Design Engineer

Vermeer Corporation • Piedmont, SC

22d • Onsite

About The Position

Vermeer is a global company that equips customers doing important work around the world. Its equipment manages natural resources, connects people, and feeds and fuels communities. The company describes its culture as caring, agile, customer-focused, and committed to stewardship of resources.

The Design Engineer researches, designs, builds, and tests new construction and agricultural equipment. Working with a team, the engineer applies engineering principles and CAD tools to develop and document solutions, create prototype parts, and improve machine performance and reliability. The role also involves coordinating with internal customers, responding to production questions and crises, and developing and reviewing equipment test plans and results. Occasional travel is expected. The position is onsite at a Vermeer campus.

Requirements

• Four-year college degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Agriculture, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent education and experience.
• Ability to identify root causes of manufactured or purchased component failures.
• Knowledge of FEA, hydraulics, electronics, engine systems, statistics, strength of materials, durability, and product serviceability.
• Ability to create robust designs, identify changes early in the design process, and recognize design commonality.
• Ability to operate simple mechanics tools and wrenches, assembly hand tools, a drill press, lathe, band saw, and assembly power tools.
• Ability to manage time and resources effectively to meet internal customer needs and schedules and respond immediately to production questions and crises with solutions.
• Ability to understand material strength, fatigue strength, and manufacturability to select appropriate configurations and materials.
• Ability to develop test plans and requests, attend testing, and review and process test data.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data and develop CAD models to identify and optimize design opportunities.
• Apply technical knowledge and engineering principles to invent, design, document, build, and test new solutions using CAD tools.
• Use SolidWorks, PDMWorks, ECN tools, and other design tools to produce prototype parts.
• Work in a team environment to meet team goals and metrics.
• Test design changes to improve machine performance and reliability.
• Build relationships to execute projects and grow knowledge of Vermeer engineering functions.
• Manage time and resources to meet internal customer needs and schedules, and respond promptly to production questions and crises with solutions.
• Develop test plans and detailed corporate test requests, attend test execution, and review and process test data to provide meaningful results.
• Travel occasionally as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time