Job Description

Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Salary: $65-90K
Job Summary of the Mechanical Design Engineer: We are seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer. The Design Engineer develops innovative, high-quality, and reliable products to satisfy customers' application needs. The Mechanical Design Engineer will provide technical support and service to current and potential customers, assessing product and service requirements throughout the sales process, including installation recommendations or technical assistance. Collaborate with a cross-functional team that includes sales, customer service, marketing, engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing to communicate product specifications, standard requirements, design, and design changes for engineering and manufacturing to assure the realization of customer requests.
Job Duties & Responsibilities of the Mechanical Design Engineer:

• Collaborate with the sales team and customer to gather product specifications, research application requirements, and material availability to determine production probability, modifying the design, as necessary, to assure customer satisfaction
• Utilize technology software to create new product designs or modify existing ones to meet quality standards, customer requests, technical and economic factors, feasibility, time, and cost limitations to assure reliability of product designs
• Regularly communicate with customers to clarify and ensure understanding of product specifications, application, and working environment; assist the Customer Service Manager and inside sales staff with estimating and quote preparation, as requested
• Knowledgeable on quality objectives and policies for the company and seeks guidance or clarification, when necessary, always working to achieve best results towards these objectives and policies
• Support continuous improvement efforts within the function; evaluate, modify, and design processes, documenting all phases (DFMEA, ECO's, etc.)
• Provide technical expertise and instruction with machining and assembly design inquires, seeking new methods and practices to streamline and improve production time and quality

Education & Experience Requirements of the Mechanical Design Engineer:
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related Engineering discipline is required.
Electrical/electronics engineering experience is preferred.
Minimum five (5) years demonstrated success in design engineering, new product development, establishment of component specification testing, lean manufacturing and ISO or similar Quality system experience preferred

Skills Required