Senior Engineer

Jimmy Jazz; Hospers (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Den Hartog Industries is seeking an experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead strategic planning, lifecycle management, and operational development across production systems.

You will oversee documentation, ECOs, BOMs, and routing, drive design and cost optimization, ensure compliance and safety, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with customers to translate technical requirements into new product solutions.

Qualifications

• Technical or college degree in a mechanical or related engineering field is required.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and SolidWorks or similar engineering software.
• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate strategic planning, lifecycle management, and operational development meetings across production systems.
• Oversee documentation, ECOs, BOMs, and master engineering logistics; validate specifications and routing.
• Drive advanced product design concepts, optimize manufacturing costs, and implement efficient work cells and layouts.
• Define and oversee compliance testing programs; ensure safety metrics; mentor junior engineers.
• Lead technical communication with key accounts on complex specifications, loads, and installation suitability; translate market feedback into requirements.
• Support customer information requests, including product specs and capabilities; contribute to new product requests and quotations.

Skills

Communication skills

Mathematical skills

Reasoning ability

Language skills

Education

Mechanical engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Location 4010 Hospers Drive South,Hospers, IA, 51238,United States
• Job Category Engineer, Manufacturing, Iowa
• Employee Type Full Time
• Required Degree NONE
• Manage Others No

Contact information

• Name Human Resources
• Phone [phone]

Description

1. Strategic Planning & Leadership

• Facilitate new product planning, lifecycle management, and operational development meetings.
• Author, present, and defend technical roadmaps, advanced engineering drawings, and complex logistical or statistical data to support executive planning functions.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and spearhead continuous improvement initiatives across production systems.

2. Advanced Documentation & Process Control

• Oversee the architecture, tracking, and compliance of product documentation, engineering changes (ECOs), and master engineering logistics.
• Validate complex dimensional specifications, advanced Bills of Materials (BOMs), and optimized manufacturing routers.
• Standardize product assembly, installation instructions, and shipping/packing configurations to ensure operational efficiency.

3. Engineering Design & Innovation

• Drive advanced product research and design concepts, utilizing rapid prototyping to develop highly competitive, compliant, and innovative new products.
• Optimize current product designs to reduce manufacturing costs, improve yield, and enhance reliability.
• Design and implement high-efficiency manufacturing cells, workflows, and facility layouts.

4. Testing, Compliance & Quality Assurance

• Define, establish, and oversee rigorous compliance assurance testing programs to guarantee products meet or exceed global industry standards.
• Represent the organization on industry compliance standards boards and regulatory committees.
• Audit internal manufacturing processes to maintain the highest quality and safety metrics.
• Provide senior-level engineering support and technical expertise across diverse company divisions.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers (including Engineer 1 and 2 levels) to foster technical growth and team capability

6. Advanced Customer Solutions & Market Insights

• Lead technical communication with key accounts, providing authoritative guidance on complex product specifications, load capacities, operational capabilities, and custom installation suitability.
• Conduct strategic voice-of-customer (VoC) interviews to translate market feedback into technical requirements for new product development.

8. Customer Service Support

Responsibilities include direct or indirect support of customer information requests, including product specifications, capacities, capabilities and performance suitability. Related duties include new product interviews and the development of new product requests and quotations.

9. Safety Support

Responsibilities include assisting with the improvement of company-wide safety issues including the correction of unsafe machinery, equipment, and working conditions through recommendations, modifications and/or additions to equipment.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Strong written and verbal communication skills required. Must be able to organize technical thoughts and operating procedures for communication to others including manufacturing employee to executive management. Communication with internal staff and external suppliers required.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

High level of mathematical skills required. Applicable knowledge of arithmetic calculations and engineering analysis skills required.

REASONING ABILITY

Strong ability to assess project requirements and communication requirements to successfully implement projects. Ability to translate product performance requests into technical product solutions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Technical or college degree in a mechanical or related engineering field required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

None required. Demonstrated proficiencies in Microsoft products, AutoCAD, Solid Works or similar engineering software systems are required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. Work exposure varies depending on duties being performed and particular job order being processed.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, bend, twist and move about the facility. Employee regularly uses hands to finger, handle, grasp or feel; reaches with hands and arms. Must be able to push, pull and move equipment and/or supplies in excess of 50 pounds, and have ability to lift/carry up to 50 lbs. Ability to climb in/out of and drive powered industrial trucks, vehicles and trailers. Must be able to distinguish colors. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. Regularly required to operate a computer, use the telephone, sit, kneel and squat. Frequent exposure to elements such as odors, oil, fumes, noise, extreme & changing weather conditions.

Employee must wear required personal protective equipment, including hardhat, safety glasses with side shields, goggles/face shields, hearing protection in designated areas, Kevlar gloves, and/or other equipment as task dictate. For specific equipment, see the Hazard Assessment for the work area and type of operation being performed.

Den Hartog Industries has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.