Sr. Product Development Engineer

Daifuku•Hobart, IN

About The Position

Daifuku Intralogistics America Corporation designs, manufactures, integrates, and installs intelligent material handling systems, including conveyor and sortation systems, order fulfillment equipment, warehouse controls and execution software, robotics, automated storage and retrieval systems, mezzanines, and structures, with service and support. The Senior Product Development Engineer leads development of new product designs for automated material handling systems, working on medium and large projects. The role leads work teams, oversees others’ work, and mentors less-senior team members. It involves complex work with significant accountability and decision-making, collaboration across internal and external teams, and on-site testing and verification. Travel may be up to 20%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical, Industrial, or Product Development, or equivalent experience.
At least 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 MS 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 validate designs.
Partner with the design team, 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 to ensure robust designs, 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.