Product & Systems Engineer

Bürkert•Huntersville, NC

20h

About The Position

Burkert is seeking a Product & Systems Engineer to design and develop customized fluidic system solutions for its core markets, including laboratory and analytical, medical device, and semiconductor industries. The role develops solutions around customer requirements while considering company capabilities, procedures, and product portfolio. It also provides technical ownership of selected existing products, supporting their ongoing improvement and continued quality and performance throughout their lifecycle. The engineer maintains, develops, or implements production processes, areas, and equipment, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency. The position represents engineering to internal and external stakeholders, provides technical customer consultation and troubleshooting, and supports cross-functional teams. It creates engineering documentation and product master data, prepares cost calculations and supports commercial offers, and manages assigned tasks and projects according to documented company procedures. The role also supports process verification and validation, vendor assessment and selection, product quality, and continuous improvement of engineering practices, standards, and processes.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or Chemical Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
Strong customer focus and attention to detail.
Ability to work closely within a team and contribute individually.
Ability to prioritize day-to-day work activities appropriately within work routines.
Excellent oral, written, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in process or piping control system engineering, with working knowledge of valve and instrumentation technologies.
Sustaining engineering experience.
Familiarity with highly regulated industries, such as medical devices.
Knowledge of SolidWorks or equivalent CAD software and software for FEA stress, temperature, FMEA, and gas-flow analyses.
Electrical engineering and PLC programming experience.
Experience in system or product development.
Experience working in manufacturing environments.
Knowledge or qualification in lean production principles.
Experience implementing, maintaining, or qualifying production processes.

Responsibilities

Design and develop customized fluidic system solutions based on customer requirements and company capabilities, procedures, and product portfolio.
Take technical ownership of selected existing products and drive ongoing lifecycle improvements to maintain quality and performance.
Maintain, develop, and implement production processes, areas, and equipment, and identify opportunities to increase efficiency.
Represent engineering to internal and external stakeholders; provide customer technical consultations, troubleshoot issues, and support cross-functional processes and teams.
Create engineering documentation, including CAD drawings, bills of materials, assembly, testing, and operating instructions or manuals; administer product master data in the ERP system.
Prepare cost calculations considering technical, quality, and regulatory requirements, and assist with creating commercial offers.
Manage assigned tasks and projects using documented company procedures and systems, including hands-on supervision of system integration partners, subcontractors, and internal departments or functions.
Assist in verification and validation of production and assembly processes according to established quality management procedures.
Support the Purchasing Department in assessing, qualifying, and selecting third-party system vendors and partners.
Contribute to product quality by providing tools, documentation, information, and corrective actions in accordance with Burkert quality policy and procedures.
Support continuous improvement of engineering guidelines, standards, methodologies, and processes.