Design Engineer Ii

Design Engineer – Anderson Dahlen Inc. (Gray’s Specialty Equipment)

Job Summary

Gray’s Specialty Equipment segment offers a comprehensive range of expert services to design, manufacture, integrate, install, and maintain some of the most advanced systems on the market. The segment includes Anderson Dahlen, located in Ramsey, MN, and Waconia, MN. Anderson Dahlen delivers end‑to‑end equipment design‑build and contract manufacturing, with precision fabrication – cutting, forming, machining, welding, finishing, and complex assemblies – backed by engineering, integration, and complete process solutions including skids and sanitary platforms tailored to customer applications.

Anderson Dahlen is ISO 9001:2015 certified, as well as ASME, AWS, and PED compliant.

Primary Objective

This position is within the Food & Beverage Unit. Experience in analyzing customer requirements to design fabricated components and systems for manufacturability, understanding and performing design calculations to ensure equipment meets functional requirements. Work in a fast‑paced environment and cooperate with operations, sourcing, quality, and project management to meet and exceed customer expectations. A Design Engineer seeks to balance various aspects of the project, including safety, cost, manufacturability.

Additionally, a Design Engineer researches advanced technology regarding best practices in the field of high precision stainless steel manufacturing and finds cost‑effective solutions. Provide input into make‑versus‑buy decisions for components within a system.

Major Areas of Accountability

• Creates designs, specifications, models, bills of material, and manufacturing drawings along with a team of other engineers and drafters.
• Coordinates efforts with production to ensure that the design meets manufacturability capabilities including tolerance stack up and surface finish.
• Ensures that the intended product or structure will be safe, dependable, cost effective and meet regulatory requirements.
• Builds a prototype if needed for testing and approval.
• Reviews customer models and drawings for missing or incorrect information required in producing the customer’s part through to completion.
• Creates solid models or updates models provided by the customer.
• Modifies existing designs or products, to improve their performance or to integrate new technology.
• Performs engineering calculations to size components and process equipment in order to meet performance requirements such as speed, torque, flow rate, stress, fatigue, pressure, vacuum, and other parameters.
• Customer site visits, if needed, on projects that require onsite installation and technical support.
• Interacts with customers up front during the quotation phase to better understand the requirements.
• Works closely with the quality assurance team to define a quality/inspection plan and ensure that required quality standards are adhered to.
• Provides optimum cooperation and complete information to the Project Manager to ensure on‑time and accurate job completion.
• Works closely with the Project Manager to develop production plan entered into Made2
  
  Manage ERP system, purchase necessary articles / buy‑outs in coordination with Purchasing, provide guidance if needed during assembly of products.
• Works with production supervisors for Laser, Fabrication, and Machining and shop personnel to improve designs through effective communication/coordination and movement of parts and material.
• Keeps up to date with research and development as appropriate with changes in manufacturing technology including fabrication, welding, laser, finishing, assembly.
• Maintains and portrays a high degree of professionalism both within and outside the organization, encouraging excellence through example. Keeps supervisor informed.
• Complies with Company and Department policies and procedures as applicable.
• Maintains a positive attitude and promotes a “team” approach throughout the Department.
• Ensures that a favorable Company image is presented to customers, and that all customer relationships are based on honesty and integrity.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering in Mechanical, Manufacturing,…