Job TitleProduct Design Engineer
Job Description
POSTION SUMMARY:
Vanderlande’s Engineering Department is responsible for the design, specification and commissioning of material handling systems for our customers. In this position you will be responsible for executing and maintaining 3D product design of material handling system solutions.
Essential Functions (Job Duties and Responsibilities):
• Responsible for maintaining VI USA Equipment Product lines, including supporting documentation
• Develop VI USA Equipment Product Drawings
• Be a resource for coordinating technical details with VI USA Supply Chain
• Make improvements to existing equipment designs
• Develop new products/product lines
• Create bills of material
• Occasional travel to manufacturing facilities and project sites to evaluate processes and design improvements
• Recognize potential issues and eliminate them during the design phase
• Generate Project Specific Drawings as needed to complete projects
Required Education and Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in engineering with experience in sheet metal design using Solidworks OR minimum 2 years of experience in sheet metal design without a degree
• Understanding of AutoCAD
Knowledge-Skills-Abilities (Competencies):
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and their limitations
• Understanding of welding types, procedures, and sizing
• Understanding of a variety of hardware
• Understanding of product data/document lifecycle management software
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated
• Knowledge of the metric system
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Travel:
This position requires up to 5-10% travel occasionally
Supervisory Responsibility:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities
Work Environment and Physical Demands:
The work environment/physical requirements described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.
Lift 5-10 pounds occasionally.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is requires sitting/standing in front of a computer in a stationary position for majority of the work-day. This position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access office machinery (printers, etc.), Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Top Skills
What We Do
Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses and in the parcel market.
Vanderlande’s baggage handling systems are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. Its systems are active in more than 600 airports including 12 of the world’s top 20. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel companies. In addition, many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions.
The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology.
Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 7,500 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing turnover of 1.8 billion euros, it has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as a highly reliable partner for future-proof logistic process automation.
Vanderlande was acquired in 2017 by Toyota Industries Corporation, which will help it to continue its sustainable profitable growth. The two companies have a strong strategic match, and the synergies include cross-selling, product innovations, and research and development.
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