Job Description

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Need CAD experience and some prior product development experience; doesn’t have to be sheet metal but coming from manufacturing environment doing product design; if they already have a Master Degree but still need some hands-on practical experience; shadowing a more senior person for guidance before they are cut loose to do smaller projects on their own; then advancing on to larger DTV efforts; DTV will be the focus but there is significant amount of overlap with new product development;

We are looking for a New Product Development / Design to Value (NPD/DTV) Engineer to be responsible for the development of refrigerated merchandisers, as well as cost reduction efforts on the existing product lines.

**What you will be responsible for in this role:

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• Apply value engineering methodologies to optimize cost position on existing products.

• Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing and Manufacturing Engineering to implement cost saving projects.

• Manage the DTV project from concept to completion, including scheduling and cross functional communication

• Brainstorm new and innovative solutions to achieve the product standardization and modularity.

• Develop CAD solid models and engineering simulation of proposed concepts.

• Collaborate with Product Management to validate the solution with the customer.

• Develop a test plan and work with the Engineering Lab to validate the solution.

• Conduct field tests to validate the solution.

• Ability to manage multiple projects, demonstrates capability to solve difficult and complex problems

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**What are the basic qualifications?

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• B.S. in Engineering
• 1-3 years of experience in design of industrial products

**What are the preferred qualifications?

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• Experience with product design and solid modeling in a manufacturing environment.

• Experience in refrigeration, air conditioning, dehumidifier, sealed-system, airflow thermal management, or similar, design theory and application

• Experience in practical application of Six Sigma and Lean tools

• MS Mechanical Engineering

**To be a great fit for the role:

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• Strong track record of NPD and DTV accomplishments
• Experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with a high degree of product and process complexity
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results in a matrixed, functional organization with the ability to influence stakeholders in various functional groups
• Innovative mind with ability to generate solutions to customer needs
• Organized with business case analyses and reporting of project status
• Proficient at MCAD modeling of proposed solutions
• Lean/Six Sigma experience a plus