Senior Product Design Engineer

Position Overview

Intralox is currently seeking a mechanical engineer for our New Product Development Team in our New Orleans office. In this design-focused position you will continuously improve our products and develop new ones by transforming ideas into solutions that enable our customers to meet their product handling and throughput needs. Intralox, a division of Laitram, L.L.C., has an extensive portfolio of innovative conveyance solutions. With a global workforce of over 3,000 employees in 20+ countries and a strong commitment to values such as honesty, fairness, and respect, we have driven our customers' growth for more than 50 years.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate mechanical and electromechanical components and systems by applying principles of physics, mechanics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, vibration, acoustics, and material science.
• Own the outcome of the entire new product development process from problem definition to product release including:
  • Voice of customer studies
  • Definition of customer performance requirements
  • Development of project scope
  • Creation of engineering specifications
  • Concept brainstorms
  • Design reviews
  • Development of virtual and physical prototypes
  • Prototype evaluation
  • Test plan development and execution
  • Field testing and customer feedback
  • Design refinement
  • Product production and system integration
• Work with teams across the business to ensure successful product launches.
• Collaborate with in-house patent attorney to file patents for new concepts.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
• Recent professional experience in Solid Modeling (such as SolidWorks, Pro-E, Inventor, or similar software)
• 7+ years of engineering experience, preferably in Product Development, Machine Design, Test Equipment Design, etc.