Our Engineers are responsible for helping to provide product engineering services, including new product development, product modifications, and technical service.
Essential Functions:
· Provide technical support to Marketing and Manufacturing for existing product offerings.
· Evaluates alternative materials for cost reductions/improved performance.
· Helps with new product development and product modification work.
· Helps to develop product parameters, specifications, and engineering drawings.
· In conjunction with his supervisor and the Purchasing Department, works with vendors concerning tooling and part fabrication issues.
· In the product development process helps consider:
§ regulatory issues
§ safety regulations
§ application procedures
§ quality acceptance criteria
§ verification analysis
§ design review requirements
· Helps provide technical performance data necessary to support the sale of new and modified products.
· Helps extend, after proper testing and engineering evaluation, existing products to affect greater use by customers.
· Helps modify products to do specialized jobs required by customer and deemed necessary by marketing or engineering.
· Helps in handling field complaints and product failures. Helps analyze problems, solutions, or recommendations after proper engineering and laboratory studies. Consults with Materials Engineer to determine causes of material failures.
· Works with Production, Quality Assurance, and Materials Engineer in helping determine acceptable quality and resolving problems of questionable quality of products.
· Helps interpret engineering recommendations, customer specifications, and engineering drawings.
· Attends technical meetings, conferences, and specialized courses consistent with area of responsibility.
· Is capable of developing and conducting material test procedures to comply with industry and customer specifications. Prepares and performs analysis in support of product development.
· Uses Pro-E, SoildWorks design, or Auto-Cad software.
Qualifications and Requirements
· Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
· Zero – seven years of product development of application engineering experience
· Ability to travel 10-20% of the time
· A team player.
· Very good written and verbal skills required.