Engineer

at  Freudenberg Flow Technologies

Working at Freudenberg: “We will wow your world!” This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.
Freudenberg Flow Technologies is a global provider of critical sealing and connector solutions, niche products and services to the global energy market — including oil and gas, renewables and alternatives. Our strengths in material science, application knowledge, design capabilities and manufacturing capacity, combined with our differentiated product portfolio, are supported by our focus on providing the highest level of customer service. Our employees serve a range of customers including oil and gas production companies, OEMs and engineering and service companies.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience from an accredited University.
• A high degree of personal initiative and excellent planning and organizational skills
• Training in all areas related to design calculations, drawings and specifications and team-based leadership particularly in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• 3D-CAD experience, Solid works preferred. Microsoft Office proficiency.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2 years’ experience in elastomer molding operations
• 2 years’ experience with machine shop operations
  The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

• First line engineer resource in elastomer molding process development and problem solving with current manufacturing operations in the Nisku facility.
• Responsible for elastomeric tool design for existing products.
• Participate on DFM (Design for Manufacturing).
• Support operations to reduce scrap and optimize production processes.
• Ensure manufacturability of elastomer product while maintaining quality, safety and environmental standards and achieving cost targets in a timely fashion.
• Design in accordance with FFL mold design guidelines.
• Understand the processing conditions of elastomer materials, specifically FFL specific trademarked Gazguard materials.
• Ability to assess changes that are required to mitigate and eliminate non-conformances either by changing processing parameters or through tool design modifications.
• Participate and engage in sharing technology and information between other groups and locations.
• Build and maintain relationships with the R&D groups to facilitate introduction to the market of new technology.
• Establish relationships with tool suppliers.
• Support outside sales with product and application knowledge.
• Participate and lead in GROWTTH kaizen events.