Engineer IV

We are DR Power, a Generac Company, professional power equipment done right.

Established in 1985, we are a leader in the design and manufacture of professional-grade gas and battery-powered outdoor power equipment. We are dedicated to the enduring quality and uncompromising performance of everything we build. We stand behind every DR® product and are here to help every customer regardless of when or where they made their initial purchase.

Job Summary: The Engineer IV – Staff Engineer is responsible for providing engineering input to the product development projects assigned to him/her including interfacing with the cross functional team consisting of engineering, operations (industrial engineering, production, and material procurement), sourcing, quality, service, and marketing.

Job Responsibilities:

• Designs, validates, and brings new products to market.
• Specifies precise new product functional requirements; designs, tests and integrates a variety of increasingly complex components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost (including cost/benefit analysis), reliability (risk analysis), and safety.
• Designs, develops, executes and evaluates fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans for a variety of increasingly complex products and/or components; creates and reviews material part specifications and bills of materials.
• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize increasingly complex designs for manufacturability.
• Utilizes CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings.
• Supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs).
• Acts as a resource to mentor and teach less experienced engineers.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline;
• 7 years of relevant work experience
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands on experience with outdoor power equipment (OPE Channel)
• Ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy on multiple projects of increasing complexity
• Design experience with a variety of processes (i.e. stampings, formed parts, weldments, machining) and basic knowledge of material specs and use;
• Experience in new product design and development;
• Ability to conduct analysis using FEA, Engineering Calculations, etc.;
• Ability to translate technical information to all audiences;
• Able to solve complex engineering problems using 8D methodology
• Strong technical skills to include 3D modeling (ProE);
• Experience with machine design; systems engineering, GD&T, DFM, APQP
  
  
  

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”