Mechanical Design Engineer - New Product Development

KION North America is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to support our exciting new product development projects.

In this role you will drive the ongoing research, design, and development of components, equipment, and systems to meet project timing and customer requirements for new and existing lift trucks.

You'll be a member of a multinational product development team and be a key contributor to seeing your designs to completion by supporting the validation, documentation, and release of the designs.

We offer:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Research, design, and develop components, equipment, and systems to satisfy technical, timeline, cost, quality, and customer requirements

Complete research, design layouts, feasibility studies, and cost analysis to ensure the right design direction

Facilitate regular design reviews with cross-functional teams

Create & check 3D models, layouts, detailed drawings, bills of materials, & engineering changes requests

Perform basic design analysis and tolerance studies to ensure design quality is achieved

Assist with test planning, prototype fabrications, and builds to validate any new designs

Verify that designs meet regulatory and safety requirements

Collaborate with other departments including Procurement, Production, Quality, and Customer Support

Continuously improve products via design enhancements, cost-down measures, and quality improvements that increase customer satisfaction

Regularly present status of design activities and any open issues to Engineering managers

Communicate effectively through all levels of the organization

Tasks and Qualifications:

Qualifications:

3+ years’ experience developing mechanical, structural, and/or hydraulic systems for mobile/heavy equipment

Proficient at mechanical design using 3D-CAD (Siemens NX preferred)

Experience with manufacturing processes, design to cost (DTC), and value analysis (VA)

Experience with bill of material management with ERP system (SAP preferred)

Experience with design of sheet metal parts, welded structures, and machining practices

Experience with design analysis and tolerance stack-ups

Effective collaboration skills with diverse and multinational colleagues

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or comparable field required

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