Solution Design Engineer - Mechanical

KION Group; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic has an immediate need for a Mechanical Engineer with Conveyor and Sortation experience to join our Customer Service Solution Development team in estimating solutions for our customers. The Solution Design Engineer - Mechanical will work in Dematic Corporation’s Solution Development department and report to the Solution Development Manager.

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $65,000-$140,000 at the time of posting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5–10 years of experience as a project engineer in automated material handling.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Background in Material Handling Equipment with conveyors, totes, pallets and sorters.
• Experience creating solutions and estimates for Sales requests.
• Proficient in AutoCAD and 3D design tools.
• Knowledge of distribution center operations and automation.

Responsibilities

• Estimate mechanical equipment for complete customer solutions.
• Read and interpret mechanical drawings and follow up on technical details.
• Provide productivity improvement and cost-reduction recommendations.
• Lead, create and modify proposal drawings for estimating.
• Develop ROM costing.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders on concept, technical and cost reviews.
• Support internal technical and cost reviews.

Skills

AutoCAD

3D Design

Communication

Mechanical Design

Conveyor Systems

Estimation

Read Drawings

Project Engineering

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Dematic has an immediate need for a Mechanical Engineer with Conveyor and Sortation experience to join our Customer Service Solution Development team in estimating solutions for our customers. The Solution Design Engineer - Mechanical will work in Dematic Corporation’s Solution Development department and report to the Solution Development Manager.

We offer:

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities

Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $65,000-$140,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications: What you Will Do in This Role:

• Understand the design of complex systems that integrate material handling equipment, electrical controls, programming and software to estimate the mechanical equipment of complete solutions for customers
• Understand complex equipment specification, able to read and comprehend mechanical drawings and deliver appropriate follow-up of technical details
• Complete recommendations for ideas related to productivity improvement, cost reduction and improvement for customer satisfaction
• Lead, create and modify proposal drawings for estimating purposes
• Develop Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) costing
• Participate in providing estimates for semi-complex projects to the solution development team, engineering team and account management team
• Perform complex technical interchange and knowledge transfer for both processes and application of products to system design.
• Explain and discusses complex, unusual problems to other team members to provide proper mechanical solutions for customer requests
• Collaborate with key project & solution team stakeholders by hosting and supporting concept, technical and cost reviews.
• Demonstrated familiarity with Dematic’s current products and engineering processes
• Support internal technical and cost reviews

What We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 5-10 years of successful experience as a project engineer, designing and commissioning automated material handling systems, including mechanical conveyor systems design and basic knowledge of electrical controls related to conveyor systems
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills
• Material Handling Equipment background with a focus on Case, Tote, and Pallet conveyance and Sorter mechanical equipment
• Experience creating solutions and generating estimates to support Sales requests
• Proficient in AutoCAD and 3D design tools
• Knowledgeable in distribution center operations, logistics and automation experience

#LI-DH1 KION brands keep the world moving – globally, regionally, and locally.

KION is the Supply Chain Solutions Company. With over 42,000 employees in more than 100 countries, we enable smart, sustainable, and reliable supply chains worldwide - wherever goods are stored, moved, or delivered. KION offers its customers the full spectrum of solutions to make their supply chains future-ready. Our international brands, Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli and our regional brands, Fenwick and OM, stand for outstanding technological innovation, intelligent automation and service excellence in forklift trucks and warehouse equipment. Dematic complements this expertise with state-of-the-art automation technology and AI-supported software solutions that optimize intralogistics across warehousing, production, and distribution.

Whether locally or globally – we offer exciting career opportunities in an innovative environment shaped by our core values: Integrity, Collaboration, Courage, and Excellence. Together, we create the magic of supply chain solutions. Join our team – Push it forward.