Design Engineer

Confident Search Consultants; Brodhead (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Health insurance

Vision and Dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Life Insurance

Relocation assistance

Bonus program

Job summary

Our client, a long-established ag equipment manufacturer, seeks a Design Engineer to design and redesign feed mixers for livestock using Creo. You will collaborate with product management, sales, and manufacturing to develop designs that meet customer needs, cost targets, manufacturability, and safety requirements.

The role emphasizes a broad knowledge of hydraulic and structural components, with opportunities to influence tooling, processes, and product direction. Farm exposure is a plus.

Qualifications

• BS Agricultural or Mechanical Engineering.
• 1+ year of experience designing agricultural or heavy equipment.
• Strong 3D CAD skills, Creo experience.
• Knowledge of metal fabrication, machining, and welding helpful.
• Farm background preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

3D CAD

Education

BS Agricultural or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo

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