Senior Design Engineer

Under the direction of the Engineering Manager, the Design Engineer is responsible for the support of new and existing products. This support may include, but is not limited to, product development, prototype generation, laboratory testing and problem solving, from concept to production.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

All employees work to satisfy the customer. Each department has expected core responsibilities, but these responsibilities do not define us. Rather, they simply provide a starting point where we work to satisfy the customer, and continuously improve ourselves, others, and the organization.

· Responsible for understanding the customer’s technical scope of work and delivering designs that meet or exceed expectations.

· Analyzes engineering sketches, specifications, data, drawings and models to determine design factors as well as tolerancing.

· Uses computer aided design tools for two- and three-dimensional magnetic analysis, computation fluid analysis, structural finite element analysis to develop and optimize designs.

· Designs for manufacturability

· Uses lab equipment such as force testers, multimeters, flow meters and environmental chambers to ensure products exceed customer requirements.

· Uses hand tool, soldering tools, and presses to build prototypes and customer evaluations

· Participates and/or leads design reviews and records meeting notes and lessons learned.

· Evaluates and approve design changes, specifications, and drawing releases to ensure compliance with both internal and external specifications and standards.

· Controls drawings, models, and other applicable documents.

· Shall utilize and improve engineering tools with the goal of creating and following consistent processes that ends with a predictable result. Examples of tools include Phase-Gate, FMEA, Control Plans, Engineering Change process, Tolerance Stack-up Calculations, Force Balances, Design for Manufacturing tools, Design Verification Plans, Process Validation, Capability Studies, Measurement System Evaluations, Quality Management and Production Part Approval Processes.

· Support sales staff by providing technical data to present to customers.

· Interface with other departments within and external customers and suppliers.

· Follows policies and procedures according to Quality Management System.

· All other duties as assigned.

Design Engineer

Behavioral

· Must have the potential to advance to Sr Design Engineer

· Proactive on tasks (Completes in a timely manner, uses tools to track task)

· Responsible (demonstrate that others can trust you)

· Demonstrates that he or she can be part of a solution (both technical and behavioral)

· Good verbal and written skills, in both a technical and non-technical environment

Demonstrated Competence:

· Good mechanical aptitude, and working knowledge of different materials (metals, plastics, etc.), coatings/finishes, and hardware.

· Good working knowledge of different manufacturing processes; CNC, injection molding, welding, turning, milling, etc.

· Good working knowledge of spring design

· Ability to support customer meetings and work directly with customers on design-related tasks.

· Ability to work with suppliers as it relates to prototype builds and associated changes and corrections.

· Able to design product(s) with input from others on lessons learned and best practices.

· Tends to work on projects, and not programs involving multiple designs and products.

· Participates in Root Cause analysis, DFMEAs, PFMEAs, Control Plans, Corrective Actions and other Quality activities.

· Understands the Cost of Goods (COGS) and how design impacts the material and manufacturing costs.

· Identifies design constraints and works with internal and external resources to resolve the constraints.

· Understands and utilizes all applicable processes and procedures.

Education and/or Experience:

· Bachelor's Degree (BS) from an accredited college or university in an Engineering related field or acceptable type and amount of work experience in a design role.

· 1-year design experience.

· Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Suite of products with a strong working knowledge of Excel.

· Demonstrated knowledge of SolidWorks or other 3D Modeling software.

· Experience with DFMEA, PFMEA, DOE, and other AIAG procedures preferred.

· Experience with magnetic analyses, computation fluid dynamics and finite element analysis preferred.