Design Engineer Jobs

We are growing and looking for a Design Engineer who will be responsible for new product development releases and supporting API Delevan’s world-wide customer base. The Design Engineer will interact with external customers as well as all internal areas of the business to ensure a successful on time new product introduction. This position requires a strong leader who is capable of and committed to providing input and smooth transition to the core operations team. With the result of ensuring all projects are taken from prototype phase to high volume production phase. 100% of the job focus will be on achieving the project deliverables and delivering a robust design, product, and process to the manufacturing cell.

This role will be joining the API Delevan team in East Aurora, NY.

API DELEVAN is an electronics manufacturer of Inductors, Radio Frequency coils, chokes, transformers, and resolvers with a strong brand for nearly 70 years, and the only manufacturer in the world with Mil-PRF-39010 Level ‘S’ accreditation. Global supplier of frameless, framed, and tandem resolvers to automation, commercial, industrial, and aerospace and defense industries. We form part of Regal Rexnord (NASDAQ) portfolio of product offerings, under the Operating Company of Thomson Linear Motion.
API Delevan is part of Thomson Linear and Regal Rexnord.

This position is full-time with full benefits.

U.S. citizen or permanent resident status is required due to ITAR restrictions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform engineering calculations as necessary for product selection criteria based on customer provided parameters.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation (models, drawings, specifications, etc.).
• Work closely with teams consisting of representatives from purchasing, planning, operations, and quality.
• Research and develop new products; lead the introduction from prototype through production.
• Responsible for design development for new product launches, including but not limited to build playbook, cell layout, request of needed assembly fixtures, etc.
• Build relationships with external customers to ensure new product development is meeting requirements.
• Build relationships and trust with cross functional team that fosters buy in and seamless transfer of ownership during and after launch phase.
• Review customer inquiries and develop design concept proposals.
• Support all prototype, first time build and high-volume production processes, including producibility reviews & process capability studies with strong input into supplier selection.
• Support Manufacturing Engineering team to execute new product development trials, calculations, testing, etc.
• Support building processes for validating and sustaining.
• Support VAVE initiatives and design to cost activities.
• Maintain and improve existing product designs.
• Support capital expense requirements and submissions for new equipment purchases.
• Responsible for all documentation to include bills of material, new material drawings and engineering instructions.

Expected Outcomes

• Thorough, on-time, and successful product launches.
• Thorough handoff to Operations upon project completions and ensure production readiness for transition from prototype to high volume production.

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