Design Engineer II

Toshiba International Corporation is a world leader in the design and manufacture of motors, motor controls and power electronics products. Many of these products are designed, built and tested in our 1,000,000 square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Houston, TX. We have developed a totally integrated manufacturing process from research and development, design, engineering, production and manufacturing to after-market service and sales & marketing.

Toshiba differentiates itself from its competitors through its commitment to quality and reliability. We build products to perform in the most difficult conditions. From raw material to the finished product, we assure exacting quality, engineering excellence and stringent testing to meet domestic and international performance standards.

Job Summary:

• Assist in the development of new mechanical designs and provide support for released products, manufacturing, and field service across various projects, including UPS, Medium Voltage Drives, PAC, Low Voltage Drives, and DOE new technology initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Interface with vendors and suppliers for product designs as well as focusing on profitability when designing and providing support to the plants.
• Focus on interfacing with the vendors and supplier
• Meet with vendors regarding new product design equipment and end-of-life part
• Source catalog components, EOL parts, support supplier for specialized parts
• Focus on interfacing with internal and external groups which may include visits with customers
• Be familiar with industry standards and apply industry standards to design work
• Focus on providing internal support to appropriate client groups.
• Focus on running projects concerning design of product line, initiate design review process for product line, develop and check other employee's drawings, maintain meeting minutes
• Create new product designs, modify existing products, prepare design documentation
• Focus on giving support to the plants and manufacturing groups.
• Design for cost savings and obtain material related to cost analysis and review cost analysis.
• Design to applicable safety standards
• Design product with high quality expectations that adhere to UL/ATL/ISO standards
• Support on collaboration projects with headquarters in Japan
• Gather data on market and competitors to run cost analysis regarding new technology
• Contribute or create intellectual knowledge that could progress into a patent
• Focus on performing analysis using software engineering tools
• Be familiar with technology trends
• Focus on profitability in all products
• Learn to cross-discipline train with different groups
• Participate with mentor groups in learning information
• Compose a self-starter attitude by taking initiative in projects that will improve the business

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