Designing, sustaining, and evaluating exercise machines.
Managing the mechanical development of new products and collaborating with cross functional teams across multiple geographical locations.
Lead Mechanical Engineer on multiple long term new product development programs.
Leading teams of 2-4 engineering contributors
Completing projects from 8 months to 1.5 years in duration
Managing the sustaining engineering and new product development projects of $20M-$40M product families
Launching 14 commercial products
Design of injection molded plastic, sheet metal, metal tube, electrical components, electro-mechanical components, weldments, machined components, highly configurable product structure and mechanical mechanisms.
Using FEA, motion analysis, design optimization, six sigma tools, and advanced modeling tools to create products which meet market needs and are delivered on a predicate schedule.
Designing and sustaining hydraulic systems for refuse and concrete mixing trucks.
Specifying hydraulics components and modifying hydraulic systems while creating PDM files,models, and drawings to document these change
Generating new designs for high load, multiple action, buckles and hooks, including 3D modeling, finite element analysis, prototyping, and testing to industry standards.
Assisting with new product design, including testing, building samples, validating design, refining design, CAD modeling, and manufacturability review.
roviding technical input and direction to the design and evaluation of new product concepts. Working in a team environment applying knowledge of engineering principles and the physical sciences to develop new products.
Designing required test equipment /fixtures.
Conducting product evaluations.
Documenting tests conducted, results, problems encountered and the solutions developed.
Participating in cross-functional teams, including marketing, designers, manufacturing, sales and procurement.
Test fixture design
Assisting with new product design, including testing, building samples, validating design, refining design, CAD modeling, and manufacturability review.
Assisting with the launch of new product line, including final design verification, pilot production, corrective action resolution, compliance testing (to standards bodies such as ANSI and CSA), and manufacturing support
