Sr Design Engineer

Job Description:

Senior Design Engineers – Outdoor Power Equipment

Job duties:

• Use highly developed engineering expertise and project management abilities to contribute to the design and development of new products and support of existing products within the Power Tools department.

• Serve as a chief technical resource and mechanical engineering leader on mid/high complexity Power Tool New Product Development projects.

• Develop design solutions to meet consumer requirements.

• Conduct field research to understand end user needs. Translate end user needs into concrete engineering specifications.

• Facilitate project flow involving regular contact with manufacturing and other cross-functional team members.

• Provide clear engineering information to Project Leaders and the Global Engineering teams facilitating trade off decisions.

• Interact with suppliers to develop part/product specifications that meet performance requirements while falling within process capabilities.

• Evaluate product design relative to material selection, cost, and reliability.

• Mechanical stress analysis, material and heat treatment selection, tolerance and fit analyses, lubrication, spur and helical gear design, statics and dynamics, noise and vibration and a variety of machine element design.

• Establish test regimens for components and assemblies within area of scope in the project with minimal guidance. Deliver complete data analysis to support design recommendations.

• Independently develop, write, and analyze testing reports in internal laboratory.

• Serve as a technical resource on areas of expertise and provide consultation/mentorship to others.

• May serve as front line manager to mechanical designers and mechanical design engineers.

• Plan and track projects to work-breakdown-structure and project schedule.

• Execute a wide variety of calculations and software aided analyses in the following areas: fluid dynamics, electromechanical system thermodynamics, mechanical stress analysis, multi-body dynamics/drop test simulations, tolerance stack analyses, gearing design, sound and vibration/response of dynamic systems, and mechanism development and analysis.

Job Requirements:

Master's or equivalent degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics or related engineering field and 2 years of design experience or Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics or related engineering field and 5 years of design experience. Experience must include:

• 3D CAD (ProE, Solidworks, or NX).

• Finite Element Analysis.

• Fluid dynamics, 1D flow analysis, or computational fluid dynamics.

• Electromechanical system thermodynamics.

• Mechanical stress analysis.

• Multi-body dynamics/drop test simulations.

• Tolerance stack analyses.

• Gearing design.

• Sound and vibration/response of dynamic systems.

• Mechanism development and analysis.

Ability to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled

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