Product Design Engineer

With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 8,700 employees are helping customers in more than 60 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated $2 billion in revenues in fiscal 2022. Learn more at www.kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Earth Works Product Engineering – Job Posting

Overview

     The Product Engineering, within the Earthworks Engineering department will design, develop, support, test, and maintain Earthworks cutting systems. The department works closely with manufacturing to ensure products are produced swiftly, properly, and efficiently.  Individual will have specific product responsibility and manage new product development and process improvement projects through Kennametal’s stage gate process. 

     This role is responsible for managing, through influence, the overall coordination and execution of mid to large size projects. Responsibilities will include the leadership, planning, development, organization execution (schedule & cost), and cross functional coordination of projects across multiple sites and geographies.   The candidate will be expected to spend at least three days per week in our Bedford manufacturing location to foster collaboration with manufacturing and the Product Engineering team on site.  Evening calls are also expected occasionally to collaborate with global engineering, sales, and manufacturing in the Asia Pacific region.

Responsibilities

• • Must be able to coordinate and execute Short term and long term projects independently
  • Provides technical support to salesmen. Customers, suppliers, contractors and internal personnel.
  • Assist in the field/Lab testing and evaluation of new products.
  • Facilitating strong collaboration/communication with sales, marketing, engineering, and manufacturing teams. across multiple geographic locations
  • Up to 25% travel – Visit customer sites including underground coal mines and surface pit mines, potential international travel.
  • Primary Focus on the design of Mining and Construction cutting systems and new markets, development of new systems, for structural integrity of components for manufacturing specifications, customer requirements, and for global consistency (KMT Brand).

Requirements (Education, Experience, Skills)

• • Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Preferred
  • Experience with 3D modeling (NX, Solidworks, Inventor)
  • Familiar with GD&T Practices.
  • Able to execute projects of significant complexity and uncertainty from concept through deployment with minimal supervision.
  • Strong Mechanical Aptitude.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Strong competency in customer focus (both internal and external) to ensure project objectives meet the customer’s needs
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Project Management Software (e.g. MS Project), and demonstrated ability to learn other business software. 
  • Experience with finite element analysis is a plus

    Earth Works Product Engineering – Job Posting

     

    Overview

     

         The Product Engineering, within the Earthworks Engineering department will design, develop, support, test, and maintain Earthworks cutting systems. The department works closely with manufacturing to ensure products are produced swiftly, properly, and efficiently.  Individual will have specific product responsibility and manage new product development and process improvement projects through Kennametal’s stage gate process. 

         This role is responsible for managing, through influence, the overall coordination and execution of mid to large size projects. Responsibilities will include the leadership, planning, development, organization execution (schedule & cost), and cross functional coordination of projects across multiple sites and geographies.   The candidate will be expected to spend at least three days per week in our Bedford manufacturing location to foster collaboration with manufacturing and the Product Engineering team on site.  Evening calls are also expected occasionally to collaborate with global engineering, sales, and manufacturing in the Asia Pacific region.

             

    Responsibilities

     

  • • Must be able to coordinate and execute Short term and long term projects independently
    • Provides technical support to salesmen. Customers, suppliers, contractors and internal personnel.
    • Assist in the field/Lab testing and evaluation of new products.
    • Facilitating strong collaboration/communication with sales, marketing, engineering, and manufacturing teams. across multiple geographic locations
    • Up to 25% travel – Visit customer sites including underground coal mines and surface pit mines, potential international travel.
    • Primary Focus on the design of Mining and Construction cutting systems and new markets, development of new systems, for structural integrity of components for manufacturing specifications, customer requirements, and for global consistency (KMT Brand).

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    Requirements (Education, Experience, Skills)

     

  • • Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Preferred
    • Experience with 3D modeling (NX, Solidworks, Inventor)
    • Familiar with GD&T Practices.
    • Able to execute projects of significant complexity and uncertainty from concept through deployment with minimal supervision.
    • Strong Mechanical Aptitude.
    • Strong written and oral communication skills
    • Strong competency in customer focus (both internal and external) to ensure project objectives meet the customer’s needs
    • Proficient in Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Project Management Software (e.g. MS Project), and demonstrated ability to learn other business software. 
    • Experience with finite element analysis is a plus

Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. As such, it is the policy of Kennametal Inc. to afford equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, or other protected status, group, or characteristic under federal, state, and/or local law or regulation. It is Kennametal Inc.'s policy to comply with all applicable laws and regulations.