New Product Design Engineer

2 weeks ago

Portland, United States Southworth International Group Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Southworth, located in Falmouth, Maine, has an immediate opening for a New Product Design Engineer.

Southworth is the world’s largest manufacturer of ergonomic material handling equipment for vertical lifting and work positioning. Our products are designed to improve worker productivity while reducing the potential for worker injuries. Anywhere that workers are lifting and positioning items, handling pallets, working with parts in containers or transporting loads in a factory or warehouse, Southworth has a product to make the job faster, safer, and, easier.

We realize that our success is a direct result of the efforts of our talented and dedicated employees. To ensure continued success we take extra care to make sure that careers at Southworth are financially, intellectually, emotionally, and socially rewarding for all. Join our dynamic team of engineers, designing machinery to make work faster, safer, and easier

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Engineer and design new products and/or modifications to existing products from a set of written specifications and following established professional practices and procedures for design engineering.
  • Creating detailed design drawings, specifications, and prototypes using computer-aided design (3-D CAD) software and other design tools.
  • Able to optimize use of SolidWorks (CAD) to minimize errors and interferences in design, and to control costs.
  • Establish and maintain company mechanical, electrical and hydraulic design standards and policies.
  • Control product costs through design considerations for lowest cost materials and DFM approaches.
  • Perform complex design calculations to insure proper function and safety of specialized machinery.
  • Assist Sales by providing technical expertise, including direct customer contact and customer visits, as required.
  • Collaborate with Manufacturing, Purchasing and Sales to achieve business deliverables and provide expertise on product design.
  • Collaborate with other Engineers and provide peer mentorship as appropriate to develop overall knowledge base within the team.
  • Provide Quality and Customer Service support, as applicable; including site visits to evaluate and resolve problems.
  • Support Manufacturing with site visits, challenges on the production floor during assembly, and timely completion of ECRs.
  • Support Purchasing with issues arising from part obsolescence, part substitutions and annual cost reduction initiatives.
  • Develop and write comprehensive and relevant testing requirements.
  • Ensure design compliance to applicable specifications, codes, and established safety requirements.
  • Generating documentation, reports, and presentations to communicate design concepts, progress, and findings to stakeholders.
  • Provide consulting support to others within the Design Engineering group to ensure efficient utilization of the existing design base.
  • Participate regularly in process improvement projects.
  • May be asked to perform inspection and testing on manufactured machines as part of product development or analysis, as well as failure analysis if needed.
  • Perform other duties and complete other projects as may be assigned or requested.

Non-negotiable Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

  • Minimum 5 years of relevant New Product Development experience.
  • 5+ years SolidWorks (CAD)
  • Experience drafting parts and assemblies using industry standard techniques and GD&T
  • Thorough understanding and ability to perform calculations of Statics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials, and Machine Design
  • Thorough knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic power systems
  • Thorough knowledge of electro-mechanical systems
  • Thorough knowledge of fabricated steel weldments
  • Experience with sheet metal and CNC cutting and forming
  • Experience using FEA to evaluate design integrity.
  • Able to work effectively and accurately against deadlines and time constraints.
  • Ability to self-manage for several weeks at a time.
  • Ability to describe technical concepts to laypeople.
  • Ability to communicate openly and effectively with others
  • Creative problem-solving skills with regards to machine design
  • Continuous process improvement (e.g. Lean Six Sigma)
  • Ability to manage and balance time effectively

Education:

  • BS, in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology

Desired Skills

  • Windows and CAD management system (SolidWorks PDM) proficiency
  • Experience with electrical controls and power.
  • Ability to read electrical wiring diagrams and schematics.
  • Ability to read hydraulic arrangements and schematics.
  • Ability to identify a need, identify how to solve for it, and be able to transpose into a workable specification.
  • Design for Manufacturability experience.

Competencies:

Accurate, analytical, creative, adaptable, self-confident, written communication, multi-tasking, and relationship building.

Physical Demands:

Must be able to sit or stand and focus for large periods of time.

Travel Requirements:

Occasional travel to our factories or to customers’ sites may be required (25%)

Are you ready to join a team of talented people who are making a difference? Southworth offers a generous time off policy, 401k match, health and vision insurance, free dental insurance, company provided life insurance and a fun, engaged workforce Submit your resume through the link above or apply on our website: www.southworthproducts.com.

Southworth is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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