Product Development Engineer

Daifuku Intralogistics America is seeking an engineer with material handling experience to join our new product R&D team. This member will be pivotal in designing innovative conveyor and sortation material handling solutions. 

The Product Development Engineer develops new products for conveyor systems and applications.

• Conceives, designs, develops and engineers new conveyor fabricated products that add value and meet customer needs
• Performs engineering calculations to ensure a robust design, including horsepower, stress, torque, deflection, torsion, overhung load, sortation rate, cycle rate, air consumption, and amperage draw
• Ensures that new products are safe, reliable and easy to maintain
• Selects appropriate and cost-effective purchased products
• Analyzes data to identify trends in usage, cost, performance, and reliability
• Develops and executes test plans for concepts and prototypes to establish operational parameters
• Uses modeling and simulation tools to prove or disprove designs
• Partners with the design team, manufacturing, quality control, purchasing and administration

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Development, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in the material handling industry
• Experience in conveyor systems with carton handling and/or pallet handing
• Experience with Motor Driven Roller (MDR), sortation technologies, installation, project management, electrical, or EPDM administration highly desirable
• Strong knowledge of design and development of conveyor-related products
• Knowledge of conveyor equipment individually and on a system level
• Knowledge of competitors’ products
• Knowledge of plastics, metals, alloys, and chemistry
• Knowledge of design cost, budgets, and expenditures
• Ability to use Excel to sort large data tables and create calculation tables and PowerPoint to create visual explanations
• Proficient with MS Office, 3D SolidWorks, EPDM and simulation modules
• Strong organization skills to meet project plans and deadlines
• Collaborative and team-oriented
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills

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