Project Engineer

Love what you do at Kinetico Kinetico believes in treating its employees with respect. They play a vital role in enabling our innovation, growth and success. We strive to provide them with opportunities to grow in a motivating environment. To view positions currently available at Kinetico, click the button below. Job Description: Purpose: The Project Engineer role is responsible for leadership of product development projects from a technical point of view, with further responsibility for product performance analysis, design validation and collaboration with manufacturing regarding design for manufacturability for the KineticoPRO® filtration center of excellence in Suwanee, GA. Product development is focused on several key water filtration platforms in the commercial filtration market. Key Areas of Responsibilities: Leads technical product development projects from a design and engineering perspective. Develops 2D/3D models and prints using SolidWorks. Designs components, sealing members, interfaces, structural members, and systems utilizing drinking-water compatible materials. Performs Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis on product designs to ensure manufacturability, field performance, and meets marketing / customer requirements. Develops low-cost proof of concept prototypes, performs structural testing and incorporates learnings to optimize the cost, feasibility, and performance of the designs. Applies a “decision by data” approach and seeks ways to identify simple and economic  means to gather and document product performance. Engages manufacturing / operations and proposes cost reduction or yield enhancement opportunities tied to design or assembly operations. Drives changes to enhance value / performance / and reduce labor cost. Collaborates with suppliers to ensure components are manufactured to design and performance expectation. Is willing to alter the design for reduced cost and enhanced manufacturability while keeping the design intent vision and product performance outcome intact. Participates in formal design reviews, DFM / DFA activities, and automation design. Leads / manages projects on a day-to-day basis towards agreed upon completion dates. Key Performance Indicators: Proficiency of designing components, assemblies, and understanding the interactions of components in a product design. Thorough understanding of plastics, metals, fabrication processes, elastomers, and associated manufacturing processes. Ability to collaborate, influence and build relationships across capabilities, channels and business units. Effective management of multiple projects and deadlines. Identifies areas of opportunity for cost reduction, platform optimization and recommends areas for product performance enhancements.   Key Challenges and Decisions: This position will continue to build the cornerstone of the Suwanee operation’s product  development…