Ingersoll Rand is committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Position Summary
The Sustaining Development Engineer will apply theories and principles to both simple and complex work in research and development including the design, product characteristics and documentation necessary to produce the design in quantity. Uses tools to aid in the design and re-design of products. Works with Marketing to ensure the best possible commercialization of the product. Works with manufacturing to ensure smooth transition from prototype to pilot run.
Essential Functions
• Research & Evaluation: Evaluates existing products for re-design based on issues raised by customers, vendors or internal team. Assesses functions to determine whether new product would enhance existing product line or provide additional function for customers. Collects data on products through reports, testing and customer information.
• Production Processing: Works with production processes, suggests changes to improve efficiencies. Coordinates activities surrounding line or range of products, following product from design through production. Organizes activities between production and Corporate engineering to implement new production introductions.
• Customer Design: Develops project timelines and product cost comparisons, selects materials, commercial parts and technical data.
• Design: Designs new and/or re-designs existing product line. Produces designs, complex layouts, assemblies, detail parts list drawings on both the CAD system and drawing board and generates associated bills of material. Ensures designs support cost effectiveness.
• Testing: Coordinates all product test activities. Builds and tests prototypes. Follows up appropriately in correcting errors. Works with QA to insure quality and ISO standards are met. • Patent: May be involved in patent applications for new or existing products.
• Quality: Follows ISO guidelines regarding design and production of new/revised products. Assists manufacturing and quality control in correcting any problems encountered in the machine shop or on the assembly floor.
• Warranty Information: Works with Corporate engineering to understand and communicate relevant warranty information to plant personnel and coordinates warranty reduction efforts at the plant level. • Other responsibilities as assigned or required.
Qualifications
- Must be US citizen or green card holder
- 2+ years of relevent experience required, 5 years preferred
- Pump experience preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (ME and/or EE) or equivalent international degrees required
- Ability to interface with staff at all levels in corresponding departments i.e. Procurement, Manufacturing, Shipping, Sales & Marketing, etc. as well as with customers
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.