Design Engineer

IDEX; Crawfordsville (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEX seeks a hands-on Product Design Engineer to lead development and enhancement of products, aligning with business goals and driving technical excellence. You will define concepts, create specs, and coordinate design reviews with internal teams and customers.

The role requires 3-5 years in product design, solid drafting with 3D and 2D tools, and collaboration across Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, and Quality teams. Travel 5-10% domestically and internationally is expected.

Qualifications

• BSME/MET degree from an accredited college or university required.
• 3-5 years of experience in product design or related engineering experience.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes (machining, assembly, casting, injection molding) highly desired.
• Experience with DFMEA’s, PFMEA’s (Failure Mode Effect Analysis) desired
• Experience with GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) desired
• Experience with RCCM (Root Cause Counter Measure) desired
• Effective and influential communication skills in written, verbal, and interpersonal contexts.

Responsibilities

• Conceives and develops product design improvements and enhancements.
• Defines product concepts, specifications, timelines, and development plans.
• Prepares and delivers technical and project design reviews to internal teams and customers.
• Coordinates design implementation across all manufacturing processes.
• Develops catalog specifications and technical documentation.
• Collaborates with Supply Chain to evaluate and select vendor-supplied components.
• Partners with Sales, Marketing, and customers to ensure product solutions meet requirements and needs.
• Works with Process Engineering to improve manufacturability and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborates with Quality Engineering on customer quality concerns through redesigns and CPARs.
• Investigates, prepares, and implements engineering change notices (ECNs).
• Identifies and drives VAVE projects relating to cost reductions, supplier changes, and redesigns due to quality issues.
• Reviews technical developments and highlights relevant design concepts, products, or materials applicable to current offerings.
• Provides technical consultation to internal teams, customers, and distributors.
• Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally (5-10%).

Skills

Initiative & drive for results

Effective communication

Team work / solo assignments

Project management

Problem-solving

Education

BSME/MET degree

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

Primary Function Leads the development and design of enhanced products, driving technical excellence and strategic alignment with business goals. Applies initiative, creativity, and advanced problem-solving skills to deliver impactful solutions while exercising sound independent judgment to meet departmental and organizational objectives.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Conceives and develops product design improvements and enhancements.
• Defines product concepts, specifications, timelines, and development plans.
• Prepares and delivers technical and project design reviews to internal teams and customers.
• Coordinates design implementation across all manufacturing processes.
• Develops catalog specifications and technical documentation.
• Collaborates with Supply Chain to evaluate and select vendor-supplied components.
• Partners with Sales, Marketing, and customers to ensure product solutions meet expectations and requirements.
• Works with Process Engineering to improve manufacturability and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborates with Quality Engineering to customer quality concerns through product re-designs, tolerance stack-up analysis, and driving CPAR’s (Corrective, Preventative Action Requests) to closure.
• Investigates, prepares, and implements engineering change notices (ECNs).
• Identifies and drives VAVE projects relating to cost reductions, supplier changes, and re-designs due to quality issues.
• Reviews technical developments and highlights relevant design concepts, products, or materials applicable to current offerings.
• Provides technical consultation to internal teams, customers, and distributors.
• Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally to support business needs (5-10%)

Education and/or Experience Requirements:

• BSME/MET degree from an accredited college or university required.
• Comprehensive drafting knowledge, including 3D model creation, 2D drawing creation, dimensioning and tolerancing required.
• 3-5 years of experience in product design, or related engineering experience required.
• Knowledge of various manufacturing processes, including machining, assembly, casting, injection molding highly desired
• Experience with DFMEA’s, PFMEA’s (Failure Mode Effect Analysis) desired
• Experience with GD&T(Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) desired
• Experience with plastic injection molded components desired
• Experience with RCCM (Root Cause Counter Measure) desired

Other Special Requirements:

• Initiative & drive for results
• Demonstrated productivity, multi-tasking ability, patience, and dependability
• Effective and influential communication skills (written, verbal, presentation and interpersonal).
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment and solo assignments.
• Effective project management

Computer Skills:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Proficient with Autodesk Inventor 3D modeling and 2D prints.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

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