Position Overview
Designs, develops, and tests all aspects of mechanical components, equipment, and machinery. Applies knowledge of engineering principles to design products for customer solutions such as shopping carts, access gates, and store fixtures.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain CAD file PDM vault
- Assist co-workers with SolidWorks and PDM usage and training
- Analyze, testing and review designs for safety, sustainability, and cost
- Create effective and efficient 3D models from sketches or a blank workspace
- Creative mindset for designing new features on existing products or entirely new products
- Ability to problem solve problems for customers
- Follow product development process though until successful ramp up in manufacturing or outside process then follow up (plan-do-check-act)
- Test and analyze product
- Revise current drawings as needed
- Support Tool & Die/manufacturing/purchasing department with engineering needs
Skills and Experience:
- BS in related field preferred; minimum 4-year degree and/or technical certification
- Proficiency in SolidWorks CAD Environment and PDM Vault or compatible alternative (SolidWorks will be used)
- Minimum 2 years of Product Development Experience; proven industrial drafting/design experience necessary
- Minimum 2 years design experience in manufacturing setting
- Proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Office products or compatible alternative
- Experience in wire/tubing products preferred
- Injection molding or metal welding experience would be a plus
- Able to manage multiple projects in workload
- Must have experience reverse engineering products
- Strong interpersonal organizational and communication skills
- Highly motivated, innovative
- Ability to work effectively independently or with a team
- Effective planning/organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to multi-task and set priorities
- Minimal travel historically required
