Job Description

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The Role: Design Engineer

Location: Morrisville, NC (Hybrid)

Type: Direct Hire

What You'll Do:

Develop product design solutions for parts and assemblies within defined concepts, ensuring robust designs and adherence to applicable standards. Research and present design alternatives while considering costs, patents, manufacturing technology, functionality, and timing. Generate, modify, and release 3D models, specifications, and 2D drawings using CAD and PDM software. Support prototype development, design optimization, engineering calculations, testing, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration with project, quality, purchasing, and technology management teams.

Responsibilities:

• Creates and ensures robust product design of parts and assemblies within defined concepts while ensuring the use of applicable standards.
• Researches and presents design alternatives to project team after careful consideration of applicable costs, patents, manufacturing technology, functionality, and available timing.
• Leads design reviews and participates in development of design FMEA.
• Generates, modifies, and releases 3D models, specifications, and 2D drawings using CAD and PDM software.
• Works closely with project and quality engineering to include PPAP requirements on drawings.
• Ensures product documentation in accordance with applicable industry quality standards.
• Consults with project purchasing, prototype suppliers, and other component technical experts to properly define prototypes.
• Produces “A sample” models and drawings and organizes all components via parts lists and/or preliminary bill of materials.
• Coordinates and organizes investigative analysis for evaluation and testing of design alternatives.
• Reviews special design requirements and statistical characteristics of components and assemblies to ensure robust solutions.
• Completes calculations to optimize strength, durability, wear, interfaces, space, weight, and fit of parts being designed.
• Performs detailed tolerance stack analyses and generates geometric dimensioning and tolerancing schemes.
• Works closely with Central Research and Development Department of Technology Management experts to run detailed simulations, optimize power train design, and select optimal materials.
• Organizes records and work efforts to assure timely accomplishment of tasks.
• Periodically checks and maintains a neat and orderly work area.
• Observes company policies related to dress, appearance, attendance, employment, etc.
• Travels to various company locations and customers as required, including international travel.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Job duties are subject to change as directed by management.

Required Qualifications:

• Four-year Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Engineering Technology Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering OR Two-Year Associate of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering is acceptable with at least five or more years of experience.
• Three years minimum experience with design and development of electric motors, gear motors, motor driven actuators, or similar power electronic devices working as a member of a new product development team using PTC’s Pro E/Creo and PDM Software.
• Three years of minimum exposure to mid to high volume, low cost, part design and manufacturing with a company certified to ISO 9001, ISO 13485, or IATF 16949 quality standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic knowledge in spoken and written German