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Job Summary:

Morbark’s Powertrain Engineer works as part of the Product Engineering team. The Engine Specialist’s primary role is selecting, modeling, and purchasing engines and/or engine components to meet Engineering requirements for Morbark’s product lines.

Duties and Responsibilities:

+ Select engines for product use

+ Coordinate with Engineer for performance requirements

+ Coordinate with Purchasing Department for timing/availability

+ Coordinate with Sales Department for customer preference

+ Determine or design engine subcomponent and packaging requirements

+ Design or select cooling and exhaust subsystems

+ Design enclosures

+ Coordinate with clutch suppliers for attachments

+ Work with CAD team to ensure proper model and BOM generation

+ Validate engines and engine packages

+ Determine validation needs

+ Establish test plans

+ Run, direct, or coordinate actual product testing

+ Work with Engineering and Quality teams to drive down warranty occurrences and expense

+ Identify training opportunities and help develop training needed to improve the overall organization’s development

+ Create reports for management outlining current project status or current issues

+ Keep a working log of open issues, design issues, and timelines for resolutions

+ Contribute to problem resolutions and participate in problem solving activities when needed

+ Travel time up to 10% may be required for this position

Essential Qualifications:

+ Prior experience in engine and/or engine subcomponent design, selection, and testing

+ Experience working with Engineering and Manufacturing departments

+ Good communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills

+ Ability to work with a diverse group of employees and customers

+ Ability to effectively understand and communicate with individuals at multiple levels of the organization

Education and Experience Requirements:

+ Bachelor’s Degree in engineering field

+ Ability to read and interpret Engineering drawings

+ Project management experience in interfacing with multiple/concurrent projects

+ Working knowledge of Microsoft product suite

+ Solid Edge experience preferred

+ Must be qualified to work in the United States

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

+ Strong communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.

+ Ability to productively use MS Office software

+ Strong organizational and time management skills.

Note:

This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Alamo Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing (where permitted by law).