Design Engineer

Local Position, Louisville KY/Jeffersonville IN: 

Hybrid, after onboarding

Brinly-Hardy Co. - family run, locally operated, with a tradition of designing quality turf care/lawn & garden equipment. Our family of brands include Brinly and Spyker. 

"Since 1839-Making Things Better" For our customers and our team members!   

Brinly-Hardy Co. is on the hunt for: 1) designers who don't just want to just sit behind a desk; 2) designers who want to design products for the turf care and lawn & garden equipment markets; and, 3) designers who want to see their products in the hands of our great customers! If you feel that fits you, then we want to hear from you! 

Role Summary:  Design engineers are engaged throughout Brinly's Toll Gate NPD & Redesign process, while growing our intellectual property with high-quality, innovative products for the consumer and commercial turf care & lawn and garden markets. 

Essential Job Duties: 

1. Participate in the Company’s toll gate NPD  process to create strong market leading designs and redesigns to maintain and extend our market position. 
2. Participate in and coordinate design testing and evaluation to improve product designs, meet customer requirements, and improve domestic and import product manufacturing capabilities. 
3. Responsible for project management within the toll gate NPD process to meet deadline objectives while achieving product cost targets.
4. Create solid model components, assemblies, and drawings using PTC Creo.  
5. Work with R&D in the creation of prototypes from conceptual testing through final production design.
6. Develop, coordinate, and document test plans for new products and design changes. 
7. Work with Industrial Engineers and Manufacturing Support in the processing of Engineering Change Requests (ECR). 
8. Collaborate with the Purchasing Department in production material cost take out (MCTO) projects.
9. Interact with Product Champions, Product Councils, End User Focus Groups, Partners and Customers to gain product feedback information for integration into product designs. 
10. Participate in tradeshows. 
11. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the products and industry trends. 
12. Core physical requirements: Sitting (frequent), Walking (frequent), Standing (frequent), Climbing Stairs (moderate), Reaching/Pulling/Bending (frequent), Typing/Machine/Hand Tools using hands/fingers/wrist (frequent). Core environmental requirements: Office (primary-70%) Climate Controlled; Manufacturing/R&D Lab/Outside Testing Area (secondary-30%) Partially Climate Controlled. 
13. Travel: Up to 5% (domestic/international)

Minimum Requirements:

Education: Bachelor's degree (BSME) or equivalent in mechanical engineering. Master's in mechanical engineering preferred.  

Work Experience: 

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience designing for consumer or commercial markets 
• Turf care or lawn & garden experience or business experience preferred 
• Project Management within Design Engineering required  
• Experience in metal part design with working knowledge of sheet metal processes including shearing, cutting, stamping, bending, welding, and powder coating desired
• Experience in plastic part design with a working knowledge of plastic materials and plastic processes including injection, vacuum, blow, compression, and rotational molding desired 
• Design experience with the following engineering systems: hydraulic, DC electrical, and engine driven machinery and controls desired 
• Experience using PTC Creo 3D modeling software or equivalent 
• Software application skills: Microsoft Office (must be Advanced Excel user) and ERP systems (Infor preferred)
• Experience designing for domestic and foreign manufacturing

 Knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal attributes: 

• Desire and capacity to be an innovator in the redesign and creation of products for the consumer and commercial turf care/lawn & garden markets 
• Ability to drive results and meet deadlines
• Ability to project manage multiple design projects throughout toll gate NPD process simultaneously 
• Personal/Professional Attributes: 
  • Highly organized and detailed oriented 
  • Possess a high degree of professionalism and executes duties in an ethical manner
  • Strong communications skills: writing, verbal (presentation), technology
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a larger engineering and R&D team

Disclaimer: This position description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job; it is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal job elements essential to the job. 

Compensation/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience, Comprehensive benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Short & Long Dis., Retirement Plan, Vacation, Holidays, Hybrid Role, Profit Sharing, EAP and a GREAT team environment! 

Applicant Notice: Brinly-Hardy Co. is a certified women-owned business and an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Come celebrate our 185 Year Anniversary as part of the team!!