Prototyping Engineer

The Prototype Engineer is responsible for the whole lifecycle of a prototype machine. You complement the design team with hands on experience in all cycles of the development process: rapid prototyping of concepts, building test stands, BOM creation, parts ordering, parts tracking, warehouse activities, assembling, testing, documenting and validating (in house and on site at the customer). This project-based work requires primarily mechanical, and also some electrical & electronics aptitudes.

Primary Job Functions

• Design, specify, and/or fabricate test equipment and data acquisition systems

• Assembling of prototypes, both of nearly finished machines as proof-of-concept set-ups · Perform warehouse activities related to prototype building

• Quoting and Ordering parts through Parts Ordering Process, and tracking those parts to meet project deadlines 

• Work closely together with the other development teams to create new sorting and inspection concepts or improvements on existing machines 

• Install and test new sorting and inspection machines both in-house as at first lead customers 

• Perform optical alignment and calibration of sorter and inspection systems 

• Preform setup and testing of all mechanical / electrical / pneumatic subsystems o Acceptance runs tests to ensure consistent and sufficient compliance testing and documentation 

• Perform quality assurance checks on all hardware prior to shipment 

• Analyze, interpret, and document test results

• Create documentation to make the transfer of production to the operations department possible 

• Design/develop acceptance test procedures of systems and subsystems based on direction from engineering teams and field feedback to ensure proper configuration/functionality of all production units 

• Provide feedback to the product development team regarding functionality, ease-of-use, and performance of software / hardware 

• Play an active role in the industrialization of new machines in close collaboration with the operation sites abroad, this includes travelling 

• Provide support to service and operations department as needed. This includes traveling 

• Provide technical guidance to other team members 

• Provide support to technology department as needed 

• Maintain a clean and tidy Development Centre work environment

• Maintain a well-organized stock of consumables and prototyping parts

Organization

• Complete administrative tasks in an accurate and timely manner

• Positively and actively support effective communication, encourage and provide constructive feedback. 

• Support the overall organizational vision, values and culture

• Any other reasonable duties as required

Safety, Quality and Compliance

• Promote a “Safety first” culture throughout the company, our customers, and our industry

• Ensure adherence to safety and quality across all facets of our operation and customer delivery

• Ensure the team works within agreed operating models, and ensure all decisions are made within agreed authority limits

• Ensure compliance with agreed processes / procedures, controls and address quality and assurance outcomes as required

• Identify, implement and embed any excellence initiatives to improve quality, performance and efficiency of the team to facilitate outstanding customer experience