Design Engineer

Position Summary

Duties

• Plan, execute, and functionally support customer design and development projects.
• Strategize and thoroughly complete product design updates, new product order requirements, and process improvements.
• Organize, document, and communicate design projects with transparency, timeliness, and in complete detail with internal and external customers in mind.
• Provide product fit, form, and function support to all business groups.
• Create engineering test reports, bulletins, drawings, work instructions, and assembly procedures in a timely and professional manner.
• Perform engineering evaluations, problem solve, and implement creative solutions to internal and external customer issues.
• Research and approve or reject deviation requests from production floor, suppliers, and foundries.
• Evaluate, prove with data, and implement product design changes.
• Validate designs are acceptable through design of experiment (DoE) lab testing, quantifiable measurements, and industry qualification methods.
• Create and maintain documentation of designs, testing, and other project data in accordance with company procedures.
• Read and interpret industry, customer, and internal codes and standards applicable to the valve industry.
• Increase product knowledge through taking on ownership of projects, reading internal and external product and process specifications, shop floor walks, discussions with senior personnel, documentation of problem solving solutions.
• Achieve specific and curated personal and professional development goals agreed upon with the product engineering team lead.
• Partake in internal and external growth development paths related to the business: CRANE Business System processes, kaizen participation, ISO 9001:2015 Auditor Training, etc.
• Recommend innovative solutions to enhance and improve the quality of departmental and/or company-wide business activities.
• Knowledgeable of competitor products in the market.

Essential Qualifications / Experience

• Minimum 4-year degree in a Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology or Engineering Design field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience OR 3 Co-op related rotations. (Valve industry, manufacturing, machining, fabrication, foundry).
• Leadership to drive actions in cross-functional teams for problem solving product and design issues.
• Techically proficient and adaptability to learn new software systems (Microsoft Office, Excel, QAD).
• Understanding and experience in reading industry codes and material specifications (ex. ASTM, ANSI, API).
• Design of Experiment (DoE) and data collection to validate design changes and process issues.
• Strong 2D & 3D CAD experience (CREO, Pro-E, SolidWorks, CIMCAD, Windchill).
• ERP experience preferred (QAD).
• Time management of multiple high priority tasks.
• Strong written and verbal skills, professionally interact with suppliers, customers, and shop floor personnel.
• Design for Manufacturability an Lean Manufacturing experience preferred.
• DFMEA/PFMEA and Continuous Improvement experience preferred.
• Career goal(s) of a leadership position in the business.