Our client is 140-person, family-owned manufacturing company that is growing. They manufacturer agricultural equipment and need to add a Mechanical Design Engineer to their team to help develop new products and revise existing products. They are in South-Central Iowa, about 70 miles from Des Moines. You will report to the Director of Engineering. This is a company that truly values their staff.

What you will be doing:

• Work collaboratively with the engineering team and various plant personnel to improve designs on existing products or develop new products
• Provide technical expertise in recommending equipment, new concepts, and techniques to improve performance, simplify processes, and improve material designs or material flaws.
• Utilize SolidWorks to create designs for the entire product, not just a single component
• Interface with customers / dealers to obtain practical understanding of requirements to design new products and improve existing products to meet the demands of the market.

• Communicate and coordinate with manufacturing staff and procurement specialists to ensure manufacturability and cost control of the finished product.
• Participate in product development testing to validate the design concepts in the development lab, and often with in-field testing.
• Create detailed manufacturing prints, bill of materials and operating instructions for all products and improvements while interfacing with Sales, Manufacturing, and Procurement to insure an integrated, efficient product roll-out.

What they are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering and at least co-op designing mechanical products for manufacture (Associates Degree with 3+ years of design experience)
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes for the Ag Equipment industry is a plus.
• High level of proficiency drafting in 3D environment, they use SolidWorks.
• Attention to detail. Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Strong organizational, oral, and written communication skills.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.

Benefits:

• Compensation commensurate with experience
• 401K with match
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays