Design Engineer
Fridley, MN - USA
Job Summary
Minco is a global provider of thermal solutions temperature sensing and control solutions and flex circuit solutions for medical aerospace defense oil and gas power generation and other high-reliability applications. Our experienced team couples advanced product technologies expert design and engineering services and a deep understanding of our customers applications to provide comprehensive solutions that meet exacting requirements for quality reliability and performance.
Minco is seeking a Design Engineer for our temperature sensing and control solutions engineering group. Design Engineers possess an understanding of general or proposed designs lead design support teams and participate in design development and selection. We are looking for a motivated high energy top performer with excellent communication skills to work in an agile team environment.
Collaborate with internal and external customers to coordinate and execute new product development projects of varying complexity and scope.
Apply fundamental design engineering principles and practices while working with proposed or updated product concepts and interpretation of customer requirements.
Respond to questions and concerns from customers sales marketing and suppliers; investigate product concepts capability standards and other needs; communicate with the appropriate groups.
Execute new product introduction processes to ensure smooth transition of products through all design phases starting with initial assessment and commencing with production launch.
Lead teams regarding draft concepts technical documentation product application testing standards and related areas; develop and review a variety of reports documents and tests and adjust concepts or activities as needed.
Provide technical support to production quality and other internal departments in a timely manner to solve internal challenges.
Participate in design process and continuous improvement projects; ensure objectives and timelines are met and collaborate with engineering or production personnel as required to complete projects.
Investigate evaluate and recommend new processes materials and tooling to continually accelerate Mincos leadership in design and manufacturing solutions quality productivity and innovation.
Support the resolution of external inquiries and challenges by responding to questions and concerns from quality purchasing and customer service departments in a timely and professional manner.
Ensure compliance with department policies and procedures and applicable laws rules and regulations.
Perform other duties as identified.
Demonstrated ability to utilize fundamental design engineering principles and practices.
Outstanding communication skills both written and verbal with prospects customers suppliers third-party agencies fellow employees and Management.
Ability to develop good working relationships with quality production sales purchasing and engineering groups across the company.
Strong project management skills.
Ability to work efficiently with a sense of urgency under conditions of multiple deadlines and changing priorities.
Understanding of Design for Manufacturability.
Ability to follow new product introduction processes to deliver quality products to customers in a timely manner.
Experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Tools (Excel Visio Project Word PowerPoint)
Strong working knowledge of designing in Solidworks (Advanced Part Modeling Assemblies Drawings etc.)
Experience writing and executing acceptance and qualification test procedures.
Strong working knowledge of DOE and Capability Study.
Strong graphics/visual aide creation skills.
Understanding and practical application of FMEA.
Understanding of metal fabrication (Machining Casting Sheet Metal Welding etc.).
Experience with lean principles.
Experience writing computer programs at an intermediate level. Preferred languages: VBA or Visual Basic Python LabVIEW JavaScript.
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
Work Environment
General office engineering and production floor and manufacturing environments.
Domestic and/or International Travel might be twenty percent or more as needed.
Fast-paced dynamic workload and responsibilities.
ITAR Employment Compliance Statement
This position requires compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Therefore only U.S. persons as defined by ITAR (U.S.
citizens lawful permanent residents refugees or individuals granted asylum) are eligible for this position. Any offer of employment is contingent upon meeting ITAR requirements and verification of U.S. person status.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Bring Minco your engineering design challenges and tap into our deep expertise with custom engineering design and integrated products.