- Proficiency in 3D and 2D CAD tools such as ProEngineer Creo 3.0 and AutoCAD Inventor.
- Eagerness to learn, grow, and contribute to a collaborative engineering team.
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