Job - Product Engineering

Primary Location - United States-Wisconsin-Horicon

Organization - Commercial & Consumer Equipment

Schedule - Full-time

Shift - Day Job

Job Posting - Feb 1, 2014, 2:16:14 AM

 

Job Description 

Design Engineer - Riding Lawn Equipment(

Job Number:

 50570078)

Why John Deere

 

The John Deere Agricultural and Turf division touches every corner of the globe.  If it’s green and growing, chances are John Deere has a hand in it.  Our products provide complete solutions, whether it’s to nurture seeds into a bountiful crop, beautify our parks, carpet our golf courses or taking care of the lawns and gardens that surround our homes. Join John Deere--a proven business leader--and watch your potential grow.

 

Working with the latest technology, collaborating with the best and brightest in the field, expanding your knowledge and honing your skills—all are key components of unmatched career satisfaction as a member of the John Deere product engineering team.

 

What You’ll Do

 

John Deere Horicon Works is seeking a Riding Lawn Equipment Design Engineer to design, prototype, and analyze Riding Lawn Tractor systems and components. In addition, you will:

• Evaluate alternative design solutions to improve cost, quality, reliability and performance.
• Develop design solutions using PTC software (Creo).
• Oversee the building of components and assemblies with the experimental shop or factory, help to create the test and analysis plans for product verification and validation, and use FEA as needed to analyze new designs.
• Create the experimental specification in PDMLink and work with the design coordinator to adopt the spec.
• Use planning tools to maintain project schedules.
• Apply existing applications to routine problems.
• Work with supply management, quality engineers, manufacturing engineers, and marketing - providing technical support as needed.
• Learn and apply company engineering policies and practices; learn company products.

What It Takes

 

 

We need an excellent communicator, who thrives on solving problems and working in a team environment.  Ideally, you will have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering, or equivalent experience. In addition, we require:

• At least 1 year of product development experience.
• Experience with Pro-Engineer or other CAE software package.

A strong candidate will also have:

• Riding Lawn Equipment product design experience.
• General understanding of machine forms relevant to the specific job assignment (JD and competitors).
• Experience with PDMLink and SAP to create parts and bills of material.
• Knowledge of the Enterprise Product Development Process.
• Knowledge of engineering principles, theory and practice.
• Technical experience relating to design/diagnostics of mechanical/electrical/hydraulic systems.

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