Job Description

Our client is a 198-year-old manufacturer of agricultural equipment, and they are looking for a Design Engineer who will focus their activities on designing and redesigning pieces of large Ag equipment. You will report to the Engineering Manager.

Company – A major player in the agricultural equipment industry

· A growing $1.3 Billion multinational organization with over 5,000 employees. 

· This location has several hundred team members

· Production orders booked out for a year.

· Dynamic CEO who was promoted from within to lead the organization to new heights.

· Outstanding culture focused on safety and the growth of the individual.

Community

· Education
Access to high-quality public and private K-12 schools and tech-focused post-secondary institutions.

· Safety
Safe, family-friendly community with consistently low crime rates and strong public services.

· Recreation
Enjoy outdoor trails, lakes, youth sports, and weekend festivals in a close-knit, active community.

· Cost of Living
Significantly below national averages—more house, savings, and quality of life for your dollar.

Benefits and Features – They truly VALUE and APPRECIATE their employees!

· EXCELLENT Benefits and Compensation Plan –3% Employer match on 401K, Health, Vision, Dental, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance and more

· Reliable bonus program!

· Work/Life Balance – when you take a vacation, you get to take a REAL vacation and not a working vacation where you are tethered to your laptop and email.  Your team has your back!

· Culture of continuous improvement where team members have a voice and good ideas are appreciated by all levels of the organization.

· It is a business casual workplace.

· Relocation assistance if needed

What you will be doing:

· Focus on a project basis designing or redesigning feed mixers for livestock using Creo.

· Develop and evaluate product designs based on customer needs, manufacturability, cost, and safety.

· Develop design specifications in collaboration with product management, sales and marketing, manufacturing, product development teams, product/applications testing, and customers for projects assigned

· Develop test plans and direct testing of the design with test personnel.

· Set product quality and tolerance specifications for designs.

· Design and/or select hydraulic, power transmission, and structural components.

· Work with manufacturing to develop tooling and new manufacturing processes as assigned.

· Develop a high level of knowledge of company’s products by attending trade shows, initiating customer contacts, understanding customer service requirements, and monitoring competitors.

· Keep abreast of new products, technologies, and competitive equipment in the industry and communicate information to company personnel.

What they are looking for:

· BS Agricultural or Mechanical Engineering

·1+ year of experience designing agricultural or heavy mobile equipment, internship experience will count

· Good 3D CAD skills, they use Creo

· Knowledge of metal fabrication, machining, and welding would be very helpful

· A farm background would be wonderful

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