Product Design Engineer II or III

Stoughton; Stoughton (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stoughton is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own product lines and guide options from design through production. You will keep drawings up-to-date and work with our trailer configurator tools, while leading ECR processes for assigned accounts.

You will coordinate engineering options for order release, support manufacturing lines, and lead multiple product development projects. Strong knowledge of FEA, CAD (SolidWorks), and materials is required, with effective cross-functional

Qualifications

• Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Licenses/Certifications: GD+T - Preferred

Responsibilities

• Product Line Ownership – Manages product line options and keeps drawings up-to-date
• Order Release Team Support - Engineering options and defining bill of materials to complete customer orders on time
• Manufacturing Support – Support all production lines, lead prototype builds and improve processes
• Leads the project definition, planning, and approval of identified projects demonstrating feasibility considering cost, requirements, time and other factors
• Serve as project leadership for several medium to large product development projects and oversee multiple projects
• Collect cross-functional voice of customer to establish product specifications and performance requirements
• Conceptual design – Lead development of functional designs with stakeholder feedback
• Mentor team members in complex engineering systems or processes
• Analysis – Intermediate to Advanced capability in structural mechanics and FEA to ensure integrity and compliance
• Sales/Quote Information – Generate materials list for estimating purposes and provide technical info to sales/marketing
• Vendor Interaction – Evaluate components and inspect quality for compliance
• Safety and policy adherence in all tasks

Skills

English/Spanish

Project planning

Communication

Problem solving

FEA knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

MS Office

Project tracking software

FEA software

Job description

• Product Line Ownership – Manages product line and options that we offer to customers through sales.Keeps drawings and attributes up-to-date and working with the trailer configurator Ruler quoting tool.Manages ECRs for Product Line and assigned accounts.
• Order Release Team Support - Engineering options and definingbillofmaterials to complete customer orders on time.
• Manufacturing Support –Support all production lines that build the engineers product.Direct or coordinatebuildingof prototype systems or products. Work with Manufacturing and Manufacturing Engineering toestablishor improve manufacturing processes and procedures. Ensure that products are being made to plan andassistin preventing oreliminatingdefects.
• Leads the project definition, planning, and approval ofidentifiedprojectsdemonstratingthe feasibility of designs considering cost, market requirements, time limitations, planning, existing manufacturingprocessesand other technical and economic factors.
• Serve asprojectleadershipfor severalmedium to largeproduct development projects andoverseesmultipleprojects for comprehensive introduction to the facility and product line.
• Collectcross-functionalinternal and external voice ofcustomertoestablishproduct specifications, performance requirements, and datausedtodeterminethe feasibility of proposals.
• Conceptual Design –Lead the development offunctional designs,involving stakeholder feedback from purchasing, sales, manufacturing, and engineering.
• Responsible for leading team members across multiple functions to solve complex problems associated with product design, field failures, validation, and production challenges.
• Demonstrates ability to mentor or train team members in more complex engineering systems or processes related to Design, Analysis, or Testing.
• Analysis –Intermediate toAdvancedcapabilityin structural mechanics.Understand and apply Finite Element Analysis and strength of materials at thecomponentand system level to ensure structural integrity and regulatory compliance.
• Sales/Quote Information – Generate materials list for estimating purposes. Provide technicalinformation tosales andmarketingfortrainingthe sales force.
• Vendor Interaction – Work with vendors to evaluate and select components. Inspectqualityof supplied components for compliance with requirements.
• Contribute to theteameffort to produce a quality product.
• Perform all assigned tasks in a safe, efficient,timely,accurateand highly productive manner according to Company policy.
• Follow Company policies and procedures.
• Other duties may be assigned as required by the Company.

Above is a list of the most important responsibilities and functions, which are essential to the position.Employees must be able to perform these essential functions satisfactorily with or withouta reasonableaccommodation.Accommodationswill be evaluated and provided to eligible employees on acase by casebasis, depending on the employee's medical restrictions, work availability, the nature of the position, the position's essentialfunctionsand other relevant factors.

Qualifications

• Education: Minimum ofanBachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineeringor equivalent
• Licenses/Certifications:
• GD+T - Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• PreviousTrailer Design, and/orDry VanProduct Designexperience a plus
• 7+ years ofexperiencein a similar fielda plus
• Basic skillsin finite element analysis (FEA)and structural analysis
• Demonstrated ability to Innovate and create.
• High levelof communication – Multilingual English/Spanish preferred
• Proficient inMS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, CAD software(Solidworks), FEA software(Solidworks), project tracking software
• Project planning techniques
• 3 to 5 years’ experience inleadingmedium sizecross functional projects (6 month+ duration)
• Experience designing welded, bolted, riveted, and bonded fabricated assemblies.
• Knowledge of material science for steel, aluminum, composites

Core Competencies:

• Critical Thinking
• Communication

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