MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

DROMONE designs, manufactures and markets agriculture tractor Pick-Up Hitch and construction excavator Quick Coupler technologies. Established in 1978, DROMONE is an industry leading Irish company located in Oldcastle, Co. Meath and employs over 110 people. We are currently recruiting for a Mechanical Design Engineer reporting to the Engineering Projects Manager. The Design Engineer will provide Engineering services to lead and support New Product Development and Continuous Improvement projects on our construction product line.

· Design of products for the DROMONE construction product line – this includes but is not limited to quick couplers & tilting quick couplers.
· Taking a design from concept right through to production following the DROMONE NPI (New Product Introduction) process.
· Carrying out FEA studies on both new and existing products.
· Working with key customers to deliver projects & address technical queries.
· Communicating with suppliers on technical queries.
· Input to, and driver of Innovation and New Product Development activities.
· Review of and input to IP (Intellectual Property) activities.
· Implementing design changes through Engineering Change Order (ECO) process.
· Problem solving.
· Project managing the production of prototype product through the manufacturing facility.