New Product Development Engineer, Indexers and Con

at Destaco / Industrial Motion in Wheeling, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Position Description
New Product Development Engineer, Indexers and Conveyors
Mechanical
Company Overview:
DESTACO, a Dover Company, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance automation, workholding, and remote handling solutions. The company serves customers in variety of end-markets, including the automotive, life sciences, consumer goods, packaging, aerospace, and nuclear sectors.

Built on a legacy of over 100 years, DESTACO offers a comprehensive portfolio of products to engineer precise movement, placement and control solutions that drive productivity and uptime for manufacturers around the world. The DESTACO family of products consists of industry-leading brands such as DESTACO Manual and Power Clamps, Camco and Ferguson Indexers, Robohand Grippers and CRL Manipulators and Transfer Ports.

DESTACO is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and operates globally through ~800 employees across 12 locations.

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues of $7 billion. The company delivers innovative equipment and components, specialty systems, and support services through three major operating segments: Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV."
Position Summary:
The New Product Development Engineer, Indexers and Conveyors is responsible for design of new products and improving existing products in order to meet stated project goals and product specifications. Products consist primarily of mechanical rotary indexers driven by AC motor and servo motor driven rotary cam indexers and Precision link conveyors. He/she will be responsible for following the project scope, detailing the design, creation of drawings and models, testing, documenting, and reporting within a team environment. He/she will identify and control design risks. He/she will drive the project schedule, priorities, and track progress following a stage gate process. He/she will communicate with vendorsand other design and manufacturing engineersto conduct design and cost reviews, prepare for release and provide training and technical support.He/she will work within and communicate across various functional teams within DESTACO that will enable the successful development, launch, and support of new products.

The New Product Development Engineer, Indexers and Conveyors reports to the Global Product Manager, Indexers. The position is in wheeling, IL.The position requires the ability to work and communicate globally and virtually with vendors, product managers,applications engineering,marketing, manufacturing supportteams.Travel up to 10% to facilities in the U.S. and to some global locations may be required.

Key Job Responsibilitiesincluded but not limited to:
Promotes safety awareness with other key members of the plant team. Promotes accidentprevention and employee involvement with regard to safe work environment. Ensures employees have an understanding on the safety expectations of the organization.
Designs and develops new products and Automation product extensions and enhancements, relating to linear, rotary, parallel motion products such as servo driven indexers, pick and place, robotic tools and conveying equipment.
Researches, collects and reports information on the ability and capacity of products and competing equipment (competitive analysis).
Generates 3D assembly models, manufacturing drawings, bill of materials, generates CAD files and specifications.
Work with Applications Engineering in resolving quality and production issues. May evaluate products, parts, or processes for cost efficiency and reliability.
Assist in driving results with internal and external resources per the product development stage gate process and schedule.
Executes testing of new products and obtains agency approvals where needed.
Tracks and records design changes following ECN processes.
Communicates with vendors and global teams to facilitate and resolve project issues.
Generates documentation needs and requirements.
Generates Management project status reports comparing project schedule and objectives.
Keeps informed of industry trends that may lead to new product offerings and future projects.
Leverages continuous improvement tools to drive improvements.

Leadership Competenciesaligned with Dover and executed in DESTACO with appropriate expectations for the job level:
Entrepreneurial Spirit:identifies opportunities to develop new solutions. Change agent, collaborates for results, manages risk, takes responsibility for all aspects of... For full info follow application link.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.