Research & Development Engineer
About The Position
The Research & Development Engineer is responsible for leading the company’s product development and improvement efforts, including generating new and redesigned product ideas. Delivers ideas and helps management create and drive an innovative culture at DS Brown. Influence the sales, estimating, engineering, and operations teams on both large- and small-scale project initiatives, including cost-saving efforts across the entire fabricated product line, to enhance the company’s market competitiveness. Leads and owns projects from concept detailing through design, cost analysis, testing, and product launch, including any specification changes required. This is an on-site position located in North Baltimore, OH.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science (Required)
- Major: Civil (Structural) or Mechanical Engineering
- 5+ in bridge design, fabricated structural product design, or equivalent design and testing experience in graduate program.
- Proficient in AutoCAD or SolidWorks, and FEA modeling.
- Experienced with steel and other material design.
- Practiced designing bolted and welded connections, understands stress-strain analysis and fatigue design.
- Knowledgeable or able to follow design standards and prepare general product design calculations.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills and strong influence abilities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
- PE license or intent to acquire
- Strong preference to having passed the FE exam
Nice To Haves
- Graduate Degree (Preferred)
- Knowledge of financial statement knowledge and interpretation.
Responsibilities
- Leads teams to develop new products or product redesigns from concept to launch, including (but not limited to) mechanical hand tools, new/redesigned core products, and industrial automation
- Studies existing product portfolio to uncover cost-saving opportunities and execute plans that improve labor efficiency, streamline processes, and reduce material usage
- Executes engineering and cost analyses to develop data-driven project plans and actionable targets.
- Manage projects and teams to meet established completion dates
- Develops, enhances, and ensures compliance with product development standard operating procedures
- Creates and manages production of product prototypes, including pre-production drawings
- Tests product concepts and/or final models for functionality, as well as their ability to meet the product specifications. Write test plans and manage test processes
- Performs competitor product analysis and testing
- Investigate materials and potential suppliers for new product development and established product improvements and cost reductions
- Investigates product performance problems and drives design improvements to enhance existing product performance and quality
- Develops and maintains control documentation including drawings, specifications, and procedures
- Serves as a technical support lead for sales and manufacturing groups as required
- Works with the Manager and/or Patent Attorney to determine patent feasibility and provide necessary documentation
- Reports revenue and profitability from successful new product offerings to upper management
- Optimizes product portfolio through deployment of 80/20, considering gross margin potential and growth opportunities
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for employees and dependents
- Health care & dependent flexible spending plans
- Free Life and AD&D coverage with supplemental coverage options
- Employee assistance programs focused on mental health
- Competitive compensation
- Bonus opportunities
- Generous 401(k) plan
- Paid time off, including vacation, bereavement, jury duty, sick leave, disability, holidays.
- Donation matching and time off to volunteer
- Educational reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
