Design Engineer II

About the role

The Design Engineer II will be part of a project team overseeing the design and development of new products or the redesign of current products. This position performs engineering functions to design and/or redesign products in accordance with quality, production, and customer standards, while organizing and executing tasks associated with creating and implementing product designs.

Responsibilities

• Gather and interpret data concerning product design from sources such as customer comments, warranty reports, performance testing, and existing designs to identify criteria for new or modified designs.
• Coordinate efforts with internal and external groups, including Marketing, Manufacturing, Vendors, Purchasers, Customers, and other Engineers to align designs with business and customer needs.
• Perform and oversee quality checks to ensure products meet specifications, including conducting testing procedures, analyzing results, and implementing corrective actions.
• Create and develop new or revised product designs using the NX design drafting system, producing layouts, detail drawings, and SL drawings as required.
• Perform basic and complex calculations in mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic engineering, analyzing design attributes such as strength, loads, forces, stress, tolerances, fluid pressure, and flow rates.
• Field and answer questions about products and product design, communicating designs and changes through recommendations, proposals, and presentations.
• Oversee and conduct the assembly, building, ordering, installation, and testing of prototype parts.
• Check and verify the completeness and accuracy of all work performed by the incumbent and others.
• Maintain a high level of technical competence, including knowledge of products, customer needs, and competitor products.
• Apply standards set forth by UL, NFPA, ANSI, ISO, ITA, and others in all work.
• Participate in and lead quality improvement teams, focusing on manufacturing processes, efficiency, product quality, cost, and customer relations, and present team findings.
• Travel to other facilities or locations to participate in meetings, examine truck operations, and investigate product design problems, which may include on-site observation, disassembly, and inspection of parts.
• Assemble prototypes of trucks and/or truck components.
• Share information and answer questions related to planning, design, alterations, and production.
• Act as a team member in domestic and international work, meetings, teleconferences, and other functions to transfer information, improve working relationships, and contribute to team success.
• Demonstrate effective concern for the quality of output and the needs, concerns, and priorities of all customers, both internal and external.

Requirements

• 4-year Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Physical Sciences.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in product engineering designing mobile equipment or 5 years of product design in a related field.
• Prior experience using a design drafting package, preferably IDEAS or NX.
• Prior experience using an MRP system.
• Basic mechanical understanding of fork truck design and operation.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Must be able to work in the U.S. indefinitely without sponsorship.