Layout Design Engineer

KHS; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Educational reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

10 paid holidays per year

401K with company match

Job summary

KHS is seeking a Layout Design Engineer in Waukesha, WI to design bottling and packaging production lines that meet customer needs and are cost-effective. You will work under close supervision of senior engineers and translate project specifications into efficient layouts.

Responsibilities include machine placement, conveyor routing, 3D line models, integrating existing and vendor equipment, visiting facilities, creating drawings, and supporting Sales, PM, and Site Install teams.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in 2D and 3D CAD software (AutoCAD and Creo preferred).
• Experience with SAP and MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project).
• Ability to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Arrange and place machines and peripheral equipment for packaging lines per project specs.
• Layout conveyor routing for efficient lines.
• Develop finished scale drawings showing optimal equipment locations and working spaces.
• Integrate customer, vendor, and peripheral equipment into an efficient line.
• Visit facilities to observe plant arrangements and collect measurements as needed.
• Create 3D production line models and process point cloud data for layout development.
• Provide technical guidance to Sales, Project Management, and Site Installation teams.

Skills

Layout design

Conveyor routing

Customer interaction

Tools

AutoCAD

Creo

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Layout Design Engineer

Regular full-time Professionals Waukesha, WI, US

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?

The Layout Design Engineerdesigns bottling and packaging production lines that meet the customers´ needs and are competitively priced. The Layout Design Engineer works under close supervision of senior engineers.

Your 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 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 Profile:

• 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.
• 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.