What are the responsibilities and job description for the VAVE Engineer position at BIG TEX TRAILER MANUFACTURING LLC?
VAVE Engineer
Summary
We are looking for a creative and problem-solving Mechanical Engineer to drive our VAVE (Value Analysis / Value Engineering) Multiple Brand business initiatives. VAVE is a methodology that identifies areas of high costs and helps to eliminate them or add value through cost-effective solutions. We thrive on creating great products that brings value to our customers and know that it takes exceptional individuals to make it happen. Working as part of our Product Engineering team, you will bring technical substance and inspiration to our creative efforts and ensure that imaginative but credible solutions populate our ambitious product roadmap.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify cost opportunities (pipeline creation and execution) for our Product line up.
- Originate new concepts and technologies for our next generation of products.
- Drive workshops and brainstorm sessions with cross functional teams to generate cost reduction ideas.
- Hands-on involvement in development engineering, concept, and feasibility activities, prototyping and testing.
- Work with our Product Marketing and Product Design teams to ensure a cohesive approach to the design of our products.
- Understand system level interactions and failure modes.
- Out of the box thinker. Bold approach.
- Detailed design of components and subassemblies by material selection, dimensions, and tolerances to meet product specifications and manufacturing feasibility.
- Communicate ideas quickly and effectively using a combination of sketching, CAD layouts, 3D models and working prototypes to evaluate potential solutions.
- Apply a comprehensive understanding of high-volume manufacturing processes and materials to optimize designs.
- Develop and execute verification and validation test plans.
- Continually evaluate and improve designs for cost effectiveness, manufacturing improvements, increased quality, and value.
- Identify new ideas, products and/or features that improve customer satisfaction, reduce costs, and keep our product line at the forefront of our industry.
- Ability to manage multitask daily activities with low supervision (self-driven).
Experience and Skills
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a mechanical design engineering environment, preferably within Materials & Metals industry.
- Knowledge in Sheet Metal components design.
- FEA experience.
- Proficient in design tools including DFMEA, GD&T, Tolerance Stack up.
- Strong communication skills and excellent cross functional interaction.
- Significant CAD experience, preferably SolidWorks
- Bluestar experience preferred
- Microsoft D365 Experience preferred
Education, Licenses, and/or Certification Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
- Or 5 years’ Experience in trailer design