Structures Analyst
Donatech Corporation · Posted Nov 12, 2026
- St. Joseph, Michigan, United States
- Mid
- 3+ years
The engineer will be responsible for global laundry mechanical structures subsystem deliverables, including development, execution, verification and validation, working with global cross functional teams during various phases of projects and across various technologies such as structural mechanics, plastic design, sheet metal design, foam/rubber seals, rollers, bearings and dynamics of the components.
Responsibilities
- Drive New Product Development / Cost & Quality projects for the laundry business with a focus on structural components (drums/baskets, plastic and metal lifters, air and water-tight seals) and physics understanding (Dynamics, thermodynamics, air flow)
- Handle multiple projects simultaneously and drive them to implementation using the project management tools by closely working with design, product approval, manufacturing, assembling and interface teams
- Concept development, design creation, concept evaluation & selection, verification & validation and implementation into production
- Fine-tuning of concepts (Hand calculations, material selection, design for manufacturing/Design for Assembly)
- Drive module-level requirements, functional decomposition of requirements, perform FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis), and work with stakeholders on verification and validation plans
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Mechatronic or Automobile Engineering
- Nice to have: Master degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- Nice to have: PMP certification
- Nice to have: material selection