Mechanical Design Engineer

Summerville, SC, United States · On-site

About this role

KION North America, a leading provider of material handling solutions, is seeking an entry-level and highly motivated Mechanical Design Engineer to join our dynamic team! The Mechanical Design Engineer utilizes knowledge, capabilities, and experience to support ongoing product improvements and to convert customer special requirements into technical product offerings on KION North America’s powered industrial truck portfolio.

We offer:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Identify opportunities to improve (functionality, cost) the existing truck portfolio.
  • Support Production team in technical questions.
  • Design custom engineered solutions per specific customer requirements and applications.
  • Create Bills of Material, Drawings and Engineering Change Notices
  • Ensure that designs meet cost and technical targets as well as applicable standards
  • Effectively communicate with product management, purchasing, manufacturing engineering, planning, quality, and production teams.
  • Ability to effectively communicate through all levels of the organization.

Tasks and Qualifications:

Qualifications (Preferred):

  • Experience with solid modeling and creating detailed drawings (Unigraphics NX preferred)
  • Basic knowledge and understanding of hydraulic and electrical systems
  • Ability to read and interpret hydraulic and electrical schematics
  • Knowledge and understanding of design of welded structures, including symbols
  • Knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes
  • Ability to interpret standards and procedures (Familiarity with ITSDF, UL, ISO standards a plus)
  • Proficient in Windows and Microsoft Office applications
  • Experience creating and maintaining Bills of Materials within a MRP system (SAP preferred)
  • Must possess excellent communication skills
  • Possess intercultural awareness. Must be able to work with multinational colleagues across a wide range of cultures

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSME or BSMET preferred)

Supervisor Responsibilities:

  • None

Company at a glance

Are looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of supply chain solutions is our home. KION is shaping world trade – globally, regionally, locally. We ensure that supply chains reach their full potential: fast, efficient, smart, sustainable and reliable.

Our 42,000 employees make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: The Supply Chain Solutions Company. Our people’s passion is innovating, automating, and orchestrating solutions for our customers’ supply chains.

Would you like to be part of our international team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry.

With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a global group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis. Regardless of which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape how we act and how we work with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both at home and abroad.

KION is the architect of global, regional and local supply chains. Our brands are well established:

Dematic is the global leader in intelligent supply chain and automation solutions. The Linde Material Handling and STILL brands serve the premium and higher value segments of the industrial truck market. Baoli focuses on industrial trucks in the lower value and economy segments.

As a provider of comprehensive supply chain solutions with a worldwide service network, KION has a global presence and a regional focus on the needs of its customers. KION brands keep the world moving.

You can access our Legal Notice via the link https://www.kiongroup.com/en/Service/Legal-Notice/ and our Privacy Statement here: https://www.kiongroup.com/en/Service/Privacy-Statement/

Founded2006
Team Size10,001+ employees
WorkspaceOn-site
IndustryMachinery Manufacturing
Location
Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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