We are seeking a highly skilled Design Engineer to join our Material Handling, Structures, and Specialty team! This position will be based in either Paris, IL, or Omaha, NE. The Design Engineer will contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of existing products as well as the development of new ones. They will support key organizational initiatives, collaborating across functions, and will take ownership of specific aspects of the product introduction process.
Your Impact
- Support Product Improvements — Enhance existing products by improving performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost; troubleshoot issues and implement design updates.
- Drive New Product Design — Contribute to concept development, design, prototyping, validation, documentation, and release of new products that meet customer, manufacturing, and market requirements.
- Collaborate Across Teams — Work with engineering, product management, manufacturing, and other stakeholders to solve technical problems, participate in design reviews, and deliver integrated design solutions.
- Support Key Functional Areas — Provide engineering support to Sales, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, R&T, and Technical Service by supplying technical data, resolving product issues, and ensuring design intent through production.
- Create CAD Models & Drawings — Develop 3D models and detailed manufacturing drawings using Creo.
- Perform Engineering Analysis — Conduct design calculations and analyses to ensure robust, reliable product performance.
- Support Testing & Validation — Coordinate and execute testing on concept and prototype builds to validate design intent and performance.
Your Experience and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or agricultural engineering or related technical field, required
- Mechanical and technical aptitude with the ability to deliver innovative products
- Solid modeling proficiency and understanding of mechanical design and engineering best practices, utilizing 3D modeling for various materials and manufacturing processes
- High proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
- A Plus If You Have:
- Three to five years of experience in design or product engineering
- Creo and Windchill experience
- Hands on experience in fabrication/assembly
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Experience in the agriculture industry
- Ability to be proactive and independent
- Ability to organize work and effectively manage a variety of projects at the same time, while meeting deadlines
Your Compensation and Benefits
Expected annual salary for this role will be $70,000 - $90,000, plus eligible for an annual bonus. This is dependent upon job related knowledge, experience, and skills.
Benefits will include the ability to elect health care and wellness plans, dental and vision plans, flexible and virtual work options (where available), 401(k) Savings Plan with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, health savings and flexible spending accounts, reimbursement for continuing education, life insurance, and other supplemental insurance plans.
Your Workplace and Travel
You will be working a hybrid role (Monday – Thursday in office, and Friday as a flex day) based out of either Paris, IL, or Omaha, NE.
We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures and perspectives.
Join us as we bring agriculture into the future and apply now!
Grain & Protein Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
1. GPT Purpose: Feeding the World Better, through high quality grain and responsibly raised protein
2. GPT Mission: Make Farmers and Agribusiness Managers more productive and more profitable
3. GPT Culture: Winning Values and Winning Behaviors that nurtures a “Winners Win” culture of excellence
4. GPT Approach: Achieve balanced and sustainable success for Employees, Customers, and Owners
Grain & Protein Technologies is a leading global designer, manufacturer, and marketer of reliable, durable, and innovative equipment solutions for grain, seed, poultry, egg, and swine production. Generating $1.1 billion in annual revenue, the Company serves farmers and agribusiness managers in over 100 countries and currently operates 19 manufacturing facilities across 5 continents, employing more than 3600 people.
The Company goes to market with its strong portfolio of industry leading brands – GSI, Cumberland, AP, Tecno, Cimbria, Aerotech, Reventa, and Euroemme. With its Company Purpose of “Feeding the World Better”, Grain & Protein Technologies emphasizes advancing smart technologies and offering innovative technical solutions to make farmers and agribusiness managers more productive and profitable in a sustainable way.
