Trinity Industries, Inc. · 3 months ago
Design Engineer - Parts & Components
Fort Worth, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expTrinity Industries is seeking a Design Engineer – Parts & Components to join their team at their corporate headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. The role involves evaluating designs for compliance, developing engineering packages, and providing technical consultative services to various departments while supporting product development and improvement initiatives.
ConstructionEnergyTransportation
Responsibilities
Evaluate designs and products for compliance with regulatory and contractual standards in terms of material, stability and performance; follow established engineering procedures and policies; manage engineering change process
Develop scope of work, engineering drawing packages, and repair procedures to support maintenance and repair of Trinity Industries Leasing Company railcar assets
Create or serve as project leader for production of layouts, specifications, prototype build drawings and bill of materials
Direct functional activities of drafters or drafting teams
Provide internal technical consultative services to division/plant managers and team in sales, engineering and manufacturing departments. Maintain external relationships with vendors, customers, engineering and operating personnel at various companies regarding non-standard components and technical developments
Support Trinity Industries Leasing Company improvement initiatives
Work with customers in designing new products and processes with quality, performance, production and profitability in mind
Insure design intent is maintained
Make design and material recommendations to achieve desired results. Provide support to Sales to design for repair options with parts and kitting needs while modifying existing fleets to current standards
Prepare and deliver technical presentations explaining technical aspects of the products or services to existing and potential customers
Work closely with new product development departments and Market strategy team to help to identify and develop new products for aftermarket
Identify Excess & Obsolete inventory to reduce duplicate number of parts, reuse or re-id parts and recycle
Qualification
Required
B.S. in Mechanical or Civil Engineering
3+ years' experience of engineering procedures and administration; emphasis on railcar design preferred
Outstanding communication skills – both written and verbal
Excellent Microsoft Office skills necessary
Ability to multi-task / handle multiple projects of differing scale
Demonstrated ability to execute all phases of product design, prototype development, product analysis and manufacturing processes while conforming to applicable regulatory standards and practices
Preferred
Knowledge of AAR and/or FRA regulations
Experience in a manufacturing or repair plant in a Mechanical Engineer, Project Engineer, or Resident Engineer position with a custom product, freight and/or tank car production or maintenance
Knowledge of railcar operating environment
Knowledge of rail and/or hazardous material regulations
Knowledge of stress analysis
Company
Trinity Industries, Inc.
Trinity Industries is North America’s premier provider of railcar products and services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$600M2024-05-21Post Ipo Debt· $200M
2023-06-26Post Ipo Debt· $400M
1978-01-13IPO
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Jean Savage
CEO and President
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