Design Engineer

Pettibone•Baraga, MI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This role focuses on the development and support of off-road machine designs throughout their entire lifecycle. The Design Engineer will operate within a team environment, collaborating with other functional areas to provide input on design solutions and lead or participate in design reviews. The primary responsibilities include new product design, analysis, and release of vehicle structural fabrications (sheet metal, heavy weldments, and related assemblies), as well as supporting current products by investigating and resolving customer field issues, providing technical support to various departments, and contributing to cost reduction and manufacturing issue resolution. The role also involves assisting in the maintenance and enhancement of engineering technical documentation and tools, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Requirements

Minimum 3+ years’ experience in mechanical engineering.
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal communication.
Strong working knowledge of MS Office, SolidWorks, PDM software and ERP/MRP software preferred.
General knowledge of MathCAD, AutoCAD, DraftSight, Parker IQAN, and Zuken E3 preferred.
The employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to stand and walk.
The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms, lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds, balance, bend, stoop or kneel, climb, push/pull and squat, or crouch.

Nice To Haves

PDM software
ERP/MRP software
MathCAD
AutoCAD
DraftSight
Parker IQAN
Zuken E3

Responsibilities

Operate in a team environment, with other functional areas, providing input to design solutions and leading/participating in design reviews.
Performs engineering calculations to determine the size and strength of components.
Solves design problems and checks computations contributing to analytical designs.
Primary responsibility will be new product design, analysis, and release of vehicle structural fabrications: sheet metal, heavy weldments, and related assemblies.
Review and release drawings created in SolidWorks.
Prepares change requests, requisitions, and parts lists.
Utilize engineering tools such as: FMEAs, FEA, 8D problem resolution process, and risk assessments to validate the design content.
Participates in assembly of prototype designs.
Participates in testing prototype machines/components in actual or simulated field conditions.
Support data driven investigation, resolution, and corrective action implementation related to customer field issues.
Provide technical support to sales, marketing, manufacturing, quality, supply management and customer service organizations.
Support cost reduction initiatives on current product.
Support resolution of manufacturing related issues.
Participate in the structuring, release, and maintenance of the assigned product lines: bills of materials, published technical specifications, and other related documentation.
Follow the standards established in the Barko Engineering Standards Manual and provide improvements/enhancements.
Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards.