TriMark Corporation-posted 5 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Onsite • New Hampton, IA
251-500 employees

This position is responsible for design and development tasks on assigned Engineering Changes and with projects . The position is responsible for maintaining all relevant data including project file contents and CAD data structures, layouts, detail drawings, assembly drawings. The position acts as team leader for assigned projects and performs project management functions to ensure accurate and complete customer satisfaction, while working on product enhancements, modifications, and extensions. Dimensions TriMark Sales +/- $100MM Nature and Scope This position will receive work assignments from the Sr. Project Manager or APQP Engineering/Innovation Manager and is expected to collaborate with members of Project Teams, Product Management, Manufacturing Engineering, and the Test Department. At times, this position may be assigned with a dedicated percentage of time to a given Workgroup, during which time, the individual will receive work assignments directly from the Workgroup SPM, Project Engineer, and/or Account Manager, not exceeding the agreed upon percentage allocation. The incumbent participates on assigned projects to complete project deliverables in a timely and cost-efficient manner to fulfill customer’s needs for TriMark’s products. The incumbent will act as project leader for assigned segments of projects to anticipate and fulfill the customer’s needs for TriMark’s products. A project could be an application where existing products are used, an extension/modification or a new product. The incumbent will be required to apply mechanical engineering techniques and analysis, such as strength of materials, tolerance analysis, systems inertial analysis, etc. to ensure products and applications meet TriMark, customer and regulatory requirements. Some travel is required within the position. The incumbent must make vendor calls, attend trade shows, and may visit customers to better understand TriMark’s products and usage. This position requires the ability to logically organize and communicate both technical and non-technical information. A requirement of this position is the ability to interact with individuals throughout the company. Therefore, the incumbent must possess excellent communication skills, including both written and oral. Since this is an office position, the incumbent must conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times to promote good working relationships among supervisors, peers, and if applicable, direct reports and indirect reports. To be successful in this position, the incumbent must be computer proficient and must fully understand software applications necessary for the successful completion of their job functions. Due to the nature of the work, accuracy and attention to detail is important in this position.

  • Assists with the organization of information, initial design, managing project files, preliminary testing & function review for assigned projects. Shares responsibility for all design aspects of projects to get a project from start to finish.
  • Prepare request for quote and communicate with purchasing and/or manufacturing to obtain product cost details as needed to order what is required to receive product cost for the customer.
  • Assists the Marketing Business Associate by providing information on newly released products to support the marketing of the products on TriMark’s website.
  • Interact with other departments to coordinate customer requirements for the project such as DFMEAs, DVP&Rs, APQP, ISIRs, PPAPs, etc.
  • Work in conjunction with the Engineering Technician in the building and assembly of pre-production components for mockups, prototypes, and process validation.
  • Perform static stress, inertial, and tolerance analyses on components and assemblies to ensure product performance, function, and manufacturability.
  • Provide information for or prepare technical publication drawings from engineering sketches, component and assembly drawings and customer drawings to support current and future customers.
  • Check and approve reference drawings (surface classification, inertial analysis, installation, technical publications) to ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards and within the project parameters, the incumbent will be required to apply mechanical engineering techniques and analysis, such as strength of materials, tolerance analysis, systems inertial analysis, etc.
  • Act as the project leader for assigned segments of projects, and complete project deliverables for assigned projects ensuring that projects are completed in a timely and cost-efficient manner. Maintains project file to TriMark’s quality standards.
  • Research product specifications, finish requirements, and pre-determined standards in order to deliver accurate information for timely and correct product decisions.
  • Assist with the preparation of technical literature and installation guides to support the advertising, marketing and sales efforts while minimizing TriMark’s liability.
  • They must perform duties with acceptable drafting standards and engineering specifications.
  • Assist in the training of Design Engineer incumbents, as appropriate, to ensure all details of designs and drawings are created in a manner that promotes project success.
  • Check and approve new and revised components, assembly drawings and applicable technical publication drawings, this is also to include the checking of models to ensure compliance with applicable engineering and drafting standards & engineering specifications.
  • Communicate/interface with the customer’s CAD representatives to ensure CAD models and CAD transfers are completed in an efficient manner to ensure project progress within the work group.
  • Communicate/interface with customer representatives to ensure project deliverables are met according to schedule.
  • Develop test requests for new or modified components or assemblies to ensure product integrity. May also assist the Test Department with test fixture design.
  • As needed and assigned with Engineering Work Requests, support Manufacturing Engineering with mold and fixture design and drawings.
  • Assist Product Managers and Engineers in originating ECRs (Engineering Change Requests).
  • After initial Engineering Technician drawing check, review and approve ECN drafting assignments for other Engineers.
  • Responsible for 5S in personal and teamwork areas, participate in the employee suggestion program and participate in continuous improvement efforts as called upon.
  • This position supports the continual improvement and compliance of QMS and EMS.
  • Responsible to perform his or her job functions in a manner that supports TriMark's mission, vision, and values in order for the company to attain its strategic and growth goals.
  • At a minimum, an Associate Degree in Mechanical Design or related field is required.
  • Comprehensive understanding of TriMark product codes, groups and products within each code and group and product specifications and standards
  • Comprehensive understanding of TriMark’s SKU (stock keeping unit) system and how to assign new SKUs as well as create and maintain product platform tables for SKU information by product code
  • Comprehensive understanding of Creo software, and ability to create, update, and finalize models
  • Comprehensive understanding of Creo software, and ability to create, update, and finalize drawings
  • Comprehensive understanding of Creo software, and ability to create, update, and finalize model mechanisms
  • Comprehensive understanding of Windchill software, and ability create, update, and finalize Windchill data
  • Comprehensive understanding of Inertial Calculations in order to convey and complete with outside resources
  • Mid-level understanding of tolerance stack calculations as applicable to product design and detailing, including the use of Six Sigma Design Tools
  • Comprehensive understanding how to conduct spring stress analysis to prevent spring failures due to excessive stress
  • Comprehensive understanding and ability to engineer and design products using strength of material strategies
  • Comprehensive understanding and ability to create, update, and finalize a kinematic analysis
  • Comprehensive understanding of TriMark’s project web for: Submitting, requesting, & completing cost requests, FDM samples, pilot run components and assemblies, ISIRs, part numbers, part number releases, & testing
  • Basic understanding of reliability/confidence levels and application to design verification and validation
  • Comprehensive understanding of Dept. 185 work instructions and forms pertaining to job functions, including ECN activities
  • Comprehensive understanding of TriMark and ASME drawing standards
  • Comprehensive understanding of ECN and project development print checking requirements/checklists
  • Basic understanding and ability to participate in cross functional teams constructing Process Failure Modes Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
  • Comprehensive understanding and the ability to participate in cross functional teams constructing Design Failure Modes Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
  • Comprehensive understanding and ability to assist in the creation, updating, and finalizing of a Design Process Assembly Review (DPAR) document
  • Basic understanding and ability to support SPMs, Project Engineers, and Product Managers with product ideas and potential improvements.
  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and/or at least 3 years of engineering experience is preferred.
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