Product Design Engineer

The Product Design Engineer is responsible for designing new products and enhancing existing ones by translating Sales and Marketing functional specifications into robust engineering solutions. This role applies core engineering principles and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to evaluate and optimize product performance.

Key responsibilities include performing machine design analyses-covering force, stress, and deflection-and developing components that meet structural and functional requirements. The engineer must have a strong understanding of mechanical component design, including rolling element bearings, bushings, cams, helical worm gear drives, and bolted joints or connections. This position requires both analytical rigor and practical design insight to ensure reliable, manufacturable, and highquality products.

Education: Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Minimum of 3 years of related work experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proficiency in SolidWorks 3-D design software or equivalent and experience performing Finite Element Analysis

• Able to apply engineering principles to develop component and simple system designs to meet specifications

• Familiar with various molding technologies including investment casting, die casting, injection molding and sand casting

• Able to develop an accurate project plan

• Effective written and verbal communication

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with cross functional teams to develop new products and conduct design reviews

• Product engineering activities: troubleshooting performance issues, root cause analysis, and product design enhancements

• Project planning and implementation using MS Project or similar tools

• Use SolidWorks 3-D software to build solid models and create cross-sectional layouts.Able to perform tolerance stack-up analysis, and apply GD&T

• Develop product test plans, identify instrumentation and measurements required, and perform testing to validate new product designs

• Must understand fundamental manufacturing processes for wrought and cast, gray and ductile iron, steel, stainless steel, bronze, aluminum, and plastics

• Perform analysis of design and performance data resulting from R&D testing

• Provide technical assistance to customers, suppliers, and internal groups: Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Field Service, Purchasing, and Quality Control

• Assure integrity of issued drawings, Bills of Material, and applicable engineering specifications such as ASTM, AISI, ANSI B31.1, API-675, and ANSI/HI 6.6

• Obtain approvals as required with respect to certifying and regulatory agencies (UL, CSA, CE, NSF, ATEX)

• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Applies critical reasoning to making decisions

• Coaches lower-level product design engineers

• Perform other duties as assigned