Design Engineer

Masaba Inc Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

About this position

General Job Description

Responsible for the ground up design of new projects and modification of previous designs. Equipment categories include a wide range of aggregate processing equipment including Portable Washing, Screening, and Crushing Plants, a wide variety of Conveyor Equipment, as well as a wide variety of customized equipment. Engineer will work very closely with all aspects of the management team including sales, operations, marketing, purchasing and production. This fast-paced environment affords employees a challenging environment to grow and to expand their experience and skill sets in the discipline of mechanical engineering and general business.

Essential Job Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Lead/complete all technical requirements of assigned projects including new product design, product enhancements, and cost reductions in compliance with Product Development Process.
  • Develop innovative products from concept to a manufacturing ready product while assuring design intent/integrity is maintained.
  • Provide project leadership for responsible program goals.
  • Develop product qualification tests and test procedures for new products.
  • Analyze test data and prepare recommendations for approval.
  • Evaluate market driven features/options and recommend improvements to Masaba products where applicable.
  • Maintain working relationships with Suppliers, Vendors, Customers, and all internal departments.
  • Maintain design documentation, to include 2-D layouts and/or 3-D CAD design, product specifications and test specifications.
  • Assist in identifying new technologies to improve time to market including software tools, manufacturing processes, supplier components, prototyping and vendor capabilities.
  • Support internal departments with technical information.
  • Work collectively with Purchasing to define quality vendors for component parts and assemblies.
  • Organize and maintain BOM and cost estimates for new products.
  • Initiate and implement design related cost reduction and quality improvement ideas.
  • Assist in the training and provide guidance to new or less experienced engineers.
  • Assist Manufacturing during production orders, on design changes, or new product introductions as required.
  • Comply with all safety rules and procedures.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • FEA :ANSYS (Preferred, not required)
  • 2D/CAD (AutoCAD)
  • 3D (Inventor/Solidworks, Pro-E)
  • Vault/Data Management (recommended)
  • Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
  • Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
  • Ability to work with hands, hand tools and/or machine tools. Ability to weld a plus.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have experience with 2D AutoCAD and 3D (Inventor (recommended), Solid Works, Pro E, Etc.), Finite Element (FEA) design software and Microsoft Office word processing software

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