Design Engineer

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC; Brodhead (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

401K with 3% match

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Work–life balance

Job summary

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC is seeking a Design Engineer to design and redesign large agricultural equipment, focusing on feed mixers using Creo.

You will collaborate with engineering, product management, sales, and manufacturing to develop robust designs that meet cost, safety, and manufacturability goals. A farm background is a plus and relocation assistance may be available.

Qualifications

• BS Agricultural or Mechanical Engineering required.
• 1+ year of experience designing agricultural or heavy mobile equipment (internships count).
• Good 3D CAD skills; Creo is used.
• Knowledge of metal fabrication, machining, and welding is helpful.
• A farm background would be wonderful.

Responsibilities

• Focus on project-based design or redesign of feed mixers for livestock using Creo.
• Develop and evaluate product designs based on customer needs, manufacturability, cost, and safety.
• Collaborate with product management, sales, manufacturing, and customers to develop design specs.
• Develop test plans and direct testing of the design with test personnel.
• Set product quality and tolerance specifications for designs.
• Design and/or select hydraulic, power transmission, and structural components.
• Work with manufacturing to develop tooling and new processes.
• Know products by attending trade shows and monitoring competitors.

Skills

3D CAD

Design experience

Education

BS Agricultural or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo CAD

Job description

Our client is a 198-year-old manufacturer of agricultural equipment, and they are looking for a Design Engineer who will focus their activities on designing and redesigning pieces of large Ag equipment.You will report to the Engineering Manager.

Company

– A major player in the agricultural equipment industry

• A growing $1.3 Billion multinational organization with over 5,000 employees.
• This location has several hundred team members
• Production orders booked out for a year.
• Dynamic CEO who was promoted from within to lead the organization to new heights.
• Outstanding culture focused on safety and the growth of the individual.

Community

• Education Access to high-quality public and private K-12 schools and tech-focused post-secondary institutions.
• Safety Safe, family-friendly community with consistently low crime rates and strong public services.
• Recreation Enjoy outdoor trails, lakes, youth sports, and weekend festivals in a close-knit, active community.
• Cost of Living Significantly below national averages—more house, savings, and quality of life for your dollar.

Benefits and Features – They truly VALUE and APPRECIATE their employees!

• EXCELLENT Benefits and Compensation Plan –3% Employer match on 401K, Health, Vision, Dental, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance and more
• Reliable bonus program!
• Work/Life Balance – when you take a vacation, you get to take a REAL vacation and not a working vacation where you are tethered to your laptop and email. Your team has your back!
• Culture of continuous improvement where team members have a voice and good ideas are appreciated by all levels of the organization.
• It is a business casual workplace.
• Relocation assistance if needed

What you will be doing:

• Focus on a project basis designing or redesigning feed mixers for livestock using Creo.
• Develop and evaluate product designs based on customer needs, manufacturability, cost, and safety.
• Develop design specifications in collaboration with product management, sales and marketing, manufacturing, product development teams, product/applications testing, and customers for projects assigned
• Develop test plans and direct testing of the design with test personnel.
• Set product quality and tolerance specifications for designs.
• Design and/or select hydraulic, power transmission, and structural components.
• Work with manufacturing to develop tooling and new manufacturing processes as assigned.
• Develop a high level of knowledge of company’s products by attending trade shows, initiating customer contacts, understanding customer service requirements, and monitoring competitors.
• Keep abreast of new products, technologies, and competitive equipment in the industry and communicate information to company personnel.

What they are looking for:

• BS Agricultural or Mechanical Engineering
• 1+ year of experience designing agricultural or heavy mobile equipment, internship experience will count
• Good 3D CAD skills, they use Creo
• Knowledge of metal fabrication, machining, and welding would be very helpful
• A farm background would be wonderful