Sr Design Engineer

MAT Holdings•Springfield, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our vertically integrated team at MAT Holdings, Inc., a leading global manufacturer with a 40-year history. We're proud to provide employment opportunities for more than 14,000 employees across 12 countries. Headquartered in Long Grove, Illinois, we have over 40 factories on three continents, including 2.1 million square feet of U.S. distribution and manufacturing space. You will find our products in home improvement centers, big box retailers, hardware stores and automotive chains. They're in the cars you drive, the trailers you tow, and the heavy-duty machinery you operate. MAT can maintain consistent expertise and solutions across the entire supply chain. We’re experts in engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, logistics and distribution, marketing, design, and customer service — we don't just make it happen, we ensure it happens with excellence. We’re more than manufacturing, we’re MAT.

Requirements

Strong verbal and written communications skills.
Strong project management and organizational skills.
Proven history of coordinating and managing projects.
Ability to multi-task.
Ability to meet attendance standards.
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience is required.
5+ years of design engineering experience preferably with air compressors or power tools.
Experience with gas / electric motor driven products.
Project management and organization skills utilizing Microsoft Office products.
Experience in new product development process (Stage Gate or Milestones).
Experience in or knowledge of UL 1450 / CSA C22.2 compliance
Mechanical intuition with strong “hands on” experience.
Experience designing plastic, die casting, and metalworking components.
Experience with manufacturing processes and executing new designs into a manufacturing environment.
Experience in product improvement and/or cost reduction projects.
Knowledge of and ability to design and test products which meet compliance standards.
Failure analysis and test data evaluation.
Packaging development and testing.
Development of on-product and in-manual safety and instructional messages.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of ASME pressure vessels would be a plus

Responsibilities

Utilize sound engineering practices to create innovative equipment designs that precisely align with customer requirements, industry standards, and design codes.
Evaluation of existing designs identifying deficiencies in mechanical processes and developing improvements
Designing and developing prototypes
Analyzing and testing prototypes at each revision of a design
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) of components and assemblies using CREO 3D
Developing, initiating and managing all phases of projects
Preparing documentation of critical analysis and providing suggestions for correcting errors
Collaborating with Project Managers for proper allocation and tracking of resources
Reviews lab and field test failures, correct designs where appropriate and provide guidance / recommendations to the manufacturer for product improvement.
Perform calculations as required to validate designs.
Other duties as assigned.