Design Engineer

Allient; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Allient Inc. in Owosso, Michigan is seeking a Design Engineer to support new customer applications, product launches, cost reductions and manufacturing improvements through collaboration with sales, engineering, quality and manufacturing teams.

You will analyze data, plan experiments, and coordinate design releases to ensure products meet specifications. The role combines office work with occasional shop floor exposure and requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, with up to 8 years of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical preferred).
• 0–8 years of work experience; gear motors and drives a plus.
• Ability to interpret complex instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form.
• Solid computer skills include MS Office and CAD/CAE tools.

Responsibilities

• Manages and coordinates the design and release to production of products, meeting customer needs.
• Analyzes and interprets engineering data for new products and changes.
• Assists with tooling, feasibility of manufacture, labor and material cost estimates.
• Develops and presents technical information for strategic planning.
• Recommends resources to enhance product performance and resolve issues.
• Plans and conducts experimental test programs and analyzes results.
• Works with production and engineering staff to solve design/manufacturing problems.
• Coordinates with other engineers to ensure project completion.

Skills

Mechanical design

Gear motors

Electric motors

Solidworks

Matlab

Ansys

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical preferred)

Tools

Solidworks

Matlab

Ansys

Job description

Allient Inc. is currently seeking a Design Engineer to join our team in Owosso, Michigan!

The Design Engineer provides engineering support for new customer application development, new product launch, cost reductions and manufacturing improvements through collaboration with sales, engineering, quality and manufacturing personnel, suppliers and customers.

Responsibilities:

• Manages and coordinates the design and release to production of products, which meet customer needs and reflect current/future strategic manufacturing processes.
• Analyzes and interprets engineering data when new products and components, modifications, and changes affect standard products.
• Confer with manufacturing engineering to provide assistance in methodizing product operations, tooling requirements, feasibility of manufacture or subcontracting, labor and material cost estimates.
• Develops and presents technical information, which aids in strategic planning initiatives.
• Recommends resources required to enhance product performance and/or resolve design/manufacturing issues.
• Plans and develops experimental test programs. Analyzes test data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.
• Works with members of production and engineering staff to solve problems associated with design and manufacturing of products.
• Communicates with the other engineering personnel to coordinate the interrelated design and assure project completion

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical
• 0 - 8 years of work experience; knowledge of gear motors, electric motors and drives a plus
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram from and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Solid computer skills include MS Office, engineering design software such as Solidworks, MatLab, Ansys, etc
• Predominately office environment with occasional exposure to the production floor and development lab.
• While on the production floor, employee may be subjected to moving mechanical parts and may be required to put on precautionary, protective wear such as safety glasses.

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