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Product Design Engineer - Utility Vehicles
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Full Time, Employee
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Share ideas that shape innovation.
One of the world's great companies and an innovative leader in technology, John Deere offers an inclusive culture where teamwork thrives and performance is rewarded. It's the perfect career destination for high-level challenge and ongoing growth and mobility.
Job Description:
Product Design Engineer - Utility Vehicles
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 At John Deere Ag and Turf, a Utility Vehicle Product Design Engineer designs mechanical systems for John Deere Gator Utility Vehicles. In addition you will: - Design utility vehicle mechanical components and systems (e.g. suspension, steering, structures, powertrain, etc.) within cost, reliability, and performance metrics.
- Provide technical support to marketing, manufacturing, quality, and supply management organizations.
- Develop and/or execute test or analysis plans for product verification and validation.
- Analyze failure modes and provide solutions for ongoing product improvement.
What It Takes
We need someone with excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills and 3 or more years of product engineering mechanical design experience. Ideally you will have a BS degree in Engineering or in a related technical field. In addition we require: - Pro/ENGINEER design experience.
- Experience in bringing a design into production.
A strong candidate will also have 2 or more years of design experience in powersports markets (e.g. utility vehicles, ATVs, motorcycles, etc.), experience in the use of electronic analysis and simulation tools (e.g. ANSYS Workbench, ADAMS), a strong mechanical aptitude in vehicle structures and power train or alternative power systems, and experience with PDM Link and SAP including bill of material management and costing. What You'll Get Customers around the world know what to expect from John Deere products: quality, reliability and performance excellence. Our values also extend to the way we take care of our employees and their families. We offer comprehensive relocation and reward packages to help you get started on your new career path. Click here to find out more about our Horicon, Wisconsin location and our Total Rewards Package. Join John Deere--a proven business leader--and watch your potential grow. The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines. An Equal Opportunity Employer, John Deere requires a diversity of people, perspectives and ideas to address the complex challenges of its global business. 
Join a company that keeps you growing.
Because we are a large, global organization with many disciplines and locations, you'll have the opportunity to explore different roles. Plus, our continued growth constantly creates new advancement opportunities.
We offer compensation based on both individual and company performance, as well as total rewards package that includes an attractive 401(k), a Defined Benefit Pension plan fully paid by the company, complete health coverage, wellness programs and a variety of other benefits designed to support your success.
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