NPD/DTV Engineer

Dover Food Retail•Centerville, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Dover Food Retail (DFR) is seeking a New Product Development / Design to Value (NPD/DTV) Engineer to be responsible for New Product Development (NPD) of refrigerated merchandisers, as well as Design to Value (DTV) cost reduction efforts on existing product lines. DFR is a leading manufacturer of Display Cases, Specialty Products, Refrigeration Systems, Power Systems and Comprehensive Services, innovating with glass doors and intelligent merchandising technologies under brands like HillPhoenix and Anthony. DFR is part of the Climate & Sustainability Technologies segment of the Dover Corporation®.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Mechanical Engineering or related field
Unrestricted US work authorization.

Nice To Haves

2+ years of refrigeration or HVAC industry experience
2+ years applying heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluids, and refrigeration skills to the solving of engineering problems
2D & 3D CAD experience
Sheet metal solid modeling experience
FEA or CFD experience
Project management experience
Strong desire to engage in both NPD and DTV projects.
Engineering aptitude to learn heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluids, and refrigeration
Innovative mind with ability to generate solutions to customer needs
Demonstrated project management skills
Experience with simulation tools: FEA for structural, thermal and fluid flow analysis
Lean/Six Sigma experience a plus

Responsibilities

Leading projects focused on the design, evaluation, and product launch of specialty refrigerated merchandisers.
Represents NPD engineering on cross functional teams.
Manage DTV projects from concept to completion.
Support identification and scoping of new and innovative solutions to achieve the product market specification.
Oversee the development of CAD solid models and engineering simulation of proposed concepts.
Develop test plans and work with the Engineering Lab to validate solutions.
Conduct field tests as required to validate solutions.
Support identification and scoping of cost saving projects on the existing products.