New Product Development Engineer - Portable & Stationary Plants
Company: Heatec, Inc.
Location: Eugene
Posted on: May 26, 2023
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Job Description:
BUILT TO CONNECT
Astec is a global, environmentally focused infrastructure and
manufacturing company of asphalt road building and aggregate
processing equipment. Our mission is to design and build the most
innovative products for the industries we serve. Leveraging
innovative solutions and technologies, we serve customers all over
the world.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Under general supervision of the NPD Engineering Manager, the NPD
Design Engineer is responsible for design efforts from inception
through production in new product development.
This position will focus on Stationary Plants and Wheeled Portable
Plants. Plants are pre-engineered crushing and screening systems,
which have been and packaged for efficient mobility, set-up and
processing of aggregates and minerals. They incorporate various
crushers, feeders, screens, wash equipment, conveyors, drives, et
cetera, onto an engineered structure for an optimal and cohesive
system.
The engineering position will require attendance at one of the
Astec Material Solutions facilities. Applicants from all Astec
locations are encouraged to apply.
The Design Engineer position at Astec has four (4) levels dependent
on experience and specialty. There are engineers who specialize in
new and existing product development/design, product safety,
manufacturing set-up, hydraulic and electrical product
development/design. The successful candidate will work in
collaboration with other engineers, cross-functional teams not
limited to sales, manufacturing, purchasing, and service. They will
develop conceptual and final design solutions, manage and
coordinate project activities, support existing product offerings,
and perform testing or analysis of new and existing products to
further Astec's product line development goals.
Design Engineers can be asked to travel to develop business
relationships with customers, dealers, and suppliers. They may also
participate in product focus groups to gain critical customer
application and design suggestions to assist in the development of
the product lines.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (may include but not limited
to)
Job-related Skills and Abilities
Language Skills
Levels will be determined based on education, experience and
equivalents.
SAFETY
Astec is dedicated to a culture of Behavior Based SAFETY and a
Healthy Environment!
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to remain in a stationary position a minimum of 50% of the
time, move and frequently operate a computer and other office
equipment and occasionally properly employ objects, tools and/or
controls. The employee is frequently required to communicate and
exchange accurate information. The employee is regularly required
to reach and occasionally attain non-standard physical positions
for varying amounts of time. Specific vision abilities include
close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception
and ability to adjust focus.
The employee must regularly transport up to 10 pounds and
occasionally transport up to 25 pounds. Lifting devices must be
used or help must be requested for anything over 25 pounds.
Required to occasionally ascend/descend, balance and work at
various heights.
Ability to travel by land and/or air for extended periods of
time.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close,
distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and
ability to adjust focus.
Our Culture and Values
Employees that become part of Astec embody the values below
throughout their work.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
exposed to a climate-controlled office environment and is
occasionally exposed to a shop manufacturing environment.
Office environment exposures include frequent and extensive
telephone and computer use. The noise level in the office setting
is usually moderate consistent with an office environment.
Shop manufacturing environment exposures include exposure to moving
mechanical parts, machinery, tools and equipment, vibration, fumes
or airborne particles, motorized vehicles, welding and machining
operations, outside weather conditions and exposure to the risk of
electric shock. The employee may occasionally be exposed to varying
levels of dirt, dust, toxic or caustic chemicals, very warm and/or
very chilly temperatures. The noise level in the shop can be very
loud at times consistent with an industrial assembly facility and
may require hearing protection.
Mines, road construction and forestry job site exposures include
exposure to climate conditions indicative of the geographic
location and the season. Field duties require that the employee
work in close proximity to heavy roadbuilding and construction
equipment (dump trucks, loaders, cranes, crushers, pavers, cold
planers, material transfer vehicles, stabilizers, wheel loaders,
excavators, skidders, feller buncher, chippers, grinders etc.) and
traffic associated with mines, road construction, forestry and
recycling sites. The employee is frequently exposed to moving
mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is
occasionally exposed to high, precarious places, toxic or caustic
chemicals, vibration and risk of electrical shock. The noise level
in this environment is usually loud and may require hearing
protection.
The employee is occasionally exposed to travel hazards associated
with automobile and/or airplane travel.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Astec does not discriminate on
the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender (sex), sexual
orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin,
ancestry, age, disability, citizenship status, a person's veteran
status or any other characteristic protected by law or executive
order.
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