Product Design Engineer

Georg Fischer is seeking a Product Design Engineer to support the design and development of tools and equipment used to install plastic piping systems. In this hybrid role based in Shawnee, OK, you will partner with production, operations, and project teams while carrying products from early feasibility work through life cycle management.

What you’ll do

• Own the mechanical design of plastic piping system installation tools and equipment
• Run Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for applicable tooling and equipment
• Perform Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
• Support rapid prototyping and participate hands-on in product testing
• Apply DFM (Design for Manufacturing) principles to align designs with manufacturing capabilities and efficiency
• Create detailed product drawings using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Develop product bills of material and routings
• Create and maintain tools and equipment user instructions
• Oversee product life cycle management for existing products
• Support the ECO (Engineering Change Order) process for responsible products
• Participate in feasibility studies and costing estimates for new products
• Serve as project manager or contributing member for new product development efforts
• Provide timely engineering support to Production, Product Management, Sales, and Customers as required
• Work with Product Management to review the product portfolio for cost reduction and performance enhancement opportunities
• Partner with Product Management and Sales to understand customer pain points and deliver effective solutions

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical field (required)
• 5+ years of tool and/or equipment design
• Minimum 5-7 years using SolidWorks or similar 3D CAD software to develop product designs
• Ability to understand and create complex plans or diagrams (for example, blueprints)
• Ability to act on own initiative, making decisions after thorough evaluation
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across departments
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Light travel (domestically and internationally) should be expected

Preferred experience

• Prior experience in piping system design and/or field experience with piping systems
• Hydraulics experience
• Electromechanical experience
• Project management experience

Technologies you will use

• Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• SolidWorks and other 3D CAD software
• DFM (Design for Manufacturing)
• ECO (Engineering Change Order)

Working conditions

• Hybrid schedule with part-time time in the office
• Eye/hand coordination for more than 50% of the time
• Visual strain for more than 50% of the time
• Listening, sitting, bending, standing, stooping, walking, observing, grasping, pushing, pulling, and keyboarding