Design Engineer | Utilimaster | Landisville, PA
Regular Employee | Salary Exempt
Who we areAt The Shyft Group, we are driven to deliver, and as the North American leader in specialty vehicles, our portfolio of last-mile delivery vehicles, work trucks, and motorhome chassis brings people, goods, and services where they need to be.
We are strengthened by nine industry-leading brands -- Utilimaster, Blue Arc™ EV Solutions, Royal® Truck Body, DuraMag, Magnum, Strobes-R-Us, Spartan® RV Chassis, Red Diamond, ITU, and Builtmore. Over 4,000 employees across ten states and two countries work independently and together as one team under Shyft, building chassis, vehicle bodies, and accessories that improve every route, every run, and every ride.
Empowered by a supportive, inclusive, and highly entrepreneurial culture, every person behind our brands is given the tools they need to make a positive contribution to the company, their community, and their families. Together under the Shyft umbrella, our teams drive new synergies that bring innovations to life on the road - for an experience that is safer, more satisfying, more rewarding all around.
With 50 years and millions of miles behind us, we continue to charge forward - leading the commercial vehicle transition to electric, innovating across all our brands, and earning our position among Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies.
What you'll doAs the Design Engineer for Utilimaster (A Shyft Brand) based at our facility in Landisville, PA, you will be at the forefront of driving the design, development, and validation of vehicle design features and your role will be critical for improving the quality and durability of our products.
You will enjoy providing accurate, timely and cost-effective engineering solutions that work well within the limits of our manufacturing equipment and assembly capabilities. Additionally, your design solutions will be expected to meet customer expectations, perform for the desired warranty period, and comply with regulatory requirements.
You will also:
- Utilize Lean and Six Sigma techniques to achieve simplification and commonization
- Develop engineering solutions that maximize financial profitability
- Solve manufacturing and assembly problems
- Create optimal solutions to support the business in partnership with other engineers, production, purchasing, and customers
- Provide support to engineering's internal customers (production, sales, purchasing teams, etc.)
- Create Engineering tree (task list) to comply with customer and vehicle specifications
- Develop a solid model to correspond with engineering tree
- Pull ECN numbers and start the ECN process that correspond with the Engineering tree
- Determine the effectiveness of engineering solutions
- Develop an understanding of unintended consequences to manufacturing processes, tooling, and capability
- Coordinate the effective date of design engineering solutions
- Initiate changes to drawings, solids models, and bills of material
- Effectively utilize Aurora software to research product and spec history and structure
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What you need to be successful - Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- Two or more (2+) years of Product Design Engineering expertise
- Experience utilizing SolidWorks and AutoCAD
- Knowledge of metal fabrication, forming, tolerances and capabilities
- Well-versed in industrial extrusion processes
- Proficient in vehicle design, testing, and the certification process
- Practical experience with ANSI-Y14.5 tolerancing requirements
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, particularly Word and Excel
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements for delivery vehicles
- Additional skills in FMEA, FEA, CFD, Lean/Sigma, and DFSS (Preferred)
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Why The Shyft Group? We believe that when our people thrive personally and professionally, our business thrives. We are committed to offering comprehensive benefits programs that stay healthy, feel secure, and maintain a work/life balance.
Stay Healthy:
Medical and Rx Plan
Health Savings Account
Dental and Vision Plan
Healthcare Flexible Spending
Wellness Plan
Financial Security:
401 (k) Retirement Savings
Short and Long Term Disability
Company Provided Life and Dependent Life Insurance
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
Work/Life Balance:
Educational Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program
Dependent Care FSA
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
The Shyft Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified Individual with a Disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply, please email us at careers@theshyftgroup.com.
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Design Engineer at The Shyft Group summary:
As a Design Engineer at Utilimaster, you will lead the design and validation of vehicle features essential for enhancing product quality and durability. Your role involves providing cost-effective engineering solutions while collaborating with various teams to meet customer expectations and regulatory requirements. You will utilize Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to streamline processes, maximizing financial profitability and addressing manufacturing challenges.
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Design Engineer, vehicle design, engineering solutions, Lean techniques, Six Sigma, manufacturing processes, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, product development, delivery vehicles
