Kinetek, a privately held global manufacturing company with 28 facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia, and a leader in custom engineered control, motor and drive system solutions is seeking highly qualified individuals for design and engineering related positions at various Kinetek operating company locations in the United States.
MECHANICAL DESIGNER
Experience
- 2 years minimum of 3D design work with solid modeling – Solidworks is preferred. Experience should include part design, part detailing, assembly drawings and tolerance studies.
Education
- Associates Degree in a Technical discipline or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
Statement of General Duties
- Work with the design engineering department on tasks such as the design of new or modified parts, documentation and release of new motor models, engineering change processing, and assist manufacturing engineering on development of illustrated work instructions.
Job Knowledge
- Use of personal computers for word processing, spreadsheets and database is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of mechanical processes as punch, turn, drill, tap and grind is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of electric motor design and manufacture is desirable.
Skills
- Ability to work on multiple tasks
- Good communication skills
PROJECT ENGINEER
Directs and coordinates the planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of assigned engineering projects. Projects typically concern the application, development (or sourcing), testing, and commercialization of electric motors, gearmotors, and machinery.
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:
- Plans and implements engineering projects including defining the project activities and milestones per customer requirements.
- Develops and maintains a schedule and budget for the assigned engineering project.
- Provides reports on the status of project milestones and adjusts schedules accordingly.
- Controls expenditures within limitations of project budget.
- Assigns and oversees project personnel to specific phases or aspects of project such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans, and product testing.
- Reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer requirements, and related specifications.
- Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.
- Evaluates and approves design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
- Interfaces with customers to provide project status reports and ensure customer needs are met.
- Provides status and progress reports to customer, project team, and management.
Experience
- 5 years minimum of electric motor fractional/integral Hp. design or applications engineering.
Education
- Bachelors Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
- An advanced degree is desirable.
Job Knowledge
- DC Motor design (Permanent magnet and/or brushless DC)
- AC Motor design (Single phase and 3 phase induction)
- Familiarity with regulatory agencies: UL, CSA, TUV etc.
- Motor testing (Performance, temperature and life)
- Computer-aided drawing (Solidworks and AutoCAD)
- Statistics
- Motor manufacturing methods
- Design for manufacturing
Other Essential Qualities
- Customer focused – Fast, accurate response to customer questions and needs is critical.
- Accuracy and attention to detail - Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Multi-tasking – Able to manage and coordinate multiple projects and priorities.
- Excellent communication skills – Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents; respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers and regulatory agencies.
SALES ENGINEER
Identify and close new business opportunities in commercial and industrial markets for fractional and integral AC, DC and BLDC motors, gear motors, and controls. Work closely with internal and customer engineering teams to identify solutions and resolve problems.
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned):
- Searching for new clients who could benefit from company products or services and maximizing customer potential in designated regions
- Traveling to visit potential clients
- Establishing new, and maintaining existing, long-term relationships with customers
- Managing and interpreting customer requirements - listening to clients and using astute questioning to understand, anticipate and exceed their needs
- Persuading clients that a product or service will best satisfy their needs in terms of quality, price and delivery
- Calculating client quotations
- Negotiating tender and contract terms, to meet both client and company needs
- Negotiating and closing sales by agreeing terms and conditions
- Offering after-sales support services
- Administering client accounts
- Analyzing costs and sales
- Preparing reports for head office
- Meeting regular sales targets
- Recording and maintaining client contact data
- Coordinating sales projects
- Supporting marketing activities by attending trade shows, conferences and other marketing events
- Making technical presentations and demonstrating how a product will meet client needs
- Providing pre-sales technical assistance and product education
- Liaising with other members of the sales team and other technical experts
- Solving client problems
- Helping in the design of custom-made products
- Providing training and producing support material for other members of the sales team.
Experience
- 5 years minimum of electric motor or related industry sales or engineering experience
Education
- Bachelors Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
- An advanced degree is desirable.
Job Knowledge
- DC motor/gear motor application knowledge (Permanent magnet and/or brush less DC)
- AC motor/gear motor application (Single phase and 3 phase induction)
- Familiarity with floor cleaning, and electric vehicle markets.
Other Essential Qualities
- Customer focused – Fast, accurate response to customer questions and needs is critical.
- Accuracy and attention to detail - Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
- Multi-tasking – Able to manage and coordinate multiple projects and priorities.
- Excellent communication skills – Ability to read, analyzes, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents; respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers and regulatory agencies; and effectively present information to top management.
SALES MANAGER
Manages sales activities of organization by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned):
- Develops and implements strategic sales plans to accommodate corporate goals.
- Directs sales forecasting activities and sets performance goals accordingly.
- Reviews market analyses to determine customer needs, price schedules, and discount rates.
- Directs staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control sales program.
- Directs channel development activity and coordinates sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals.
- Advises dealers, distributors, and clients concerning sales and advertising techniques.
- Assigns sales territory to sales representatives.
- Analyzes sales statistics to formulate policy and assist dealers in promoting sales.
- Directs product simplification and standardization to eliminate unprofitable items from sales line.
- Represents company at trade association meetings to promote product.
- Delivers sales presentations to key clients in coordination with sales representatives.
- Meets with key clients, assisting sales representative with maintaining relationships and negotiating and closing deals.
- Coordinates liaison between sales department and other sales related units.
- Analyzes and controls expenditures of division to conform to budgetary requirements.
- Assists other departments within organization to prepare manuals and technical publications.
- Prepares periodic sales report showing sales volume, potential sales, and areas of proposed client base expansion.
- Directs product research and development.
- Monitors and evaluates the activities and products of the competition.
- Recommends or approves budget, expenditures, and appropriations for research and development work.
Experience
- 10 years minimum of electric motor/gear motor or related industry sales or engineering experience
Education
- Bachelors Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. or equivalent technical experience in electric motor or related industry
- An advanced degree is desirable.
Job Knowledge
- DC motor/gear motor application knowledge (Permanent magnet and/or brush less DC)
- AC motor/gear motor application (Single phase and 3 phase induction)
- Familiarity with commercial and industrial floor cleaning, and electric vehicle, renewable energy markets.
Other Essential Qualities
- Customer focused – Fast, accurate response to customer questions and needs is critical.
- Accuracy and attention to detail - Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
- Multi-tasking – Able to manage and coordinate multiple projects and priorities.
- Excellent communication skills – Ability to read, analyzes, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents; respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers and regulatory agencies; and effectively present information to top management.
ELECTRONICS PACKAGING DESIGNER
- Reports to Engineering Manager
- Experienced electro-mechanical Designer proficient in multi-layered, double-sided surface mount PCB layouts of power electronics controlled by digital signal processors. Candidate should also have CAD experience with packaging of electronic controls for mobile equipment applications meeting vibration and environmental requirements.
- Demonstrated proficiency using Altium, PCAD or similar schematic capture and PCB design software as well as 3D modeling using Solid Works or Pro Engineer.
Experience
- Minimum 2 year technical degree
- Minimum 5 years experience in power and digital PCB design.
Possible office locations:
- Perry, OH
- Akron, OH
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Syracuse, NY
- Elk Grove Village, IL
For any of the above job opportunities, please email your resume to Sheri Brown.
