ILUS - Product Development Engineer

Grand Rapids, MI, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 4 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
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Job Details

Skills

  • Testing
  • Adobe AIR
  • SAFE
  • Test Plans
  • Prototyping
  • Modeling
  • Manufacturing
  • Quality Control
  • Purchasing
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Product Development
  • Material Handling
  • Project Management
  • Electrical Engineering
  • AutoCAD
  • SolidWorks
  • PDM
  • Microsoft Office
  • Organizational Skills
  • Communication
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Problem Solving

Summary

Overview

Under direction, develops new products, models, and mechanisms for conveyor systems and applications. Works on typically small-scale, less complex projects with support from more senior engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Participates in conceiving, designing, developing, engineering, prototyping, testing, and revising typically small-scale, less complex, new fabricated products for conveyor systems and applications
  • Supports the process for engineering calculations to ensure a robust design, including horsepower, stress, torque, deflection, torsion, overhung load, sortation rate, cycle rate, air consumption, and amperage draw
  • Participates in working with other teams to troubleshoot and resolve development and design issues
  • Ensures that new products are safe, reliable, and easy to maintain
  • Recommends appropriate and cost-effective purchased products
  • Helps to analyze data to identify trends in usage, cost, performance, and reliability
  • Participates in developing and executing test plans for concepts and prototypes to establish operational parameters
  • Uses modeling and simulation tools to prove or disprove designs
  • Partners with the Design team, Manufacturing, Quality Control, Purchasing and Administration
  • Travels up to 20%

Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Product Development or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of internship or 1 year of experience in the material handling industry preferred
  • Introductory experience in conveyor systems with carton handling or pallet handling
  • Introductory experience with Motor Drive Roller (MDR), Sortation Technologies, installation, project management, electrical, or Solidworks Enterprise PDM administration highly desirable

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements
  • Knowledge of design and development of conveyor-related products
  • Experience with AutoCAD, Solidworks, Solidworks Enterprise PDM, Microsoft Office and simulation modules
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced results-oriented environment
  • Organizational skills to meet project plans and deadlines
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strategic and creative thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Team-oriented and collaborative
  • Ability to learn new skills and technologies

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