Design Engineer

Location: Stuttgart, GERMANY

Job # 31680

Date Posted: 10/14/08

NATURE & SCOPE

The Design Engineer reports to the Chief Engineer to support project engineering in the design of fluid power control components; works under limited supervision of the cognizant lead engineer.

This position requires interactions with the assigned designers, cognizant engineers, suppliers, and applicable (production, sales, quality, et cetera) departmental assignees to solicit technical information as well as production capabilities to develop producible and economical design solutions.

Hands-on participation in the test laboratory and related design validation as well as product preparation activities, with various service media and pressures, will be required on an as-needed basis.

KNOW HOW

Education: The Design Engineer position requires a BSME/BSAE degree or equivalent on the job training.

Experience: The Design Engineer must posses 5 years minimum associated experience in design of detail mechanical components/control valves; 7 years required without a technical certificate or degree.

Basic Knowledge and Required Skills (including Designer specific listing):

· MathCAD or Equivalent Engineering Software Tool

· ANSI Y14.5 - Working

· Stress Analysis - Linear

· Seal Design - Working

· Spring Design - Working

· Fluid Mechanics - Flow Calculations

· Structural Mechanics - Fastening Methods, Torque Design

· Machine Elements in Mechanical Design - Strength of Materials, Processing, Finish, et cetera

· Heat Transfer

· Tolerance Analysis - Assemblies

· Technical Writing - Assembly and Test Procedures, Design Reports

· Compatibility - Lubricants, Service Media, Materials

· Contamination Control - Familiarity

· Valve Design - Familiarity

· Qualification Testing - Familiarity

PROBLEM SOLVING

The Design Engineer participates in the design and evaluation of production processes for both new and existing products and systems to provide improvements in cost, performance or the facilitation of manufacturing processes using the fundamental principles of mechanical, electrical, industrial or other engineering disciplines.

ACCOUNTABILITY

· Release Drawings and Associated Manufacturing, Assembly and Test Documentation

· Design Compliant to Customer Performance Requirements, and Fundamental Engineering Principles

· Fits and Clearances of Assembly, Including Mechanism

· Hardware Decisions to Meet Customer Requirements

· Status of Task Progress and Assigned Project Schedule Milestones

· Cognizant Engineer

· Chief Engineer

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