Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer / Product Design Engineer

Location: Milan, IL, 61264

Duration: 8+ Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Shift: 1st shift (6.30AM-3.30PM)

Visa sponsorship is not available, now or in the near future, for this position.

Pay Rate: $40-40.00/hr

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is the brand name of Deere & Company, an American corporation that manufactures agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains used in heavy equipment, and lawn care equipment.

Job Description:

• Engineer Product I - Mechanical Systems (CA)Major PurposePerforms basic product design, testing and/or analysis work for a defined portion of a project.
• Operates in a team environment, providing input to design solutions and participating in design reviews.
• Develops recommendations within established guidelines; work and decisions are reviewed by supervisors before implementation.

Major Duties

• Produces and/or evaluates possible design solutions to improve cost, quality and performance based on specialized knowledge of engineering applications.
• This may include possible involvement of other functional engineers, supply management and/or supplier personnel.
• Compiles and furnishes necessary information (engineering decisions and reports of pertinent design analyses data) to document the design solution required for building of prototypes and adoption of the design with possible involvement of other functional engineers, supply management and/or supplier personnel.
• Applies existing applications to routine problems.
• Analyses assignments and determines engineering specifications which must be fulfilled for routine problems or projects.
• Learns and applies company engineering policies and practices; learns company products.
• Executes test or analysis plan for product verification and validation.

Skills, Abilities, Knowledge:

• Skill in using computer aided design and/or engineering tools.
• Skill in using company information systems and processes.
• Understanding of engineering principles as they relate to the company product
• Fundamental understanding of machine forms relevant to the specific job assignment and Company division/unit.
• Knowledge/familiarity with machines manufactured by competitors.
• Knowledge of the Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP), Enterprise Technology Development process (ETDP) and/or Enterprise Customer Acquisition Process (ECAP).

Education:

• Degree in an Engineering/Technology discipline or equivalent experience. - University Degree (4 years or equivalent)
• Degree in a Science discipline or equivalent experience. - University Degree (4 years or equivalent)
• Degree in an Agricultural Sciences discipline or equivalent experience.
• University Degree (4 years or equivalent)

Work Experience

• Engineering experience.
• (1 - 3 years) Technical experience relating to design/diagnostics of mechanical/electrical/hydraulic systems.
• (1 - 3 years) Product engineering experience. (Less than 1 year)? Experience with engineering tools, systems and databases.
• (1 - 3 years) Experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD) systems. (Less than 1 year)

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Validate and construct accurate 2D AutoCAD representations of warehouse layouts
• Work with team engineers to validate CAD vs static data related to warehouse layouts and warehouse management system
• Support CAD changes and new layout development with engineers for facility reconfiguration projects
• Populate data sets for facility system readiness and conduct gap analysis as needed
• Assist team engineers in strategic level project development to support US regional distribution centers as needed
• Other duties as assigned

POSTION REQUIRMENTS:

• Experience with data analysis and data tool
• Experience with CAD
• Good time management/project mgt skills
• Warehouse experience
• Bachelor's Degree (Engineering, Math or Tech Field) with 1-3 year’s experience MINIMUM.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.