We are looking to hire a Staff Engineer for our Hamilton (just outside of Trenton), NJ location. We need an experienced Mechanical or Electrical engineer to customize diaphragm pumps. This person should demonstrate excellent teamwork and collaboration skills within a cross functional engineering team. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, enthusiastic team player with strong problem solving abilities. This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your strengths in product customization and design using both analytical and experimental tools.
Essential Functions (Duties & Responsibilities)
- Work closely with sales and marketing and customers to design / select appropriate pump models to be offered for specific customer applications.
- Modify existing base pump designs to meet specific customer flow rate, vacuum, life expectancy, and cost targets.
- Work concurrently with test technicians to test new design concepts and validate proof of concepts.
- Analyze test data using statistical and analytical methods.
- Prepare design layouts and drawings using Pro Engineer modeling software. Prepare bills of materials in SAP.
- Act as the responsible design engineer for a defined set of catalog pump models. Maintain drawings and bill of materials associated with basic pump models.
- Interface directly with supply chain, manufacturing, and vendors as required to maintain pump configuration and costs.
- Select motors, bearings, and elastomers from an existing knowledge base to meet intended performance, current draw, and life expectancy.
- Work closely with production personnel to troubleshoot problems with production. Troubleshoot problems associated with hardware returned from the field. Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for such hardware problems.
Skills and Experience
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- Electrical Engineering experience, as it relates to AC motors, DC motors, and motor controllers. Basic Understanding of Electrical Engineering Fundamentals
- AC and DC Motor design / operating experience
- At least 5-7 years of demonstrated product development experience in a manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing fundamentals
- Knowledge of machining processes
- Knowledge of materials and finishes
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, stand, hear and see. The employee is also regularly required to use hands to handle, finger or feel objects/tools and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must regularly lift and move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds. The employee will rarely lift and move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to a temperature- controlled office environment. When visiting the production floor, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts with a limited exposure to electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment fluctuates between quiet (office) and moderate (production floor) due to pneumatic gun/equipment use.
KNF offers competitive hourly wage with an exceptional benefits package, including low-cost medical and dental coverage company-paid life insurance, paid time off (sick & vacation time), a generous incentive pay program and 401(k) plan with company contribution.
Please send your resume, along with a cover letter including salary requirements, to hr@knf.com or apply online.
KNF Neuberger, Inc.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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