Design Engineer

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Job Description

To provide engineering support to a manufacturing environment, serving as the electronics expert and providing daily manufacturing support to ensure all production goals are met. He/she will also lead various projects pertaining to new equipment/process installations, cost reduction initiatives, quality improvements, lean manufacturing improvements, and new product introductions.

Responsibilities

• Support several manufacturing processes, ensuring equipment uptime, meeting production goals, and high product quality


• Develops work instructions, drawings, block diagrams and/or circuit diagrams, tests, modifications, assembly processes, fixtures, processes, or specialized manufacturing and test equipment for existing or new products.


• Prepares and maintains manufacturing documentation (BOMS’s, block diagram/circuit diagram, and Work Instructions) for new and existing equipment in manufacturing.


• To improve productivity, reduce costs, improve quality and achieve on-time delivery to meet production needs.


• Responsible for new equipment introductions, process modifications, and improvements


• Interface with maintenance to troubleshoot equipment problems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent knowledge.


• 2-4 years experience as an Electrical Engineer or related discipline


• Familiar with Lean Manufacturing


• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups or managers


• Self-motivated and ability to motivate others


• Strong analytical skills and business acumen


• Solid problem-solving abilities


• Proficient use of Microsoft products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook


• Experience with AutoCAD(2D CAD)/ Solidworks (3D CAD)modeling desirable


• Lean manufacturing background and a strong focus on continuous improvement


• Much of the work will be in a manufacturing environment.

About nVent

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity mean that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.