Layout Design Engineer

Salzgitter AG; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Educational Reimbursement

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

10 Paid Holidays per year

401K with Company Match

Job summary

KHS, a leading packaging systems manufacturer and a subsidiary of Salzgitter AG, is seeking a layout engineer to design and optimize production lines. You will develop 2D/3D layouts, integrate equipment, and create accurate line models for customer sites.

Travel up to 20% is required as you coordinate with Sales, Project Management, and Site Installations to deliver high‑quality packaging solutions.

Qualifications

• Ability to deliver proper layouts to the customer.
• Working knowledge of KHS equipment and conveyor routing.
• Proficiency in 2D and 3D CAD software, with AutoCAD and Creo preferred; experience with SAP and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the arrangement and placement of all machines and peripheral support equipment required for a packaging line based on project specifications.
• Layout conveyor routing.
• Develop finished scale drawing showing efficient location for each piece of equipment and necessary working area.
• Integrate customer’s existing equipment, vendor equipment and peripheral equipment into an efficient line.
• Visit customer facilities to observe, note and measure plant arrangements, existing equipment, utilities, and building restrictions.
• Create 3D production line models, perform laser scans of customer facilities, and process point cloud data for layout development.
• Provide technical guidance and support to Sales, Technical Sales, Project Management, and Site Installation teams as needed.

Skills

CAD software

AutoCAD

Creo

SAP

MS Office

Travel 20%

Tools

AutoCAD

Creo

SAP

Job description

KHS is a subsidiary of Salzgitter AG. As one of the world's leading manufacturers of filling and packaging systems for beverages and liquid food we are a world‑class player. Our customers have trusted in our passionate pioneering spirit and first‑class technologies for over 150 years. However, we can only remain world class if we continue to find new employees who make just as high demands of themselves and the quality of their work as our customers make of us at KHS. Are you one of them?

Your Tasks:

• Responsible for the arrangement and placement of all machines and peripheral support equipment required for a packaging line based on project specifications.
• Layout conveyor routing.
• Develop finished scale drawing, showing most efficient location for each piece of equipment and necessary working area around each.
• Integrate customer’s existing equipment, vendor equipment and peripheral equipment into an efficient line.
• Visit customer facilities to and interact with customers to observe, note and perhaps measure plant arrangements, existing equipment, utilities, and building restrictions.
• Create 3D production line models, perform laser scans of customer facilities, and process point cloud data for layout development.
• Provide technical guidance and support to Sales, Technical Sales, Project Management, and Site Installation teams as needed.

Your Qualifications:

• Ability to deliver proper layouts to the customer; Working knowledge of KHS equipment and conveyor routing and functionality.
• Proficiency in 2D and 3D CAD software, with AutoCAD and Creo preferred; experience with SAP and Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and MS Project).
• Ability to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance offered at 30 days of employment
• Generous Educational Reimbursement program
• Company sponsored Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Ten (10) Paid Holidays per year
• 401K with Company Match

In order to ensure our success in the future, too, we need first‑class employees – and we also have plenty to offer them.