ILUS - Sr. Product Development Engineer

Daifuku Intralogistics America•Hobart, IN

About The Position

The Sr. Product Development Engineer leads development of new product designs for automated material handling systems, working on medium and large projects. This role leads work teams, oversees the work of others, and mentors less-senior team members. The position develops products that are manufacturable, scalable, safe, reliable, easy to maintain, and aligned with customer requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical, Industrial, or Product Development, or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 6 years of material-handling-related experience.
Experience designing conveyor, sortation, or automation equipment.
Experience designing parts or equipment for volume manufacturing.
Experience with SolidWorks or similar 3D CAD and 2D AutoCAD.
Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Teams.

Responsibilities

Create product designs that are manufacturable, scalable, consistent, competitive, and desirable to customers.
Perform specialized and complex work involving significant accountability and decision-making.
Ensure new products are safe, reliable, and easy to maintain.
Follow engineering standards and use modeling and simulation tools to evaluate designs.
Partner with design teams, internal customers, manufacturing, quality control, purchasing, and outside vendors to develop solutions.
Maintain a progress schedule that meets project milestones.
Perform on-site testing and verification.
Conceive, develop, engineer, prototype, test, and revise product designs.
Analyze data to identify trends in usage, cost, performance, and reliability.
Develop and execute test plans for concepts and prototypes.
Select appropriate and cost-effective purchased parts.
Perform engineering calculations, including horsepower, stress, torque, deflection, torsion, overhung load, sortation rate, cycle rate, air consumption, and amperage draw.
Work with other teams to troubleshoot and resolve development and design issues.
Participate in new product scope specification.
Review product designs for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer requirements and specifications.
Lead work teams, oversee other team members' work, and mentor less-senior team members.
Travel up to 20%.