KION North America is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to support the design lifecycle of locally produced products as well as the localization of internationally produced products. You'll get a chance to design and develop customized options for new and current products!

We offer:

Essential Duties:

• Create Bills of Material, Engineering Change Notices, drawings, etc.

• Produce customer quotes for customized options with detailed costing structure.

• Provide customer support such as capacity calculations.

• Communicate with Purchasing, Manufacturing Engineering, Planning, Quality and Production personnel.

• Design modifications per special applications for current products.

• Interpret customer requirements and convert into technical options, offering custom solutions to application problems.

• Ability to effectively communicate through all levels of the organization.

• Ensure product costs are met and project timelines maintained.

• Participate on cross functional quality improvement teams.

Tasks and Qualifications:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSME or BSMET preferred)

• Minimum two years’ experience developing mechanical, structural and hydraulic systems (mobile/heavy equipment preferred)

• Experience with solid modeling & detailed drawings (Unigraphics preferred)

• Basic knowledge and understanding of hydraulic and electrical systems

• Ability to read and interpret hydraulic and electrical schematics

• Knowledge and understanding of design of welded structures, including symbols

• Knowledge and understanding of machine shop practices

• Ability to comprehend and follow standards and procedures

• (Knowledge of SAE, ANSI, ASME, ISO, UL standards a plus)

• Proficient in Windows and Microsoft Office applications

• Experience creating and maintaining Bills of Materials within a MRP system (SAP preferred)

• (German language skills a plus)

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