Vactor Mfg - Engineer Sr/ & Project Engineer

About the role

We are seeking an experienced engineer to lead design projects, develop product specifications, and provide technical guidance across departments. This role involves coordinating project progress, troubleshooting product systems, and evaluating cost reduction proposals while ensuring engineering standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Develop layouts concepts, parameters and designs for new and existing product re-designs
• Use mathematics, statistics, dynamics and other engineering disciplines for calculations and evaluation of alternatives for current product design and their functionality in current product designs
• Perform analysis as required to ensure meeting product performance and reliability requirements
• Conduct feasibility studies and prepare preliminary cost estimates of designs and redesigns
• Assist in generating detail specifications of individual components of new designs and replacement components in end of life and in cost reduction projects
• Communicate with vendors where engineering is required to develop specifications for components and processes
• May write rough draft of changes to customer instruction sheets
• Fabricate mockups and build working prototypes of new products
• Work with Quality Control in approving vendor's parts
• Write Engineering Change Requests and product structures
• May assist Purchasing, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Assurance in vendor selection
• Perform product evaluations to determine if engineering standards are met
• Work with and assist operations, industrial/test engineering, and other engineering function personnel during the course of design projects to achieve desired outcome
• Summarize research and development work in a report and specification
• Provide design guidance and instructions on design principles for Engineer I level engineers
• Develop engineering specifications for materials or processes through research and/or supervision of tests programs
• Assist in the development of work instructions that convey design intent to the assembly process
• Coordinate project progress by monitoring performance of designers, drafters, and other personnel
• Troubleshoot product systems as required and work directly with technicians and assemblers to resolve issues
• Provide engineering support to Field Service to assist in resolving warranty and performance issues
• Understand multi-level product Bill of Material structure to effectively develop options and/or accessories to support product sales
• Evaluate product cost reduction proposals to determine feasibility
• May include travel to the field and/or trade shows
• Reviews and approves Service Publications
• Develop project plan(s) for small-to-medium engineering projects
• Serve as a resource to others in the Engineering Department
• Develop new engineering standards based upon revised product criteria
• Develops, revises, and maintains product specifications for product developments and communicates these requirements to individuals and groups
• Determines, specifies, and incorporates design requirements into the design specifications to achieve optimum efficiency at consistent quality levels
• Participates with other departments and functions and/or leads project teams on a broad range of business unit processes, projects, and coordinates activities on the assigned product lines
• Conceives, creates, devises, and supervises the design of parts, subassemblies, and final assemblies
• Initiates and evaluates new product ideas and concepts to determine feasibility with respect to technological availability, life cycle, and cost
• Develops, revises, and maintains new product development and team guidance plans in terms of product cost estimates, project cost estimates, and schedules
• Flexibility to perform other duties and assignments as required

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in design and/or engineering required
• Knowledge of basic principles, theories, and concepts
• Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other fields
• Sufficiently understands customer requirements and delivers results that meet these needs
• Possesses strong verbal and written communications skills
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering discipline required

Pay

Salary Range: $95,000 – $110,000

Benefits

• Annual bonus potential
• Insurance (life, medical, dental, vision)
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Tuition reimbursement

About the company

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) builds and delivers equipment of unmatched quality that moves material, cleans infrastructure, and protects the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1901, Federal Signal is a leading global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal, governmental, industrial and commercial customers. Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, with manufacturing facilities worldwide, the Company operates two groups: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems. Vactor Mfg., a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation located in Streator, IL, is a leading manufacturer of municipal combination catch basin/sewer cleaning vacuum trucks and industrial vacuum loaders that clean up industrial waste or recover and recycle valuable raw materials.