Research & Development Engineer

Dee Zee • Des Moines, IA

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About The Position

Design and develop product for Dee Zee and its’ customers. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or related Engineering field required.
• Mechanical Engineering or related experience preferred, such as internship or direct work experience in similar position.
• Must demonstrate computer literacy; Understanding of CAD software.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must be eligible to obtain a Passport.

Nice To Haves

• Competent engineering skills.
• Problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to follow quality system standards.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Follow product development workflows to ensure product development meets all customer and internal requirements and expectations.
• Mix of independent efforts and integration within cross functional teams interlacing internal and external sources ranging customer, supplier, departmental, and production floor representation.
• Support the Planning Stage of development including strategy to meet intents in design and performance, understanding potential failure modes, Design for Manufacturability & Assembly (DFMA), and planning to achieve targets.
• Support the Development Stage of the Product Lifecycle within the cross functional team, while leading Design specific activities.
• Support Design Reviews with customers and lead Design Reviews with suppliers and internal interested parties.
• Conduct internal Design Reviews efficiently to address and solve issues quickly.
• Utilize Computer Aided Design suites to build the 3-dimensional math data for product development.
• Manage and comply with internal requirements throughout the development and product lifecycle using the Product Data Management (PDM) system.
• Utilize tools and historical documents to ensure product design meets best practices.
• Ensure goals (Quality, Mass, Cost, Timing) continue to be met during the development process.
• Ensure design validation and verification plans continue to meet expectations during the development cycle.
• Create and maintain 2D Specification Drawings based off the 3D math data.
• Utilize Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) & Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools to evaluate performance.
• Develop Bills of Materials, owning Parts List identification with quantities and specifications.
• Utilize new part setup via internal processes for receiving and stocking purposes.
• Aid in developing Design Of Experiments (DOE) to test the design intent.
• Conduct prototyping efforts through 3D printing and other resources.
• Support Production Stage activities and utilize the Change Order (CO) process for product changes.
• Review, develop, and implement cost saving opportunities.
• Research new innovations considering product improvements.
• Support and lead special activities including design competitions and vehicle builds.
• Fulfill and maintain training requirements and address opportunities for advanced training.
• Ability to stop the production line and/or prevent shipment of nonconforming products.
• Support the environmental policy with proactive process implementation.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees