The Role
Design and develop products from concept through launch, managing quality, cost, weight, timing, manufacturability, validation, and compliance. Collaborate with customers, suppliers, purchasing, logistics, manufacturing, and cross-functional teams to define requirements, materials, tooling, and supply chain needs. Develop design strategies, identify failure modes, and create verification and validation plans supporting successful product performance and launch readiness.
Summary Generated by Built In
Position Summary:The R&D Engineer will design and develop product for Dee Zee and our customers.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Accountabilities:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Accountabilities:
- Follow established product development processes to ensure products meet customer and internal requirements.
- Lead product design activities from concept through launch.
- Partner with Materials Planning & Logistics (MP&L) to support shipping, transit, and product launch readiness.
- Plan and manage project targets for quality, cost, weight and timing throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Support the planning phase of product development.
- Apply Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA) principles to support efficient manufacturing processes and tooling.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams, customers, suppliers and production personnel to support product development initiatives.
- Collaborate with Purchasing to define supply chain requirements and material specifications.
- Develop product design strategies that achieve performance objectives while identifying potential failure modes and special characteristics.
- Develop validation and verification plans to confirm product performance and compliance with requirements.
- 1+ year of mechanical engineering or related experience preferred; R&D engineering internship or entry level experience will be considered.
- Ability to follow quality system standards.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Demonstrated computer literacy.
- Demonstrated engineering aptitude.
- Must be eligible to obtain a valid passport.
- Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Understanding of CAD software.
- Valid driver's license required.
- Bachelor Degree in Mechanical or related Engineering field required.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field
- 1+ year of mechanical engineering or related experience
- Ability to follow quality system standards
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Computer literacy
- Engineering aptitude
- Eligibility to obtain a valid passport
- Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
- Understanding of CAD software
- Valid driver's license
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The Company
What We Do
Dee Zee is a privately owned automotive accessory manufacturer serving aftermarket and OEM customers. It designs and produces custom-fit products for pickup trucks and SUVs, including running boards, toolboxes, nerf bars, bed accessories, tailgate assists, racks, and mud flaps. Its capabilities include aluminum and steel fabrication, coatings, assembly, and product development, with manufacturing and fulfillment operations in Central Iowa and products supplied to major automakers.
