Design Engineer - Parts & Components
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- Engineering
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- 2500980 Requisition #
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- 2 days ago Post Date
TrinityRail is searching for a Design Engineer – Parts & Components to join our team at our corporate headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas!
Join our team today and be a part of Delivering Goods for the Good of All!
What you'll do:
- Evaluate designs and products for compliance with regulatory and contractual standards in terms of material, stability and performance; follow established engineering procedures and policies; manage engineering change process
- Develop scope of work, engineering drawing packages, and repair procedures to support maintenance and repair of Trinity Industries Leasing Company railcar assets
- Create or serve as project leader for production of layouts, specifications, prototype build drawings and bill of materials
- Direct functional activities of drafters or drafting teams
- Provide internal technical consultative services to division/plant managers and team in sales, engineering and manufacturing departments. Maintain external relationships with vendors, customers, engineering and operating personnel at various companies regarding non-standard components and technical developments
- Support Trinity Industries Leasing Company improvement initiatives
- Work with customers in designing new products and processes with quality, performance, production and profitability in mind
- Insure design intent is maintained
- Make design and material recommendations to achieve desired results. Provide support to Sales to design for repair options with parts and kitting needs while modifying existing fleets to current standards
- Prepare and deliver technical presentations explaining technical aspects of the products or services to existing and potential customers
- Work closely with new product development departments and Market strategy team to help to identify and develop new products for aftermarket
- Identify Excess & Obsolete inventory to reduce duplicate number of parts, reuse or re-id parts and recycle
What you'll need:
- B.S. in Mechanical or Civil Engineering
- 3+ years’ experience of engineering procedures and administration; emphasis on railcar design preferred
- Outstanding communication skills – both written and verbal
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills necessary
- Ability to multi-task / handle multiple projects of differing scale
- Demonstrated ability to execute all phases of product design, prototype development, product analysis and manufacturing processes while conforming to applicable regulatory standards and practices. Knowledge of AAR and/or FRA regulations preferred.
- Experience in a manufacturing or repair plant in a Mechanical Engineer, Project Engineer, or Resident Engineer position with a custom product, freight and/or tank car production or maintenance preferred.
- Knowledge of railcar operating environment preferred
- Knowledge of rail and/or hazardous material regulations preferred
- Knowledge of stress analysis preferred
EOE
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