Product Design Engineer
We have an immediate opening for a Product Design Engineer in our Bellingham, WA facility.
Job Responsibilities:
- Design and implement new products, product variations, and product enhancements utilizing CAD, statistical analysis, performancetest results, and user review feedback.
- Connect design decisions to consumer needs through Product Management collaboration and customer knowledge.
- Understand the consumer experience beyond documented needs by using and testing products.
- Clearly communicate project action items, risks, and progress to management and team.
- Design and coordinate construction and use of capable testing fixtures that verify a design's ability to meet functional objectives.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with factories, Quality Control, and Product Management to ensure the product meets cost, quality, and schedule targets.
- Effectively and thoroughly create and update project documentation such as drawings, design journals, and test reports.
- Understand and address non-conforming material as it relates to the impact to the consumer.
- Identify and work with third parties, as needed, to complete projects, such as prototype builds or testing.
- Identify problems and utilize methodical problem-solving methods to present solutions that address root cause.
- Proactively conceptualize and recommend new ideas that support the company's mission and vision.
- Apply and recommend modeling or drafting and document control best practices.
- Identify patentable design features.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering required
- Two or more years of mechanical design experience preferred
- Proficiency in modeling and drafting required
- Understand numerous engineering tools, statistical tolerance, stack-up, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to utilize advanced statistics in problem solving.
- Creative and critical thinking skills
- Detail oriented
- Ability to collaborate with multiple teams
- Ability to multitask
- Ability to design and redesign products
- Problem solving skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Since our inception in 1983, Grizzly Industrial, Inc. has become one of the USA's largest providers of woodworking and metalworking machinery, tools and related accessories, with almost a million square feet of warehouse space in two states. Grizzly products can be found in all sizes of shops, from the large industrial production users, to the smaller cabinet and machine shops.
We provide high-quality products at the lowest possible prices through strong internet and catalog presence. Grizzly was the first tool and machinery company to have a website over two decades ago.
Our Culture:
As a company, we value a strong work ethic and promote a corporate structure that is professional, collaborative, and organized. We place a strong value on respect, ethics and integrity and promote a positive, cooperative and fast-paced environment.
As an organization we focus on getting results, and in order to achieve results we remain focused on teamwork, maintaining high standards, and taking complete ownership of our work.
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Grizzly is a drug-free and equal employment opportunity employer.
To learn more about our company's products and history, visit our website at www.grizzly.com.