Design Engineer
Jarraff Industries prides itself on providing high-quality specialized RoW maintenance, land clearing and tree care equipment used worldwide.
Located in St. Peter, Minnesota, this single site campus manufactures Jarraff All-Terrain Tree Trimmers, Linebacker Brush Cutter, and the Mini-Jarraff Urban Tree Trimmer.
Our mission and core values are a direct reflection of who we are as a company and as individuals.
We offer competitive wages and benefits, flexible work hours and time off in an environment consistent with family values.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position. Hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 40 hours per week. Some flexibility in hours is allowed. This position does require some travel.
Job Purpose:
Performs engineering work related to planning and designing machines, engines, tools, and other mechanically functioning equipment to improve and expand Jarraff Industries, Inc. products.
Essential Functions:
• Maintain and design Jarraff products while applying knowledge of engineering principles.
• Confer with engineers and other personnel to design new product, implement product modifications and changes to Jarraff products.
• Evaluate potential design proposals, specifications, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs.
• Provide information to CAD Designers to support design efforts.
• Calculations for sizing of components, material specifications, structural elements, electrical and hydraulic.
• Machine Operations, testing and tuning.
• Prototype build support for validation phases.
• Lead concept brainstorming sessions with groups to drive innovative design ideas.
• Review BOMs for accuracy and completeness.
• Vendor/Supplier relationships.
• General data analysis from test results.
• Write test plans for validation of product.
• Lead DFMEA events during new product design projects.
• Knowledge of engineering BOM integration with MPR system (Microsoft GP).
• Fluent in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to communicate at high level across multiple departments.
• Evaluation of proposed design concepts with ability to analyze specific attributes of each for comparison.
Competencies:
• Customer/Client Focus
• Relationships
• Technical Capacity
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Project Management
• Results Driven
• Awareness of health and safety issues.
Preferred Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical Preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing and engineering.
• Technical knowledge of hydraulics, electronics and Solidworks
Other Duties:
• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Machinery Manufacturing
Engineering
Full-time