New Product Development Engineer

IDEX Corporation • Benton Harbor, MI

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About The Position

IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you. GAST Manufacturing has a long history of being the leader in design and manufacturing of quality air-moving products. We specialize in offering cost effective solutions for a wide variety of industries including industrial manufacturing, healthcare, and environmental cleanup applications. We are looking to add more talent to our team. New product development at Gast Manufacturing begins with a product definition from the product management team where the specifications of the desired product are clearly outlined. It is the role of the engineer to develop, validate and launch into production a product that meets the requirements of the product definition.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from ABET accredited university in Mechanical, Materials, Electrical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years, preferred 4+ years of functional and HANDS-ON product design and development experience with demonstrated expertise in bringing new products from concept to commercialization.
• Knowledge and experience in 1-3 pneumatic/fluid pump technologies (rotary vane, rocking piston, lobe, scroll etc.).
• Experienced in 1-2 manufacturing technologies (sand casting, die casting, injection molding, etc.).
• Experienced in MS Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), SolidWorks, Wrike (or equivalent project mgmt. software).
• Awareness of general engineering processes.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to complete calculations with little to no assistance.
• Understand and interpret basic performance curves, endurance measurements, temperature measurement and costed BOM analysis.
• Perform basic statistical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Establish Detailed Product Requirements: Must be able to conceptualize a compressor or vacuum system based on product definition document and input from sales and product management.
• Engage in Concept/Prototype Design: With support of dedicated CAD designer, develop a concept that can be built and tested.
• Prototype Assembly and Testing: Oversee machining and procurement of prototype materials.
• Collect, Process and Present Technical Data: Accurately communicate milestone progress, product performance, project budget and product cost to internal and external stakeholders.
• Create a Robust Manufacturing/Assembly Process: Utilize pilot builds, tooling engineering and manufacturing support staff to implement an efficient, cost effective and robust assembly and end-of-line testing process.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees