Product Design Engineer

Georg Fischer · Shawnee

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We are seeking a highly motivated and innovative Product Design Engineer. This position is responsible for the design and development of tools and equipment for use in the installation of plastic piping systems.

As a hybrid role, this position offers flexibility while maintaining regular collaboration with production, operations and project teams.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:     

• Responsible for the mechanical design of plastic piping system installation tools and equipment
• Perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for applicable tooling and equipment.
• Perform Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
• Perform rapid prototyping and be hands-on with product testing.
• Understand and utilize DFM (Design for Manufacturing) principles to help ensure product designs are optimized for manufacturing capabilities and efficiencies.
• Create detailed product drawings using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Create product bills of material and routings.
• Create and maintain tools and equipment user instructions.
• Oversee the product life cycle management of existing products Oversee the ECO (Engineering Change Order) process for responsible products.
• Participate in feasibility studies and costing estimates for new products.
• Be the project manager or contributing member of applicable new product development projects.
• Provide timely engineering support to Production, Product Management, Sales, Customers as required.
• Work closely with Product Management to review the existing product portfolio to identify and implement cost reduction and performance enhancement opportunities.
• Work closely with Product Management and Sales to understand customer pains and then provide effective solutions to address.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to understand and create complex plans or diagrams (e.g., blueprints)
• Self-starter/Acts on own initiative making decisions after a thorough evaluation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across departments.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Light travel (both domestically and internationally) should be expected.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related technical field required.5+ years of tool and/or equipment design.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience using SolidWorks or similar 3D CAD software to develop product designs.
• Prior experience in piping system design and/or field experience with piping systems is desirable.
• Hydraulics experience is desirable.
• Electromechanical experience is desirable.
• Project management experience
  

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• Hybrid Schedule with part time in office attendance.
• Eye/hand coordination for more than 50% of the time
• Visual strain for more than 50% of the time
• Listening, sitting, bending, standing, stooping, walking, observing, grasping, pushing, pulling, and keyboarding

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