Senior Design Engineer

About JLG an Oshkosh company

JLG began in 1969 when our founder John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company and our productsincluding mobile elevating work platforms telehandlers utility vehicles and accessoriescan be found all over the world.

The Sr Engineer Mechanical designs functional reliable and cost effective heavy duty vehicle components. Perform engineering analysis and design or re-design and development of components into existing and new vehicles. Provide integration and execution support for vehicle and component design.

This role supports the Cost Management team working across JLG and Jerr-Dan products. The role applies engineering analysis design optimization process improvement and VA/VE practices to help deliver competitive sustainable solutions while maintaining product performance quality safety reliability and customer value. This position provides broad exposure across multiple products functions and business priorities while contributing to a more proactive data-driven team.

• Under supervision perform engineering calculations investigations and tasks as assigned according to Oshkosh as well as general industry engineering standards and processes.
• Support more senior engineers in the preparation of plans designs computation methods and/or reporting.
• Responsible for projects or portions of projects with defined scope technical complexity and cross-functional impact.
• Support initiatives that improve product competitiveness through engineering analysis design optimization benchmarking and VA/VE practices.
• Coordinate with onsite and off-shore engineering resources to support machine tear-down evaluations benchmarking technical assessments documentation and recommendation development.
• Collaborate cross-functionally within engineering and across other business functions to identify evaluate prioritize and implement technical solutions that improve product value and competitiveness.
• Manage multiple concurrent Cost Management initiatives with strong organization prioritization communication and follow-through.
• Contribute to the development of improved processes tools documentation and project execution practices that support a more proactive and data-driven team.
• Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers designers or technicians working on a common project.
• Maintain effective communication with suppliers internal and external customers and outside resources concerning technical issues.
• Enforce the proper use of engineering criteria and drawing standards. Ensure that technical issues are conducted within the framework of company policies and procedures.
• Perform and direct preparation of layouts drawings specifications and bills of material.
• Perform engineering analysis to support the selection of parts components and materials that meet requirements.
• Evaluate alternative materials components processes and design approaches to support practical technically sound product improvements.
• Provide technical assistance for production support.
• Prepare technical proposals quotations reports and presentations.
• Create and maintain project documentation for analysis research and historical records.
• Utilize analytical and mathematical approaches to calculate or model system performance and optimize designs.
• Analyze and resolve issues reported to Engineering and communicate status via verbal or written communication.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Regular attendance is required.

• Accredited Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field with three (3) or more years of related experience.

• Accredited Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Mechanical knowledge of automotive or heavy-vehicle equipment and related systems.
• Experience with a high level CAD system.
• Experience with value analysis/value engineering product benchmarking tear-down analysis design optimization product cost management or similar technical improvement initiatives.
• Experience working across multiple product platforms product families or vehicle systems.
• Experience coordinating with off-shore engineering teams technical centers suppliers or globally distributed project teams.
• Experience working with bills of material costed BOMs component cost drivers supplier quotations or manufacturing process considerations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities drive follow-through and work effectively in a cross-functional environment.

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Pay Range:

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range individual pay is determined by various factors including the scope and responsibilities of the role the candidates experience education and skills as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

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