Design Engineer Associate

Position Summary

It is the responsibility of the Design Engineer Associate I to provide the departments with engineering documents from the engineering record system for all company products. This position prepares engineering documents including Bills of Material (BOM's), engineering specification sheets, and part information as needed as well as maintain the control systems.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Furnishes all departments with various engineering documents including, but not limited to: Bills of Materials, manufacturing drawings, engineering specification sheets, product nametag information, part information, engineering change orders and estimate sheets; maintains necessary data files and control systems for these documents and vendor quotes.
• Assigns and controls part numbering system for new and revised items to be introduced into the system.
• Coordinates the implementation of engineering changes with other departments.
• Provides necessary information in the product structure as obtained from the engineers, manufacturing group and/or from the engineering data system for items to be structured; provides necessary information to the Purchasing Department for material and parts procurement from vendors.
• Prepares estimates and prototype of products as required, as well as assists in coordinating the procurement of said prototypes.
• Checks drawings for errors taking corrective action accordingly.
• Assists in developing manufacturing methods in an effort to reduce costs, to standardize and to improve products; makes recommendations for manufacturing improvements where observed, performing time studies as appropriate.
• Performs engineering and sales product research projects as assigned and approved by the Engineering Manufacturing Supervisor.
• Assists the design and manufacturing engineers in achieving the objectives of the department and corporation to produce quality products in a timely manner at the lowest possible cost.
• Contacts vendors for product development and cost reduction opportunities with recommendations to Engineering and Purchasing as appropriate.
• Cross trains on different job tasks within the department.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Associate’s Degree in a technical/mechanical field and at least one (1) year of experience is required; a Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
• Experience in fluid power industry and/or manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Experience with Solidworks/CAD is preferred
• SAP experience is a plus.
• Microsoft Office, Excel, and Access experience is required.

Schroeder Industries LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.