Job Description
Grow your career with Halton Company! We are seeking Research Engineer at our facility located just 25 MINUTES FROM BOWLING GREEN! Halton provides medical, dental, and vision insurance at NO COST to our employees. The company also offers a competitive 401K program, profit sharing bonuses, paid holidays, paid time off during your first year, tuition assistance, and much more. At Halton Company, your wellbeing is our goal.
Summary
A Research & Development 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
- 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 requiredSeeing they meet the required deadlines and deliverableUpdate 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.Supervisory Responsibilities
None
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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and / or Experience
Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field (i.e. : Electrical or Mechanical Engineering) with experience in data acquisition, airflow measurements and laboratory setups
Skills
Ability to read and speak EnglishPossess both written and oral communication skills appropriate to a workplace environmentAbility to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organizationAbility to read and interpret documents such as testing and safety standards, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manualsMathematical Skills
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volumeAbility to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometryOther Skills
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where limited standardization existsAbility to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule formAbility to use AutoCAD, Solid Works, or other design tools to manufacture prototype productsAbility to use Microsoft office software including Word, Excel, Access and PowerPointAbility to use data acquisition equipment to control and monitor process variablesDevelop Sequence of Operations for new products, coordinate with team members in controls algorithm developmentCertificates, 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.
Regularly use hands and fingers to handle and feelRegularly stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and armsRegularly Talk and hearMaintain awarenessOccasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawlFrequently lift and / or move up to 10lbsOccasionally lift and / or move up to 75lbsMaintain vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjusting focusWork 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.
Moving mechanical partsForklift and skid trafficSharp edgesWelding FlashHot surfacesHeated and cooled work areaJ-18808-Ljbffr