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Design Engineer needed for a growing manufacturing company

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Salary: $95,000 - $125,000 per year

A bit about us:

We are an international manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered precision bearings and products, which are integral to the manufacture and operation of most machines, aircraft, and mechanical systems in order to reduce wear on moving parts, facilitate proper power transmission, reduce damage and energy loss caused by friction, and control pressure and flow.

Why join us?

Do you want to work with some of the nation's best Clients AND enjoy time at home w/ family? We do too!

• Meaningful Work!
• Best in Class Company!
• Competitive Compensation Package!
• Complete Benefits Package!
• Flexible Work Schedules!
• Accelerated Career Growth!
• Fun Company Activities!
• Many More!

Job Details

Provide technical support to the Sales force in the areas of bearing design, design improvements, customer support, production support and review of new applications.
Works with customers to resolve technical problems and makes technical presentations with the Sales Engineers at target accounts.
Review of new applications and provide technical solutions to ensure product performance.
Responsible for the conceptual design engineering of new products, special products and contribute to the improvement of existing products and manufacturing methods to meet customer demands.
Technical consultant on product design, application and service problems, quality deviations and material and parts substitution. Assists in the technical education of sales trainees and personnel of other departments.
Functions as an engineering consultant to manufacturing on problems related to the manufacture of the company's products.
Provides product design requirements to product designers assigned to specific projects and assures that all detail process step drawings are in conformance to the requirements and technical specifications.
Establishes bearing testing requirements and test plans and reports test results to customers to gain product approval.
Responsible for establishing new products into the MRP AS400 system and creating the associated Bill-of-Material.
Responsible for approving new product designs and releasing designs to manufacturing
Supports lean enterprise activities in support of API Plant objectives.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field and 5 years of experience in design drafting, mechanical design or manufacturing methods and/or related engineering field in a manufacturing environment or any combination of experience, education and training which would provide the level of knowledge, skill and ability required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Bearing design principles and practices
Mechanical design principles and practices
Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
Company products and manufacturing processes
ITAR Regulations
Familiarity with and ability to interpret customer and industry standards and specifications.
Lean Enterprise methods
Solid Modeling CAD Software
Computer skills
Familiarity with various operating systems
Knowledge of bearing test lab equipment and capabilities
Bearing failure evaluation and analysis
Able to analyze data to make decisions relative to product performance and manufacturing.
Able to create and make technical presentations
Communicate effectively, orally and in writing

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