Mechanical Design Engineer (Hydraulics)

Mechanical Design Engineer

Mossville, IL

24 months (Possibility of extension)

Position’s Contributions to Work Group:

- Position is focused on design engineering, project management & supplier product application engineering for integration and optimization in mobile hydraulic systems. Activities encompass leading a global team including domestic and international engineers, hydraulic component suppliers and machine design teams to deliver innovative solutions aligned with vendor, client, and business needs. Desired engineering skills include understanding machine hydraulic system architecture, hydraulic component design fundamentals, ability to apply specialized technical information to understand functional requirements, draft detailed component requirements documents, objectively evaluate multiple solutions, complete design analysis/verification activities, lead technical and commercial discussions with multiple teams, and conduct technical design and stakeholder reviews. Occasional travel to suppliers, product group design centers, and dealer/customer sites may be required.

Typical task breakdown:

- Apply technical knowledge of hydraulic valve design methods, component materials and metrology and technical specifications to ensure the product performance, life expectancy and machine integration meet application requirements as designed by a supplier and program deadlines are met. Engineer must be able to effectively manage technical information protection, schedule and organize project deliverables, complete both team and independent deliverables and create and/or coordinate technical and commercial information for report out in team and stakeholder reviews.

Interaction with team:

- Attending and/or conducting team meetings (most virtually) collaborating with internal product development teams and suppliers, creating/updating project management plans, conducting product design analysis, reviewing engineering specifications and detailed drawings, and conducting project stakeholder approval reviews. Workday expectations are to be aligned with and enable vendor and internal product development team collaboration during core business hours.

Education & Experience Required:

- Years of experience: 2-4 years

- Degree requirement: BS Degree; Masters – can accept lesser years

Top 3 Skills

- Communication

- Critical Thinking

- Project Management

Additional Technical Skills

(Required)

- Basic knowledge of the full product development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery. Basic ability to troubleshoot issues and make changes as needed to resolve issue. Ability to make sketches, engineering drawings and complete complex computations. Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and analytical reports. Experience with modeling applications related to technical field such as CREO and advanced familiarity with team collaboration tools and Microsoft Office programs.

(Desired)

- Working knowledge of hydraulic components or systems desired.

Soft Skills

(Required)

- Highly competent in both verbal and written communications, problem solving, customer service and interpersonal skills. Basic ability to lead team meetings, work effectively in a team environment, independently and efficiently manage one’s time, and taking initiative in completing deliverables. Detail oriented, analytical, innovative with problem solving ability and operating with urgency.