Manufacturing Design Engineer

Dynex/Rivett Inc.; City of Pewaukee (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Job summary

Dynex/Rivett Inc. is seeking an engineer to develop and validate hydraulic product concepts and to design circuits for customer applications at our Pewaukee facility.

You will update drawings, procedures, and instructions, while coordinating with other departments to implement changes and track progress. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and 1–3 years of manufacturing experience, with a strong emphasis on hydraulic systems and component design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with 1–3 years of progressive engineering experience in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, develop, and prove out product concepts and designs.
• Design and analyze hydraulic circuits and circuit components for customer applications.
• Modify, update, or change existing product and component drawings, test procedures, and assembly instructions.
• Communicate design and development work to other departments via Engineering Change Orders, New Product Releases, Special Project Authorizations, etc.
• Setup and operate product testing in a laboratory environment. Validate results with mathematical analysis.
• Coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities to meet objectives.
• Consult with customers after the sales department has established initial contact, to discuss all product issues related to form, fit, and function.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Engineer, develop, and prove out product concepts and designs.
• Design and analyze hydraulic circuits and circuit components for customer applications.
• Modify, update, or change existing product and component drawings, test procedures, and assembly instructions.
• Communicate design and development work to other departments via Engineering Change Orders, New Product Releases, Special Project Authorizations, etc.
• Setup and operate product testing in a laboratory environment. Validate results with mathematical analysis.
• Review, recommend, direct, and/or create product designs, modifications, and cost estimates and analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of products and project scope.
• Coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities to meet objectives.
• Consult with customers after the sales department has established initial contact, to discuss all product issues related to form, fit, and function.
• Set scientific and technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management.
• Work on, investigate, and report or serve as a resource on projects requiring advanced knowledge of a particular field of specialization.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

This position requires education equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from a four-year college or university and 1 to 3 years of progressively responsible engineering experience for a manufacturing company that includes: design responsibility for the development and oversight of products, hydraulic circuit design, valve, pump, or motor design. Active participation in a hydraulics or SAE society during undergraduate program is highly desired.

Language Skills

Have the ability to read, analyze and interpret engineering designs, drawings, test results and studies and all other related information pertaining to materials, treatments, processing, and manufacturing. Have ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from customers. Have ability to write reports and business correspondence. Have ability to effectively present information to management and customers.

Mathematical Skills

Have ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Have ability to apply concepts of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, and other engineering computations dealing with finite element analysis, and material fatigue. Have ability to explain mathematical calculations and their relationship to product form, fit, function, limits, and life expectancy.

Reasoning Ability

Have ability to define problems, collect and research data, establish facts, use intuition and experience to complement data, and draw valid conclusions. Have ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical, complex, and/or diverse information in mathematical form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is occasionally required to reach above shoulders, climb, kneel, or crouch. The employee must have the ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and capability to occasionally lift and/or to move up to 25 pounds. Using hand tools, the employee must be able to assemble and disassemble test-stand set-ups, products, and their installation and come into close contact with various operating fluids required for the test, function, and performance evaluation of products.

Other Qualifications

This position requires the ability to operate a variety of office equipment such as a personal computer, calculator, telephone, fax machine, hoists, cranes, lab and production test stand equipment along with associated devices used for monitoring and measuring all size and performance aspects of a product under development, test or production.

Company Benefits

Dynex offers competitive pay and an excellent benefit package, including:

• Comprehensive medical plan with employer contribution Health Savings Account
• Dental and vision plans
• 401(k) retirement plan with generous company contributions
• Employer-paid:
  • Group term life insurance
  • Accidental death and dismemberment
  • Short-term disability
  • Training opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Long-term disability
• Voluntary life insurance options
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Up to 13 paid Holiday days, includes building shut down the week of 4th of July.
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Company Description

Dynex/Rivett Inc. is a global leading manufacturer of high-pressure hydraulic equipment used on mobile and industrial machinery. Our pumps, valves, motors, and power units are sold worldwide through offices in Pewaukee, WI, Ashland, MA, Eaton Socon, UK, and Dubai, UAE.

We offer a small-company environment that fosters teamwork and innovation. We use advanced manufacturing processes with the latest and most sophisticated CNC machines in a clean, well-lit working environment. Our people, work environment and location allow us to attract the best people to achieve our success. We welcome you to join us!

Company Description

Dynex/Rivett Inc. is a global leading manufacturer of high-pressure hydraulic equipment used on mobile and industrial machinery. Our pumps, valves, motors, and power units are sold worldwide through offices in Pewaukee, WI, Ashland, MA, Eaton Socon, UK, and Dubai, UAE. We offer a small-company environment that fosters teamwork and innovation. We use advanced manufacturing processes with the latest and most sophisticated CNC machines in a clean, well-lit working environment. Our people, work environment and location allow us to attract the best people to achieve our success. We welcome you to join us!