Our client is a 198-year-old manufacturer of agricultural equipment, and they are looking for a Design Engineer who will focus their activities on designing and redesigning pieces of large Ag equipment. You will report to the Engineering Manager.
Company – A major player in the agricultural equipment industry
· A growing $1.3 Billion multinational organization with over 5,000 employees.
· This location has several hundred team members
· Production orders booked out for a year.
· Dynamic CEO who was promoted from within to lead the organization to new heights.
· Outstanding culture focused on safety and the growth of the individual.
Community
· Education
Access to high-quality public and private K-12 schools and tech-focused post-secondary institutions.
· Safety
Safe, family-friendly community with consistently low crime rates and strong public services.
· Recreation
Enjoy outdoor trails, lakes, youth sports, and weekend festivals in a close-knit, active community.
· Cost of Living
Significantly below national averages—more house, savings, and quality of life for your dollar.
Benefits and Features – They truly VALUE and APPRECIATE their employees!
· EXCELLENT Benefits and Compensation Plan –3% Employer match on 401K, Health, Vision, Dental, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance and more
· Reliable bonus program!
· Work/Life Balance – when you take a vacation, you get to take a REAL vacation and not a working vacation where you are tethered to your laptop and email. Your team has your back!
· Culture of continuous improvement where team members have a voice and good ideas are appreciated by all levels of the organization.
· It is a business casual workplace.
· Relocation assistance if needed
What you will be doing:
· Focus on a project basis designing or redesigning feed mixers for livestock using Creo.
· Develop and evaluate product designs based on customer needs, manufacturability, cost, and safety.
· Develop design specifications in collaboration with product management, sales and marketing, manufacturing, product development teams, product/applications testing, and customers for projects assigned
· Develop test plans and direct testing of the design with test personnel.
· Set product quality and tolerance specifications for designs.
· Design and/or select hydraulic, power transmission, and structural components.
· Work with manufacturing to develop tooling and new manufacturing processes as assigned.
· Develop a high level of knowledge of company’s products by attending trade shows, initiating customer contacts, understanding customer service requirements, and monitoring competitors.
· Keep abreast of new products, technologies, and competitive equipment in the industry and communicate information to company personnel.
What they are looking for:
· BS Agricultural or Mechanical Engineering
· 1+ year of experience designing agricultural or heavy mobile equipment, internship experience will count
· Good 3D CAD skills, they use Creo
· Knowledge of metal fabrication, machining, and welding would be very helpful
· A farm background would be wonderful