Project Engineer: CAD, Validation & Cost-Driven Design

CentroMotion; Urbandale (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with matching

Paid time off + holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Gits Mfg seeks a Project Engineer to design, analyze, verify, and document components and subassemblies for time- and cost-constrained projects. You will develop specifications, leverage CAD tools, and support prototyping and design reviews.

Responsibilities include creating product designs, performing CFD/FEA simulations, conducting tests, implementing design changes, and maintaining thorough documentation per the development process standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering.
• 2 years of relevant experience in Product Design or R&D desired but not mandatory.
• Knowledge of Gits products, manufacturing processes and related technology.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal.
• Team player, able to work in multidisciplinary project teams.
• Advanced knowledge of CAD tools (SolidWorks)
• Knowledge and experience with other engineering tools, such as simulation/modelling, design and calculation tools, FMEA and 8D.
• Knowledge of APQP or stage gate development processes.

Responsibilities

• Product and process specifications: develops, creates and modifies engineering specifications of components, subassemblies, and manufacturing processes.
• Design: creates and modifies (conceptual) product designs and drawings using CAD tools and supports design reviews.
• Design analysis: verifies designs through engineering calculations, modelling and/or simulations such as CFD and FEA.
• Design verification/validation: proves the design meets specifications through test plans and documents results.
• Engineering changes: develops, tracks, and implements design changes to reduce cost and improve quality.
• Estimation and Reporting: provides estimates for engineering tasks and reports progress.
• Documentation and reports: completes documentation of design artifacts according to standards.

Skills

Good communication

Team player

APQP / Stage Gate

CFD/FEA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Gits Mfg seeks a Project Engineer to design, analyze, verify, and document components and subassemblies for time- and cost-constrained projects. You will develop specifications, leverage CAD tools, and support prototyping and design reviews.

Responsibilities include creating product designs, performing CFD/FEA simulations, conducting tests, implementing design changes, and maintaining thorough documentation per the development process standards.