Mechanical Product Design Engineer I

Inside the Role

Routing & Manufacturability is a dynamic, forward thinking design team that develops solutions to meet our customer’s unique requirements. We work directly with our sales organization, manufacturing, and field service teams in order to get our customer's trucks on the road and keep them working efficiently around the world. Our work encompasses many different vehicle platforms where we lead design strategy for the chassis routings with a focus on quality and manufacturability. If you like working with leading experts of heavy truck technologies and are searching for a career where you will gain experience in design and product development while developing your leadership skills, this is the right job for you.

Posting Information

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

We Take Care of Our Team

Position offers a starting salary range of $71,000 – $91,000 USD

Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits include annual bonus program; 401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age; starting at 4 weeks paid vacation; 13+ calendar holidays; 8 weeks paid parental leave; employee assistance program; comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs; onsite fitness (at some locations); tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off; short-term and long-term disability plans.

What You Drive at DTNA

• Develop new CAD, part & assembly drawings, installation diagrams, and releases on time and within budget.

• Demonstrate strong communication, organization, and presentation skills.

• Provide creative, technically feasible designs that satisfy customer needs while adhering to engineering standards and strategic direction.

• Collaborate with mockup-center on integration of new designs for manufacturability.

• Interface with product strategy and validation engineering to understand customer needs and system performance.

• Support Manufacturing, Service, and Quality organizations with their respective engineering inputs.

• Perform modal analysis and FEA as required for new part development.

• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiates to systems, tools, processes, product costs, and quality.

• Prepare and deliver persuasive presentation material for executive audiences.

• Keep management informed on developments with key product issues and their resolution, and with the status of projects and special assignments.

• Be a strong voice for Chassis engineering in major programs.

• Actively contribute to a positive and inclusive culture within engineering.

Knowledge You Should Bring

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology or related field

• 0-2 years of relevant experience

• Experience with Siemens NX or other 3D modeling design tools for creating and maintaining packaging studies

• Ability to collaborate within cross-functional teams

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks on hand

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills

• Working knowledge of Office Products: Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, One Note, etc.

• An attached resume is required

Exceptional Candidates Might Have

• Expert problem solving resolution skills (Shainin RedX, Six Sigma, 8D or similar)

• Experience managing large amounts of information within database or data extraction

• Finite Element Analysis experience

• Sheet metal and injection mold part design experience

• Experience with DTNA systems (ex. Shopcall, SMARAGD, IMACS+, ERS+, etc.)

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Where We Work

This position is open to applicants who can work in (or relocate to) the following location(s)-

Portland, OR US. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Schedule Type:

Hybrid (4 days per week in-office / 1 day remote). This schedule builds our #OneTeamBestTeam culture, provides an unparalleled customer experience, and creates innovative solutions through in-person collaboration.

At Daimler Truck North America, we recognize our world is changing faster than ever before. By listening to the needs of today, we’re building to solve with cutting-edge solutions in sustainability and future