Established in 1958, Advance Storage Products is the country's leading manufacturer of pushback systems, producing nearly half of all systems sold in the US. Advance's LoPro Pushback racking solution is recognized as the "gold standard" for ease of installation, ease of operation, quality and durability. Our warehouse pallet racking solutions are used in major installations for many Fortune 500 companies. The Project Engineer position will report to our Salt Lake City, UT manufacturing plant and is eligible for a hybrid work schedule. This position will prepare technical drawings, engineering calculations, design guidelines, and specifications, estimate projects, enter product orders, perform structural calculations, and engineering design work, and release projects to manufacturing for fabrication. The Project Engineer will provide assistance to manufacturing, sales and customer service. Some travel (10-15%) will be required for occasional project site visits, new product development, and product testing. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: - BSc. degree in Civil, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering, or closely related field of study from an accredited college/university. EIT or PE is preferred.
- 3+ years of engineering experience in product design and manufacturing.
- Experience in successfully working and interacting with customers, suppliers, engineers, and other stakeholders at multi-levels of responsibility in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong system analysis, problem solving, and analytical skills.
- Innovative, self-motivated, and well organized.
- Strong verbal and written communication and collaboration skills in a team environment are required
- Ability to handle multiple tasks, have excellent attention to detail, and be willing and able to learn new technologies quickly.
- Ability to take initiative and work independently and/or have strong teamwork skills.
- AutoCAD and/or Inventor knowledge and experience
- Familiar with FEA, and other structural analysis and design software
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:- Efficient in AutoCAD and to be able to turn full project drawing sets over to cities for approval and permits. Includes cover sheets, plan views, elevation views, detail sheets, and bill of materials.
- Assist in estimating projects for sales teams from start to finish. From doing take- offs to running structural analysis, getting outside quotes, hardware, freight and installation quotes.
- Engineer structural racking as well as engineering structural components.
- Design new products and custom parts, involve with new product development and engineering initiatives.
- Assist in manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, troubleshooting, manuals, documentation, or testing activities of rack systems to ensure compliance with design specifications, codes, or customer requirements.
- Prepare bill of materials and specifications for projects, products, and materials or equipment.
- Support project design and production efforts to assure projects are completed on time and within established budget.
- Participate in continuous improvement efforts for design to market speed, lean product development, value engineering, and innovative designs.
- Visit job sites for measurements, inspections, installer walk-thru, and assist with sales calls.
- Knowledge of Excel, AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, RISA, SAP2000, or Visual Analysis is preferred
- Perform other miscellaneous engineering duties as required and assigned by management.
WORK ENVIRONMENT Office environment and manufacturing environment. Candidates must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization’s facilities and wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (As required by manufacturing facility (i.e. hearing and eye protection)).
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