Design Engineer II

The primary responsibility of this position is new product development for the Cove dishwasher brand, including the design, development, and integration of components and systems to improve dishwasher performance, optimize efficiency, and ensure regulatory compliance.


This position also supports the transition of new designs into the production environment and assists with design-related issues for products currently in production. Additionally, the role involves working closely with the production team to analyze field service data, identify root causes, and develop design solutions.


Primary Responsibilities & Essential Accountabilities:

• Generate and convert ideas into working design solutions, 3D modeling, drafting, tooling and testing while working both independently and within cross-functional teams.
• Design dishwasher components, including sheet metal, electromechanical, and structural parts.
• Design injection-molded plastic parts, including material selection.
• Conduct cost analysis and other feasibility studies as required.
• Lead tolerance stack-ups and content assessments to ensure assembly and fabrication capability.
• Manage engineering change requests to move designs through development and production release processes.
• Direct, review, and approve work done by Mechanical Designers.
• Responsible for coordinating test plans with Lab Technicians, execute performance testing, and analyze data to validate design improvements and concepts.
• Proficient at using diagnostic, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills to address issues related to design, agency, assembly, reliability, quality, fabrication, and testing.
• Use of engineering calculations/systems to validate design changes.
• Effective and concise communication skills, both oral and written
• Experience in plastic material selection, plastic part design, and injection molding processes is preferred.
• Ability to use FEA (Ansys), CFD (Fluent), LabView is a plus.

Required Skills:

• Solidworks: Intermediate
• Microsoft Excel: Intermediate
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
• Bachelor's or better in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 3-5 years: Related engineering experience

Preferred Skills:

• Sheet Metal: Intermediate
• Experience in plastic materials, plastic part design, and injection molding processes.
• Design experience with hydraulic systems, thermodynamic systems, finite element analysis and CFD

We value our employees by providing:

• Competitive compensation based on skills
• Industry leading health, dental, and vision plans
• Generous 401 (K) savings and profit sharing
• On-site UW Health clinic, fitness center, and walking paths
• Education assistance and internal training programs
• Electric vehicle charging
• Maternity & paternity leave
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This position requires a pre-employment drug/alcohol test and background check, which will be administered after a conditional job offer is extended. A negative drug/alcohol test result is required for employment. Refusal to take the test or a positive result may disqualify a candidate from further consideration. All drug testing will be conducted in accordance with federal and state laws.

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