POSITION DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:                          Mechanical Product Development Engineer

REPORTS TO:                    Engineering Manager

DIRECT REPORTS:           N/A

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Dynapar Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for mechanical platform design to support the launch of new product development projects as well as enhancements to current product designs. 

BUSINESS BACKGROUND:

Recognized as one of Fortune Magazine’s Most Admired Companies (and #1 in its category, Precision Equipment), The Danaher Corporation is a $14 billion publicly-traded company (NYSE: DHR) that designs, manufactures, and markets industrial and consumer products.  The company focuses on the advantages of strong brand names, proprietary technology, and leading market positions.

The Company has grown faster than our competitors and we plan to keep exceeding industry growth rates through share gains, aggressive new product development, international expansion, and acquisitions.

Danaher obtains competitive advantage through excellence across multiple disciplines including; general management, manufacturing, marketing, finance, human resources and business development.  Their significant investment in leadership identification and development is preplanned, long term, and approved and funded at the Executive Board level.  In summary, Danaher seeks senior executives who are leaders, strategic, creative, highly intelligent, courageous, and great developers of managers.

Danaher associates, located in 30 countries around the world, are active participants in the powerful management process called the Danaher Business System (DBS). This cohesive and pervasive philosophy begins with outstanding people and superior market-driven and customer-driven plans. The Danaher Business System provides the tools and methodology to continuously advance quality, delivery, customer service, and reduce cost.

The Danaher Sensors and Controls Group manufactures and markets products that sense, measure and control temperature, position, quantity, time, level and flow in the Process Automation and Factory Automation Markets. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Mechanical enclosure design and analysis.
• Mechanical rotary seal design and analysis.
• Innovative ideas for unique solutions delivered to the market
• Design for Manufacturing
• Product FMEA
• Project management from prototype through production release
• Manage project timelines and ensure successful project completion.
• Utilize Danaher Business System tools to drive Safety, Quality, and Cost objectives.

FIRST SIX MONTHS DELIVERABLES:

• Support the design and launch of two new products for North American market.
• Deliver daily mechanical engineering support to existing products
• Visit 3 customers understanding application
• Complete training on incremental and absolute encoders
• Participate in 2 value engineering workshops

CAREER PROGRESSIONS / PROMOTABLE TO:

Career path opportunities include larger/more complex Engineering or Quality Manager positions.  Future positions could be in the Sensors and Controls Group or elsewhere in Danaher.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: