New Product Development Engineer

Position Description

New Product Development Engineer, Grippers Mechatronics Engineer

                                                                                                                                      

 

Company Overview:

DESTACO, a Stabilus Company, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance automation, workholding, and remote handling solutions.  The company serves customers in variety of end-markets, including the automotive, life sciences, consumer goods, packaging, aerospace, and nuclear sectors. 

 

Built on a legacy of over 100 years, DESTACO offers a comprehensive portfolio of products to engineer precise movement, placement and control solutions that drive productivity and uptime for manufacturers around the world.  The DESTACO family of products consists of industry-leading brands such as DESTACO Manual and Power Clamps, Camco and Ferguson Indexers, Robohand Grippers and CRL Manipulators and Transfer Ports. 

 

DESTACO is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and operates globally through ~700 employees across 12 locations.

 

Position Summary:

The New Product Development Engineer, Grippers is responsible for design of new products and improving existing products to meet stated project goals and product specifications. Products consist of pneumatic and electric grippers, tool changers, and supporting components.  He/she will be responsible for following the project scope, detailing the design, creation of drawings and models, testing, documenting, and reporting within a team environment.  He/she will identify and control design risks.  He/she will drive the project schedule, priorities, and track progress following a stage gate process.  He/she will communicate with vendors and other design and manufacturing engineers to conduct design and cost reviews, prepare for release and provide training and technical support. He/she will work within and communicate across various functional teams within DESTACO that will enable the successful development, launch, and support of new products.

 

The New Product Development Engineer, Grippers reports to the Global Product Director. The position is located in Auburn Hills, MI. The position requires the ability to work and communicate globally and virtually with vendors, product managers, applications engineering, marketing, manufacturing and working in teams worldwide.  Travel up to 10% to facilities in the U.S. and to some global locations may be required. 

 

 

Key Job Responsibilities included but not limited to:

• Designs and develops new electro-mechanical products and product extensions and enhancements, relating to linear, rotary, parallel motion products such as servo-based electric grippers, slides and end-of-arm robotic tooling.  
• Researches, collects and reports information on the ability and capacity of products and competing equipment (competitive analysis). 
• Supports or creates 3D assembly models, manufacturing drawings, bills of materials, generates CAD files, catalog artwork, text and specifications. 
• Cooperates with Applications Engineering in resolving quality and production issues globally. May evaluate products, parts, or processes for cost efficiency and reliability.
• Assist in driving results with internal and external resources per the product development stage gate process and schedule.
• Develops and executes testing of new products and obtains agency approvals where needed.
• Tracks and records design changes following ECN processes.
• Communicates with vendors and global teams to facilitate and resolve project issues. 
• Generates documentation needs and requirements.
• Generates Management project status reports comparing project schedule, budget and objectives.
• Keeps informed of industry trends that may lead to new product offerings and future projects.

 

 

Leadership Competencies aligned with Dover and executed in DESTACO with appropriate expectations for the job level:

• Strategic Mindset – Has understanding of global industry or market; creates breakthrough strategies that alter the competitive dynamics in a market and establishes a series of competitive advantages yielding profitability that exceeds expectations for the organization.
• Results Driven – Produces results that exceed Dover’s strategic objectives via a combination of planning and implementation, while living the Dover Values.

• Customer Impact – Creates value for customers addressing known and unknown needs. Knows and understands all aspects of the global market, including: economics (regulatory issues, corporate compliance, etc.), products and services, channels, the customers and t