Product Engineer

As a Product Designer at G.R. Manufacturing, Inc. you will design, develop or redesign
new or existing products for John Deere machinery. This position requires sound
comprehensive knowledge of design and drafting techniques, engineering drawing,
CAD/graphics, computer model work, and reading of drawings. You will be responsible
for developing product designs and technical/instructional documentation with minimum
supervision. You will plan and execute the presentation of these in graphic form
(drawings) and in detailed scale computer models.
Responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:
• Develop designs for products, and technical/instructional documentation with
minimum supervision.
• Plans, organizes, and coordinates own work.
• Collects, reads, interprets, and uses related reference documents and drawings
prepared by other disciplines, vendors, or outside sources.
• Ensures compliance with approved design standards to provide quality designs,
safety, manufacturability, reliable operation, and operating convenience.
• Reviews and checks calculations, design models, drawings and design documents
for quality, accuracy, neatness, functionality, and satisfactory completion.
• Frequent contact and interaction with customers, vendor's representatives,
assembly/shop personnel, peers, and other discipline employees.
• Assists others with assembling bid, approval, and manufacturing drawing
packages.
• Helps others collect or deliver design and engineering data.
• May work in a lead role on some projects.
Using engineering and design computer software to complete assigned work:
• Provide drawing for own designs and produce sketches to incorporate in drawings
by other Designers.
• Research design options.
• Review shop drawings.
• Research relevant code issues.
• Assure that drawings and designs are in accordance with the G.R. Engineering
Handbook.
Typical duties will include but are not limited to the preparation and/or
modification of the following:
• Drawings and layouts.
• Specifications.