Equipment Design Engineer

Bridgestone • Muscatine, IA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Design Engineer will provide engineering services and support to the global commercial dealer systems operations through evaluation, analysis, design, upgrading and installation of equipment and process systems. The Equipment Design Engineer will provide support to the Equipment Assembly Plant to overcome quality, startup, or troubleshooting issues and implement design changes necessary to reduce cost to assemble and improve reliability of equipment designs. The teammate is familiar with equipment and processes used at franchise dealer locations. The Equipment Design Engineer should possess strong analytical and problem solving skills, and is familiar with risk reduction methods. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience
• Familiar with equipment and processes used at franchise dealer locations.
• Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Familiar with risk reduction methods.

Nice To Haves

• Familiar with equipment and processes used at franchise dealer locations.
• Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Familiar with risk reduction methods.

Responsibilities

• Support Engineering teammates in the design and development of new equipment to be used by franchised dealers.
• Maintain current and legacy machine designs by releasing Engineering Change Orders that overcome component obsolescence and introduce design enhancements to existing equipment to ensure maximum uptime for franchised dealers.
• Utilize advanced computer aided design tools such as AutoCAD and Creo to document machine design, track revision history, and product lifecycle management.
• Ensure standardization of mechanical designs and drawings is maintained throughout equipment lifecycle.
• Stay aware of new technology to keep equipment and processes technologically advanced and leading the industry in product quality, productivity, and energy efficiency.
• Plan, organize, and control small scale projects, and be responsible for meeting project deliverables on cost, schedule and functionality.
• Work with manager to secure resources to achieve goals.
• Visit manufacturing plants and commercial franchised dealers to study processes.
• Represent the company in contacts with outside suppliers of services and equipment.
• Serve as technical resource to the Technical Services Group and Equipment Assembly and provide on-site support when required.
• Maintain reference documents, technical work instructions and forms in the QMS system.
• Attend trade shows, technical seminars, and read technical publications to keep abreast of the latest technology.
• Use experience, knowledge, and creativity to recommend ideas for technology development.
• Manage small scale dealer equipment development projects to meet time and budget commitments.
• Responsible for ongoing machine design support to overcome obsolescence, assembly issues, and incorporate required advancements in technology to ensure maximum uptime for franchised dealers manufacturing operations.
• Make recommendations to Department Manager regarding appropriate goals for projects.
• Act under guidance of the Department Manager or Lead/Principal Engineer to achieve project goals.
• Collaborate with the electrical engineering team, project engineering team and the process engineering team to make decisions regarding machine hardware and manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate outside of engineering with Marketing, TSG, IT, Purchasing, Legal, Logistics, Finance, and Production Control.
• Willing to travel domestically to support franchised dealer locations with technical issues and equipment installations.
• Willing to work extended hours as needed to achieve company goals.

Benefits

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• An effective and inclusive team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level