R&D Technician

Sukup Manufacturing Co.; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company located in Louisiana is seeking a talented Design Engineer to prepare computer-aided design layouts and drawings using Solidworks. Ideal candidates should hold a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology or Agricultural Systems Technology, possess strong communication and leadership skills, and have basic knowledge of Microsoft Office and Solidworks. The role requires troubleshooting engineering-related problems and providing accurate bills of materials. Join a company committed to equal employment opportunities and a professional work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills to interact effectively with employees and management.
• Ability to read blueprints and shop orders.
• Professionalism in handling engineering-related tasks.

Responsibilities

• Prepare design layouts, diagrams, and schematics of components.
• Produce and maintain accurate bills of material.
• Provide technical assistance for product prototyping and production support.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Blueprint reading

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology or Agricultural Systems Technology

Tools

Solidworks

Microsoft Office

Solidworks Enterprise PDM

Job description

This individual will prepare computer-aided design (Solidworks) layouts, drawings, and bills of material of component subgroups. Troubleshoot engineering-related problems in manufacturing.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology or Agricultural Systems Technology is preferred or equivalent work experience, strong communication skills, ability to effectively communicate with employees and management, product knowledge, strong leadership skills, accountability, ability to read blueprints and shop orders, professionalism.

Preferred Skills:

Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Solidworks experience, and Solidworks Enterprise PDM software experience

Job Duties:

• Prepare design layouts, diagrams, and schematics of components and assemblies with supporting calculations of the overall product design.
• Produce and maintain accurate bills of material.
• Perform engineering-related tasks as required such as production support, customer support, layout work, and supplier contact.
• Check work to ensure accuracy of spelling, drawing format and organization, dimension and tolerance convention, and conformance with Engineering Standards.
• Provide technical assistance for product prototyping, and day-to-day production support and troubleshooting.

It is, and will continue to be, the policy of Sukup Manufacturing Co. to practice a program of equal employment designed to assure that all employment decisions and advancement opportunities are made available to all employees and applicants on the basis of individual qualifications and without unlawful regard to race, religion, veteran status, national origin, disability, age or sex.

In addition to providing equal employment opportunities, it is also our policy to provide an environment free from unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment. Any alleged violation of this policy will be investigated and disciplinary action will follow as required.

Immigration Sponsorship: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. Sukup Manufacturing Co. is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time unless explicitly annotated within the individual job posting.