Engineer II

Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides direction over relevant hydraulic and mechanical designs and drawings used on products.
• Supports production by diagnosing and solving problems related to hydraulic or mechanical systems.
• Ledesign reviews for assigned systems and participates in reviews for other systems; collaborates with vendors and suppliers to specify new components and select appropriate components for designs; collaborates with engineers of other disciplines to integrate components into higher-level machine designs.
• Supports production and service in implementing and maintaining products through their entire life cycle; works closely with Purchasing, Production, Quality, Sales, and supporting functions to identify and address any issues affecting machine productivity and quality.
• Responsible for new product development, manufacturing processes, and assembly methods; works with project engineers to fully validate and sign off on new designs.
• Develops, writes, and coordinates Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), Engineering Deviation Authorizations (EDAs), and works to close items in a timely manner.
• Remains current on engineering resources and new products/processes.
• Conducts testing and inspections at manufacturing and customer sites as required.
• Communicates with supply chain to purchase necessary components.
• Leads and manages work assigned by project engineers, trains other departments on necessary functions or knowledge needed for product success.
• Performs additional job-related duties and special projects, as assigned.

Qualifications, Experience, Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 2-5+ years of experience in an engineering role, including experience in manufacturing, transportation, and/or machinery industries; hand tools experience; hydraulic systems design experience is a plus.
• Proficiency in 2D and 3D CAD software; ability to accurately design, draw, and check a project with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency in computer programs relevant to assigned position, e.g., FEA (Nastran), Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD 2D, and Kershaw Equipment’s specific programs and applications.
• Experience with project design cycles and cross functional design teams.
• Communication skills (both oral and written), multi-tasking, and organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail; strong problem solving, investigative and collaborative skills.
• High level of interpersonal skills; ability to work together in a cross-functional environment.
• Proficiency with MS Office tools (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Experience with mobile equipment, diesel engines, and/or hydro-electric systems is a plus.
• Understand the DFMEA process and DFMA.
• Familiarity with FEA for validating components and machine designs.
• Familiarity with fluid power, stress, and dynamics calculations necessary for design validation and prototyping.