Sr Design & Applications Engineer

Supervisory Responsibilities
Directly supervises employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance to the Company policies, the Code of Ethical Business Conduct and applicable laws.

Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Education
Bachelor’s degree (B.S./B.A.) or equivalent from a college or university in Mechanical, Civil, or Electrical Engineering (preference is Mechanical) with ten years of mechanical/design engineering experience.
Licensure as a Professional Engineer or Engineer-in-Training is not required but is desirable

Skills/Experience

• 10+ years of engineering experience in a low volume high mix product portfolio manufacturing environment
• 5+ years in the following areas (preferred experience in all areas)
• Fluid dynamics
• Casting design and foundry practice
• Elastomer design and related manufacturing processes
• Manufacturing machining processes
• Welding practices and principles
• Stress analysis
• Strong Project Management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects with little or no supervision (expert)
• Strong leadership and mentoring (expert)
• Solid understanding of Bills of Material (BOM)
• Experience using AutoCAD (intermediate)
• Experience working with and supporting various certifications, both domestic and international: ISO, CE, NSF etc. (intermediate)
• Broad exposure to various industries and markets (intermediate)
• Practical knowledge of Lean business practices, specifically root cause/counter measure (intermediate)
• Is experienced with product failures and can determine liability associated with product failure. (intermediate)
• Manage metrics with action plans and bowlers in strict accordance with the Strategic Deployment Process.

Travel
Some travel may be required, up to 10% of the time (domestic and international).

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At Red Valve, a Hillenbrand company, we strive to build a diverse workforce through equal opportunity employment that embraces and leverages the differences each individual has to offer. Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer of minorities/females/disabled/veteran