Mechanical Design Engineer - New Product Development

KION North America is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to support our exciting new product development projects. In this role you will drive the ongoing research, design, and development of components, equipment, and systems to meet project timing and customer requirements for new and existing lift trucks. You'll be a member of a multinational product development team and be a key contributor to seeing your designs to completion by supporting the validation, documentation, and release of the designs.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Research, design, and develop components, equipment, and systems to satisfy technical, timeline, cost, quality, and customer requirements
• Complete research, design layouts, feasibility studies, and cost analysis to ensure the right design direction
• Facilitate regular design reviews with cross-functional teams
• Create & check 3D models, layouts, detailed drawings, bills of materials, & engineering changes requests
• Perform basic design analysis and tolerance studies to ensure design quality is achieved
• Assist with test planning, prototype fabrications, and builds to validate any new designs
• Verify that designs meet regulatory and safety requirements
• Collaborate with other departments including Procurement, Production, Quality, and Customer Support
• Continuously improve products via design enhancements, cost-down measures, and quality improvements that increase customer satisfaction
• Regularly present status of design activities and any open issues to Engineering managers
• Communicate effectively through all levels of the organization

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