Responsible for the design and development of tools and equipment for use in the installation of plastic piping systems.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
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Responsible for the mechanical design of plastic piping system installation tools and equipment
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Perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for applicable tooling and equipment.
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Perform Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
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Perform rapid prototyping and be hands-on with product testing.
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Understand and utilize DFM (Design for Manufacturing) principles to help ensure product designs are optimized for manufacturing capabilities and efficiencies.
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Create detailed product drawings using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
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Create product bills of material and routings.
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Create and maintain tools and equipment user instructions.
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Oversee the product life cycle management of existing products Oversee the ECO (Engineering Change Order) process for responsible products.
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Participate in feasibility studies and costing estimates for new products.
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Be the project manager or contributing member of applicable new product development projects.
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Provide timely engineering support to Production, Product Management, Sales, Customers as required.
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Work closely with Product Management to review the existing product portfolio to identify and implement cost reduction and performance enhancement opportunities.
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Work closely with Product Management and Sales to understand customer pains and then provide effective solutions to address.
Required Skills/Abilities:
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Ability to understand and create complex plans or diagrams (e.g., blueprints)
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Self-starter/Acts on own initiative making decisions after a thorough evaluation.
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Excellent communication and collaboration skills across departments.
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Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
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Light travel (both domestically and internationally) should be expected.
Education and Experience:
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Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related technical field required.5+ years of tool and/or equipment design.
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Minimum of 5-7 years of experience using SolidWorks or similar 3D CAD software to develop product designs.
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Prior experience in piping system design and/or field experience with piping systems is desirable.
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Hydraulics experience is desirable.
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Electromechanical experience is desirable.
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Project management experience
Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:
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Primary work in a climate controlled office environment
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Eye/hand coordination for more than 50% of the time