Product Design Engineer

Company: JE Adams Industries
Location: Cedar Rapids
Posted on: January 30, 2025

Job Description:

About Us:

J.E. Adams Industries is a Cedar Rapids based leading manufacturer of car wash equipment and accessories, high pressure parts, and misting solutions.

We are 100% employee-owned ESOP providing great benefits.

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• Benefits include health, vision, and dental insurance, vacation, profit sharing, employee stock option plan, & 401K plan.
  
  
  
  
  Job Description
  
  We are seeking an energetic, outgoing, and dynamic Product Design Engineer to join our team. This is a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves role, ideal for someone with a positive, can-do attitude and a creative approach to problem-solving. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of design and/or manufacturing experience and a passion for developing innovative products from concept to completion.
  
  
  
  Responsibilities
  
  
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  • Manage projects from inception to completion, ensuring timelines, quality, and budget goals are met.
    
  • Drive new product development, incorporating structural, mechanical, and electrical design.
    
  • Develop innovative design concepts and refine existing product designs.
    
  • Maintain and create bills of materials (BOMs), routings, and production time estimates.
    
  • Source parts through new and existing supply chains.
    
  • Collaborate with factory staff, vendors, and customers to ensure project success.
    
  • Assist with costing of new products and manage special projects as assigned.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Minimum qualifications
    
    
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    • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field, OR equivalent expertise in mechanical system design.
      
    • At least 5 years of design and/or manufacturing experience.
      
    • Proficiency in reading and interpreting blueprints and bills of materials.
      
    • Basic understanding of low- and medium-voltage electrical system design.
      
    • Proven ability to manage multiple projects under pressure and deliver results.
      
    • Strong communication skills to effectively interface with factory staff, sales teams, vendors, and customers.
      
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with working knowledge of Microsoft Access.
      
    • Familiarity with AutoCAD, Inventor, or other 3D modeling software.
      
    • Strong technical writing skills.
      
      
      
      
      Preferred Skills and Abilities
      
      
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      • 2+ years of experience managing design projects from inception to completion.
        
      • Experience with AC motor control systems, including Variable Frequency Drives, transducers, and motor starters.
        
      • Visual Basic for Applications or PLC programming experience.
        
      • Advanced knowledge of single-phase and three-phase electrical systems.
        
      • Product design experience, with an emphasis on sheet metal components.
        
        
        
        
        What We Offer:
        
        
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        • Competitive salary and benefits package.
          
        • A collaborative, innovative work environment.
          
        • The chance to work on exciting projects with a team of dedicated professionals.
          
          
          
          
          Next Steps
          
          
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          • Submit your Resume via email by clicking apply now with the Subject "Product Design/Systems Engineer"
            
            
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            • Alternatively, resumes can be mailed to JE Adams Industries, PO Box 2483, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406.
              
              
              
            • A background check, drug screen, and pre-employment physical are required.
              
              
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