Product Design Engineer

Adams Thermal Systems, Inc; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

10 Paid Holidays Per Year

Group Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with EMP

Job summary

Adams Thermal Systems, Inc. is seeking an Advanced Research Full Time Professional in Canton, SD. The role focuses on designing engine cooling and air conditioning components, analyzing heat transfer and fluid flow, and selecting materials for robust, cost-effective designs.

You will lead design activities, perform FMEAs, coordinate with manufacturing, logistics, and sales, use Windchill for change management, and travel as needed both domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Five plus years design experience in an OEM manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with a parametric CAD software.
• Experience in sheet metal design and weldments.
• Experience in heat exchanger products and brazing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates expert design and analysis skills.
• Create/implement customer-driven designs with minimal supervision.
• Specify materials and analyze structures for robustness, cost and risk.
• Lead Design FMEAs with cross-functional groups.
• Support sales as the technical contact and maintain customer relationships.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed.
• Provide prototyping and production launch support.

Skills

Thermal design

Heat transfer analysis

CAD software (parametric)

Welding & brazing

DFM (design for manufacturability)

Project management

FMEA

Windchill/PDMLink

Materials selection (ferrous/non-fer.)

Heat exchanger design

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Management MBA (or MBA)

Tools

Solid modeling software

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

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Advanced Research Full Time Professional Canton, SD, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1227

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Demonstrates expert level of design and analysis skills


• Responsible for creating/implementing customer driven designs with minimal supervision.


• Will specify materials and analyze structures for robustness, cost and risk of designs.


• Lead Design FMEA’s with cross-functional groups including Logistics, Manufacturing, Product Engineering, Purchasing, Quality, Suppliers and Tooling/Fixtures


• Utilize QPC process as outlined in IATF-16949 standard


• Will be the technical contact in support of sales and is expected to maintain/grow relationships with the customer.


• Flexibility to travel both domestically and internationally


• Support manufacturing as needed for prototyping or production launches.


• Ability to direct designer/drafters who are providing project support.


• Perform other tasks and responsibilities as assigned or departmentally defined.


• Uses leadership skills and sound business judgment to support sales volume and profits


• Establishes strong, lasting relationships with customers

ESSENTIAL TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Must demonstrate a strong ability to design engine cooling and air conditioning components and have extensive knowledge in the physics of heat transfer and fluid flow phenomenon as applied to vehicles.


• This position requires an extensive knowledge of the application of materials including ferrous and non-ferrous metals.


• Strong analytical skills including heat transfer analysis, stress analysis and energy balances within the cooling system.


• Applies sound analysis methods in the evaluation of heat transfer and structural requirements.


• Demonstrates a high level of competency with solid modeling design software.


• Demonstrates a strong understanding of production methods and the concept of designing for manufacturability. Should possess solid background in the processes of welding, brazing, and metal forming.


• Must possess strong project management skills and employs the use of computer based prediction and tracking tools such as Microsoft Project and Excel.


• Experience in the use of quality tools such as FMEAs, Design of Experiments, SPC, etc.


• Works with the manufacturing personnel in order to design product consistent with current processes and their associated capability.


• Effectively solves design-related problems identified during the fabrication and assembly of product and provides support as appropriate to shop personnel.


• Prepares appropriate documentation related to design and engineering activities through the application of ANSI:Y14.5 drafting standards which includes geometric tolerancing.


• Use Windchill/PDM Link to store CAD files and perform change management

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS :

• Self-starter with the ability to operate well independently


• Five plus years of design experience in an OEM manufacturing environment


• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with a parametric based CAD software.


• Experience in sheet metal design and weldments


• Experience in heat exchanger products and processes (brazing) a plus


• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)


• Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, Masters Degree in Engineering Management, or an MBA a plus.

Adams Thermal Systems offers a comprehensive employee benefit package including:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)


• 10 Paid Holidays Per Year


• Group Medical Insurance


• Vision Insurance


• 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with Employer Match