Solution Design Engineer - Mechanical

Kion Group AG

$65K — $140K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
  • 5-10 years of experience designing and commissioning automated material handling systems
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Background in Material Handling Equipment focusing on conveyance and sorter mechanical equipment
  • Proficient in AutoCAD and 3D design tools
  • Knowledge of distribution center operations and logistics
  • Ability to generate estimates to support sales requests

Responsibilities

  • Understand complex systems integrating material handling and electrical controls
  • Interpret mechanical drawings and provide detailed technical follow-ups
  • Recommend ideas for productivity improvement and cost reduction
  • Create and modify proposal drawings for estimating
  • Develop Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimates
  • Provide semi-complex project estimates to cross-functional teams
  • Facilitate technical interchange and provide mechanical solutions for issues

Benefits

  • Support for internal technical and cost reviews
  • Collaborative work environment among key project stakeholders
  • Opportunity to contribute to customer satisfaction improvements
  • Engagement in solution development and engineering processes
  • Exposure to innovative material handling technologies
Full Job Description
Dematic has an immediate need for a Mechanical Engineer with Conveyor and Sortation experience to join our Customer Service Solution Development team in estimating solutions for our customers. The Solution Design Engineer - Mechanical will work in Dematic Corporation’s Solution Development department and report to the Solution Development Manager.

Tasks and Qualifications:

What you Will Do in This Role:

  • Understand the design of complex systems that integrate material handling equipment, electrical controls, programming and software to estimate the mechanical equipment of complete solutions for customers

  • Understand complex equipment specification, able to read and comprehend mechanical drawings and deliver appropriate follow-up of technical details

  • Complete recommendations for ideas related to productivity improvement, cost reduction and improvement for customer satisfaction

  • Lead, create and modify proposal drawings for estimating purposes

  • Develop Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) costing

  • Participate in providing estimates for semi-complex projects to the solution development team, engineering team and account management team

  • Perform complex technical interchange and knowledge transfer for both processes and application of products to system design.

  • Explain and discusses complex, unusual problems to other team members to provide proper mechanical solutions for customer requests

  • Collaborate with key project & solution team stakeholders by hosting and supporting concept, technical and cost reviews.

  • Demonstrated familiarity with Dematic’s current products and engineering processes

  • Support internal technical and cost reviews

What We Are Looking For:

  • Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or related field

  • 5-10 years of successful experience as a project engineer, designing and commissioning automated material handling systems, including mechanical conveyor systems design and basic knowledge of electrical controls related to conveyor systems

  • Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Material Handling Equipment background with a focus on Case, Tote, and Pallet conveyance and Sorter mechanical equipment

  • Experience creating solutions and generating estimates to support Sales requests

  • Proficient in AutoCAD and 3D design tools

  • Knowledgeable in distribution center operations, logistics and automation experience

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