Hydraulics Installation Engineer

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Definition As the Hydraulic Installation Design Engineer, he/she will design and develop hose, tube, mounting and fabrication components, hydraulic system schematics and installation design for heavy earthmoving machines. He/she will be responsible for providing engineering and related services, executing projects from the conceptual stage to production, participating, engaging, managing and/or delivering engineering services including concept modelling, design freeze, and/or analysis. He/she should be a motivated individual with sound time management skills with an ability to manage his/her own workload and to coordinate design efforts with other on-site and off-site engineers to provide cost effective, reliable and manufactural designs to support project timelines. Job Duties/Responsibilities As system/component design engineer, advise and answer engineering questions which comes from cross functional team and customers, frequent collaboration with Supplier development Engineer, Buyer, Product support team. Prioritize workload and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Exhibit Excellent organizational, communication and presentation skills. Willing and able to collaborate with international teams in various time zones. Installation Design & detailing of Hydraulic Installation – groups, assemblies and components Perform Hose/Tube design, Mounting structures/brackets design (capable to do complex design in Creo) – must to have hands on iron experience with these components Perform hyd. Components placement by checking the layout of the complete machine along with an understanding of the hydraulic system/schematic and create concepts to further evaluate and select. Strong knowledge in hose/tube assembly routing, material properties, hose fittings and connections Ability to provide detailed interpretation of hydraulic schematics and troubleshoot on machine hydraulic systems Actively support a prototype, pilot, or production build and on-machine hydraulic system test Validate hydraulics components selection & sizing Perform bolted joint analysis & Creo simulate or equivalent FEA analysis. Effectively apply design related Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) steps Good understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, engineering drawings, manufacturing processes and Machine Bill of Material (BOM). Performs design calculations and accountable for design decisions Research and develop new technology Perform needs analysis and initiate ideas, Evaluate new products, processes, or systems Communicate results to customers, suppliers, team members, and other business units Provide engineering solutions to fix quality issues, e.g. NPI issues, production quality, CPI issues. Provide technical design solutions for component cost reduction and re-sourcing Should cost modelling of HYI components Proficiencies / Capabilities Required Completed a minimum of 1 New Product Introduction (NPI) project Successfully closed a minimum of 1 Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) project Complete a minimum of 1 product cost reduction project Experience collaborating with suppliers to ensure manufacturing feasibility. Participated in a machine build. Participated in a machine validation test. Require limited direction but collaborate extensively with peers and process partners Follow all applicable design guide standards and product development processes. Innovate new ideas and leverage existing/new