Research Engineer

Research Engineer

Summary: 
A Research Engineer will work on the development of new products to meet the needs of internal and external customers. This requires a combination of laboratory and engineering skills along with project management capabilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 
Duties may include the following. Other duties may be assigned as deemed necessary to support quality goals and objectives.

• Work with customers to obtain quotes for new product development or CFD modeling tasks 
• Define laboratory configuration required for new product development.
• Measurement and verification of laboratory parameters (airflows, temperatures, etc.).
• Install and run data acquisition equipment. 
• Understand and perform required test standards (UL 710, UL710B, UL710C, ASTM F1704, etc.).
• Write reports containing the test results
• Coordinate with global Research and Development counterparts for product harmonization opportunities where applicable. 
Project Management Responsibilities 
• Meet with the new product leadership team to define the project criteria and add the project to the MS Teams Project Plan and/or Sharepoint Action Plan along with all supporting information.
• Prepare a project plan.
• Identify features on new products which may be novel and patentable. 
• Manage the day-to-day project status which may consist of:
     ▪ Planning and delegating tasks
     ▪ Training people where required
     ▪ Seeing they meet the required deadlines and deliverable
     ▪ Update the Action Plan and Weekly Report on a weekly basis.
     ▪ Hold regular review meetings with the new product leadership team to assess results, costs, goals, etc.
• Prepare a final report containing a description of the project, test methods used, results obtained and future suggestions.
• Prepare presentations on the project results for customers and sales personnel.
• Have a project rating session with the new product leadership team. 

Qualifications 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience 
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or technical field (i.e. Electrical or Mechanical Engineering) with experience in data acquisition, airflow measurements and laboratory setups

Language Skills 
• Ability to read and speak English
• Possess both written and oral communication skills appropriate to a workplace environment
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization 

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as testing and safety standards, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals 

Mathematical Skills 
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume 
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry 

Other Skills 
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where limited standardization exists 
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to use AutoCAD, Solid Works, or other design tools to manufacture prototype products
• Ability to use Microsoft office software including Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint
• Ability to use data acquisition equipment to control and monitor process variables
• Develop Sequence of Operations for new products, coordinate with team members in controls algorithm development 
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, Misc.
None
Physical Demands 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
While performing this role an employee may be expected to do, but not limited to, the following:
• Regularly use hands and fingers to handle and feel
• Regularly stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms
• Regularly Talk and hear
• Maintain awareness
• Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10lbs
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 75lbs 
• Maintain vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus 

Work Environment 
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
While performing this duty an employee may be exposed to, but not limited to, the following: 

• Moving mechanical parts
• Forklift and skid traffic
• Sharp edges
• Welding Flash
• Hot surfaces
• Heated and cooled work area