Description:
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Designs, develops, or modifies products, applying engineering principles.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Analyzes engineering proposals, process requirements, costs, time limitations, planning and related technical data to determine feasibility of product proposal
- Prepare designs, including calculations, drawings and bills of material for release to manufacturing
- Devise new approaches to problems encountered and participate in the research and development of new products
- Prepare designs, including calculations, drawings and fabrication procedures for approval by the customer
- Interface with all shop personnel, engineering, sales, quality assurance, and purchasing to meet the customer requirements
- Interface with customer on technical changes to the job and revise job requirements
- Check designs, including drawings, calculations and bills of materials originated by others
- Responsible for investigating and correcting product quality deficiencies
OTHER DUTIES
- Performs all other duties as required
Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE AND/OR TRAINING
- 4 year Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferred or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5 years experience required
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
- Identify problems, investigate the root-cause, and make recommendations for solutions
VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- Use verbal skills to transfer information to groups
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- Prepare business documents, client case notes, technical reports, manuals, articles, etc.
MATH SKILLS
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, ratios, statistical inference, frequency distribution, trigonometry, calculus, algebra, validity, etc.
COMPUTER SKILLS
- Financial Software
- Internet/e-mail
- Spreadsheet Software
- Word Processing Software
- Computer Aided Drafting Software
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
MENTAL DEMANDS typically required
- Respond to unpredictability
- High level record keeping
- High pressure for results
- Independent judgment and discretion
- Organize and prioritize
- Manage multiple projects/tasks
- Read, comprehend and follow instructions/work orders
- Relate to others
PHYSICAL DEMANDS (typically required to perform the essential functions of the job)
- CONSTANTLY INCURRED (more than 75% time on job)
- Ability to sit
- Ability to communicate orally
- Ability to hear conversation
WORKING CONDITIONS (typically required)
- CONSTANTLY INCURRED (more than 75% time on job)
- Requires work in a typical office setting
- FREQUENTLY INCURRED (25 – 75% time on job)
- Work weekly more than 40 hours
- Work a shift between 8-12 hours
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (typically required to perform the essential functions of the job)
This position typically does not require the use of personal protective equipment.