Design Engineer

This Design Engineer role focuses on developing robust mechanical designs for large and heavy machinery, with a strong emphasis on steel fabrication, manufacturability, and performance. You will use advanced CAD tools to invent, design, document, build, and test solutions, collaborating closely with a team of design engineers in a growing, project-rich environment., * Apply engineering principles to analyze data and develop CAD models that optimize design opportunities for large and heavy machinery.

• Invent, design, document, build, and test new mechanical solutions for assigned industries using CAD tools, with a focus on steel fabrication and weldment design.
• Use SolidWorks, PDMWorks, ECN tools, and other design tools to produce accurate prototype parts and detailed design documentation.
• Develop and refine designs that consider manufacturability, material strengths, fatigue strength, and overall product durability and serviceability.
• Test design changes to improve machine performance, reliability, and safety, and document test results and design revisions.
• Identify design changes early in the development process and recognize opportunities for design commonality across products.
• Collaborate in a team environment to meet shared goals, engineering metrics, and project milestones.
• Support production by responding promptly to questions and issues, providing practical design solutions to address crises or urgent needs.
• Operate basic mechanical tools and shop equipment, such as wrenches, assembly hand tools, drill press, lathe, band saw, and assembly power tools, to support prototyping and testing activities.
• Incorporate knowledge of FEA, hydraulics, electronics, engine systems, statistics, and strength of materials into design decisions.
• Manage time and resources effectively to align with internal customer schedules and project timelines.

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• 5-8 years of relevant mechanical design or design engineering experience.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks for 3D modeling and mechanical design.
• Experience with large and heavy machinery design.
• Experience with steel fabrication, including sheet metal design and welding.
• Knowledge of finite element analysis (FEA) and its application to mechanical design.
• Understanding of hydraulics, electronics, and engine systems as they relate to machinery design.
• Knowledge of statistics, strength of materials, durability, and serviceability of products.
• Ability to create robust designs and identify design changes early in the development process.
• Ability to recognize and leverage design commonality across components and products.
• Ability to operate simple mechanical tools and wrenches, assembly hand tools, drill press, lathe, band saw, and assembly power tools.
• Strong time and resource management skills to meet internal customer needs and project schedules.
• Ability to quickly respond to production questions and issues with practical, effective solutions.
• Ability to understand material strengths, fatigue strength, and manufacturability to ensure appropriate configurations and materials are used.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience using PDMWorks or similar product data management tools.
• Experience working with engineering change notice (ECN) tools and processes.
• Background in mechanical engineering, mechanical design, or related disciplines.
• Experience within fabrication environments, particularly steel fabrication and weldment structures.
• Comfort working on cross-functional teams and collaborating with production and other internal stakeholders.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to apply engineering principles to complex mechanical systems., Lathes Teamwork Bandsaws Wrenches Machinery Timelines Visionary Operations Hydraulics Innovation Hand Tools Statistics Electronics Reliability Drill Press Prototyping 3D Modeling Sheet Metal Fabrication Heavy Equipment Mechanical Tools SolidWorks (CAD) Mechanical Design Fatigue (Material) Resource Management Power Tool Operation Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Artificial Intelligence Product Data Management Software Design Documents Engineering Change Notice Engineering Design Process Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Continuous Improvement Process

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