JOBS

Lovejoy has a Design Engineer position to fill. The Design Engineer will prepare engineering designs for products and components to support customer orders and internal development. Provide engineering support to sales, product management, purchasing, manufacturing, and quality team. Supports external customers with occasional on-site or remote real-time problem-solving.
The pay range for this position is $72,000 to $95,000 annually and is commensurate on experience and education and could pay more or less than the posted range. This full-time position is eligible to participate in the company’s short-term incentive program, paid time off, 401k, and comprehensive benefits package including, medical, dental and vision.
Essential Responsibilities:

•  PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
  • Serve as the technical liaison with the customer. Clearly define application, technical parameters, and operating conditions to ensure the right product is developed for the application.
  • Develop product designs (2D & 3D) that meet identified performance criteria, are optimized for manufacturability and cost effectiveness.
  • Conduct thorough engineering analysis by hand and the use of analytical tools (TK Solver, Mathcad, etc.)
  • Develop product documentation (bills of material, 2D/3D product drawings, product specifications, engineering calculations, installation instructions, etc.) and execute material creation and deployment processes within SAP.
  • Validate product performance through physical testing. Develop test parameters, test standards and samples. Operate test equipment, collect & analyze data, and publish engineering analysis.
  • Support innovation within the team.
• PROJECT LEADERSHIP
  • Work closely with sales and product management teams to support and drive new and continuous product development projects.
  • Partner with purchasing team in the selection and development of suppliers to deliver cost effective products that meet performance specifications and quality standards.
  • Coach and train junior engineers, application engineers, and other engineering team members to help them grow in their technical responsibilities.
  • Participate in projects across multidisciplinary teams to achieve corporate strategic objectives.
• TECHNICAL SUPPORT
  • Provide design support (application assessments, concept drawings, performance calculations, cost estimates, etc.) to the application engineering and product management teams during the quotation phases of projects.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact within the business for technical product related questions of moderate scope and complexity (internally & externally).
  • Collaborate with manufacturing and quality teams to address product concerns, change requests, and continuous improvement activities. Utilize problem solving skills to identify root cause and corrective actions.