Design Engineer II - CAD, FEA, DVP&R, Root-Cause

Koch; Rochester Hills (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Koch invites an experienced Design Engineer II to advance product designs in a dynamic environment. You will own technical performance and schedules with guidance from senior team members, applying CAD, FEA, and DFMEA to solve challenging problems.

You will document scope, analyze customer needs, and develop manufacturable, cost-effective designs while leading change processes and test plans. Travel ≈10% as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of engineering experience in product design.
• Experience creating DFMEAs and using FEA / tolerance stacks / analytical studies as part of a robust risk mitigation plan.
• Experience developing validation plans and analyzing test results to ensure a product meets performance requirements.
• Experience utilizing structured problem solving methods to determine root causes of complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Assist in documenting project scope, requirements, feasibility, and engineering work plans under senior engineer guidance.
• Collaborate with the engineering team and product management to capture and analyze customer needs.
• Support concept development, ensuring designs are manufacturable, cost-effective, and meet customer requirements; develop risk mitigation plans.
• Conduct DFMEA, FEA, tolerance analysis, and other analytical studies with oversight from senior engineers.
• Create and maintain product models and drawings using GD&T with proper datum selection, dimensioning, and tolerancing.
• Prepare and manage engineering change processes in line with company policies.
• Develop test plans (DVP&R) and analyze test results using statistical methods; perform DOE, Hypothesis Testing, and Capability Studies.
• Lead root cause analysis using structured problem-solving methods like 8D, 5 Why, and Fishbone diagrams with senior guidance.
• Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time

Skills

CAD

DFMEA

FEA

DVP&R

Tolerance analysis

GD&T

DOE

Root cause analysis

8D

5 Why

Fishbone

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Koch invites an experienced Design Engineer II to advance product designs in a dynamic environment. You will own technical performance and schedules with guidance from senior team members, applying CAD, FEA, and DFMEA to solve challenging problems.

You will document scope, analyze customer needs, and develop manufacturable, cost-effective designs while leading change processes and test plans. Travel ≈10% as needed.