Design Engineering Specialist

• ◆Develop design parameters, performance characteristics, and technical specifications of products and components that satisfy customer needs and advance safety, quality, velocity and cost.
• ◆Guiding the evolution of the technical design, technical project planning, detail design, and development testing. Participating in supplier selection and capabilities assessment.
• ◆Monitoring, exploring, and testing new technologies, materials, and components to understand product or process improvement opportunities.
• ◆Constructing and fabricating prototype equipment; overseeing materials selection, process optimization and process yield, as well as reliability testing and failure analysis.

Degree Requirement

Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.

What You Will Have

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.

• ✓Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
• ✓Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
• ✓Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
• ✓Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
• ✓Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.
• ✓Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

• ✓Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.
• ✓Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.
• ✓Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.
• ✓Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.
• ✓Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.
• ✓Ensures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

• ✓Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
• ✓Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
• ✓Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
• ✓Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
• ✓Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
• ✓Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

Product Testing: Knowledge of product testing approaches, techniques and tools; ability to design, plan and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing.

• ✓Coordinates execution of test plans, including resources, strategy, schedules, processes and tools.
• ✓Collaborates with design team to ensure testing considerations are incorporated into system design.
• ✓Recommends tools and techniques for automating, simplifying and enhancing product testing.
• ✓Compares and contrasts alternative testing methodologies and tools.
• ✓Matches testing methodology and tools to product being tested; develops test scenarios and scripts.
• ✓Estimates time, effort and resources required for thorough testing.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing or product development environment.

• ✓Evaluates business impact of failure and the criticality and timing of needed resolution.
• ✓Resolves difficult or high-impact equipment and systems problems.
• ✓Monitors machine performance and history; addresses excessive maintenance or repair needs.
• ✓Coaches others how to resolve integration or communications problems in multi-vendor environment.
• ✓Applies specific techniques for isolating a problem and defining resolution approach.
• ✓Uses advanced diagnostic techniques and tools for unusual or performance-related problems.