R&D Product Development Mechanical Engineer

Develops new product designs for automated material handling systems. Works on small and medium projects and on teams with more senior engineers. 

• Creates product designs that are manufacturable, scalable, consistent, competitive, and desirable to Daifuku’s customers
• Performs diverse, specialized and complex work involving significant accountability and decision-making
• Ensures that new products are safe, reliable and easy to maintain
• Follows engineering standards and uses modeling and simulation tools to prove or disprove designs
• Partners with the design team, internal customers, manufacturing, quality control, purchasing, and outside vendors to develop new solutions
• Maintains a progress schedule that meets project milestones
• Performs on-site testing and verification
• Travels up to 20% within North America, mostly within the continential United States. 
• Develops, engineers, prototypes, tests, and revises products designs
• Analyzes data to identify trends in usage, cost, performance, and reliability
• Executes test plans for concepts and prototypes
• Research appropriate and cost-effective purchased parts
• Performs engineering calculations to ensure robust designs, including horsepower, stress, torque, deflection, torsion, overhung load, sortation rate, cycle rate, air consumption, and amperage draw
• Works with other teams to troubleshoot and resolve development and design issues

Education and Experience Requirements 

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical, Industrial, or Product Development, or equivalent experience

• Minimum of 2 years of Material Handling-related experience

• Experience designing conveyor, sortation, or automation equipment is highly desirable

• Experience designing parts or equipment for volume manufacturing is highly desirable

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements

• Experienced with SolidWorks or similar 3D CAD and 2D AutoCAD 
• Experienced with MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Teams, etc. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills 
• Strategic and creative thinking and problem-solving skills 
• Team-oriented and collaborative 
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented 

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