Project Engineer

KI • Green Bay, WI

9d • Onsite

About The Position

KI is hiring a Project Engineer for its Design team at the corporate office in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The role provides a broad range of project engineering services related to product design across KI’s product portfolio. KI is open to candidates at all experience levels for this opening, which may also be filled as a Project Engineer II or Senior Project Engineer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or an associate’s degree in mechanical design.
• At least 2 years of experience in new product development for consumer or commercial products.
• At least 2 years of experience using CAD/CAE.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with concurrent product development and multifunctional teams.
• Experience with Creo (ProE).
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Conceive, detail, design, and develop products.
• Generate documentation needed to support product development.
• Apply structured critical thinking, engineering analysis, and root-cause methods to solve complex and sometimes ambiguous product and design problems.
• Develop concepts and prototypes for new and existing products and evaluate design feasibility.
• Work with Marketing to validate that designs meet market and client expectations for cost, performance, aesthetics, and other product requirements.
• When required, provide Project Managers and Marketing with tooling-cost information obtained from Purchasing or Manufacturing to support return-on-investment analysis.
• Work on a multifunctional team to provide continuous-improvement support for existing product lines.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) participation.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays.
• Wellness resources, including an on-site fitness center, fitness reimbursement program, and on-site nurse.
• On-site cafe serving breakfast and lunch.
• Employee product discounts.
• Educational reimbursement program for degree programs and certifications.
• Life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

What This Job Offers

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